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The key to working better, sleeping better, and feeling better could be rooted in the design and operation of the buildings where we spend the majority of our ...
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Even as California struggles with surface flooding, the state is going dry underground, triggering sinking in parts of the great San Joaquin Valley, according ...
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The United States’ water infrastructure needs an overhaul, and the cost of doing so is climbing rapidly. Where will the money come from? The sad shape of many ...
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Researchers replace membrane proteins in bacteria with a molecule they created and gain control over their ability to produce electricity. A humble bacterium ...
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You’re very sick. Doubled over, coughing and sneezing, you head to the doctor and receive a prescription for antibiotics. You soon feel better, but the ...
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Agriculture must produce enough to feed a growing world population while minimizing its ecological footprint. Bernd Naaf, Head of Business Affairs & ...
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Gender balance has been restored in a Canadian river by cutting levels of endocrine disruptors Upgrading a wastewater treatment plant along the Grand River in ...
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
New report blames corrosion and warns that fixing lead poisoning nationwide will require more work than we hoped. For decades, the pipes that brought water to ...
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The project is part of SONES’s extensive program aimed at substantially increasing the drinking water supply to Dakar and its suburbs, as well as improving ...
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Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., announced that it has acquired the assets of Plastic Tubing Industries (PTI), a manufacturer of HDPE pipe and related ...
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The Water Network team had the pleasure to interview Corey Williams, President and CEO of Optimatics. Established in 1996, Optimatics was founded by ...
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Climate issues and pollution are some of the major challenges that Danish expertise can help alleviate in Israel. A Denmark is currently lending a hand ...
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Water has always been a major cause of wars and border conflicts in the Central Asian region. For being one of the greatest geographical regions, Central Asia ...
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Veolia is helping Southern Water derive even more of its power from sewage. The company is installing new combined heat and power (CHP) engines at three of ...
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The University of Georgia River Basin Center and the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute recently published a comprehensive survey of aquatic animals in ...
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Once mocked as “toilet to tap,” the practice of directly treating wastewater for drinking could be legal in Arizona by the end of this year. The Arizona ...
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Much of the Smart Cities discussions have revolved around smarter management of the transport infrastructure in our cities, but here are some fascinating ...
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
The second-largest desalination plant in Texas was unveiled this week in San Antonio, adding significantly to the San Antonio Water System's water supplies. ...
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
The scientists who helped uncover the crisis in Flint have tested galvanized iron pipes extracted from the “ground zero” house. They confirm in the ACS ...
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
The “decentralized” water system at the Center for Sustainable Landscapes at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, which treats all non-potable water on ...
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