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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Study investigated persistence of four widely-used, cationic pharmaceuticals included in the World Health Organisation List of Essential Medicines More ...
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
In the wake of historic destruction wrought by Hurricane Sandy in 2012, residents of New York and other coastal cities were left wondering whether Sandy-scale ...
Coastal Engineering Environment Coastal Stormwater Coastal Erosion
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
A common way to restore Swedish streams previously used for timber-floating has been to return rocks. A group of researchers at Umeå University has studied the ...
River Studies Environment Water Resources River Engineering River Restoration River Engineering
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Using household wastewater to irrigate food crops in drought-stricken or arid regions isn’t the perfect solution. The chemicals and disease-causing germs it ...
Irrigation Wastewater Use Water Reuse & Recycling Reuse Irrigation Management Water & Wastewater
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Silver nanoparticles have a wide array of uses, one of which is to treat drinking water for harmful bacteria and viruses. But do silver nanoparticles also kill ...
Treatment Purification Water Quality
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Their California mansions, lush with green lawns and vegetation, guzzle as much water as 90 homes -- but the astronomical bills are a drop in the bucket for ...
Water Reuse & Recycling Drought Conservation Climate Change Landscape Water Conservation
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Two factors that contributed to the poisoning of tens of thousands of Washington, D.C., residents through their drinking water in the early 2000s—lead pipes ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
The U.S. Army has built a state-of-the-art, $100.1 million water plant in the Mojave Desert for their critical training ground for soldiers that strips the ...
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In the 21st Century, the world will see an unprecedented migration of people moving from rural to urban areas. With global demand for water projected to ...
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By 2030, global demand for water is projected to outstrip supply by 40% as a result of numerous mega-trends including climate change, rapid economic and ...
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Reliance on the same rivers should promote cooperation, not conflict, in the Indus Basin. Countries like China, India, and Pakistan have started counting ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
61 water sector organizations show success in innovative and sustainable utility management practices. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater ...
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Leading economists and political figures including former President of Mexico Felipe Calderón and former UK environment Minister Lord Nicholas Stern have this ...
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Hundreds of thousands of householders in flood risk areas have failed to install basic protection against rising waters, insurers say. The Association of ...
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India and the European Union (EU) on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Water Partnership to clean Indian rivers with European assistance. ...
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have developed a highly accurate, DNA-based method to detect and distinguish sources of ...
Technology Technology Water Quality Ecology Pollution
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
The frequency and severity of the latest extreme weather events in Europe has sent out a strong alarm signal, urging both local authorities and scientists to ...
Flood Modeling Flood damage Flood prediction
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
In streams and rivers, bacteria, algae, and other microorganisms form tight-knit communities that feed the ecosystem, drive its biodiversity, and purify its ...
Academic River Studies River Engineering River Restoration River Engineering
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
The first evidence of new molecular structure has potential for chemical solutions for various environmental issues. Researchers at Indiana University have ...
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