Article
by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Inadequate infrastructure and weak logistic chains substantially increase the risk that an extreme natural event will become a disaster. This is a core ...
Academic Risk Assessment Infrastructure Risk Management Disaster Management Risk Analysis
Article
by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
A cocktail of biological pesticides and synthetic predator cues very well be the future of mosquito control. Mosquitoes continue to build resistance to ...
Academic Public Health Malaria Pesticides
Article
by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Two studies are first-of-their-kind examinations of PFAA levels in “sentinel” reptile species, especially useful for investigating the impacts of long-lived ...
Academic Environment Contaminant Movement Mapping Chemical Materials
Article
by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
The whitefly is an invasive species, resistant to pesticides, and it spreads viruses that can destroy crops. The whitefly is kind of cute looking as far as ...
Academic Crop Farming Herbicides Pesticides
Article
by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Speed speeds up aquatic insect emergence, stunts biofilms, changes bacterial & diatom communities Pharmaceutical and illicit drugs are present in streams in ...
Academic Wastewater Treatment River Studies Pollution Infrastructure Environment
Article
by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
NOAA and its partners have developed a new forecasting tool to simulate how water moves throughout the nation’s rivers and streams, paving the way for the ...
Technology River Studies Flood Management Flood Modeling Hydrology Flood prediction
Article
by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Underground radar technology developed at Louisiana Tech is helping to document underground infrastructure damage that has gone undetected following Katrina. ...
Technology Technology Disaster Relief Infrastructure Robotics
Article
by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Researchers project supply and demand issues for South Saskatchewan River basin. Engineering PhD graduate Zahid Islam and his supervisor, civil engineering ...
Academic River Studies Climate Change Water Supply
Article
by Heather Jepsen, Vice President of Operations at EcoloBlue, Inc
Visit www.ecoloblueblog.com
Article
by Yoshimi Yoshida, Environmental Consultant
SCIENTISTS DISCOVER INGREDIENT WITHIN MONSANTO’S ROUNDUP HERBICIDE THAT SUFFOCATES HUMAN CELLS Monsanto’s Roundup, used in yards, farms, and parks around the ...
Academic Agriculture & Forestry Chemicals Responsible Investment Law & Regulations
Article
by Yoshimi Yoshida, Environmental Consultant
Weed killer kills human cells. Study intensifies debate over 'inert' ingredients. Used in yards, farms and parks throughout the world, Roundup has long been a ...
Academic Agriculture & Forestry Biotechnology Agrochemicals Organic Chemicals Chemical Materials Chemical Research Chemical Engineering Food Additives Safety Regulations Environment Finance Responsible Investment Law & Regulations
Article
by Yoshimi Yoshida, Environmental Consultant
Experts call on feds to re-evaluate the world’s most heavily used herbicide Chafer Machinery/flickr Health scientists—in a review of the published data on ...
Crop Farming Horticulture Animal Health Agrochemicals Research Soil Management Agricultural Technology Agribusiness Management & Consulting Chemicals Finance Investments Real Estate Responsible Investment Government Law & Regulations
Article
by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Morgan Stanley Energy Partners has acquired a majority stake in Entia Ventures‘ affiliate XRI Blue. Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Energy ...
Business Water Resources Infrastructure Mergers & Acquisitions Oil & Gas Pipes and Pipelines
Article
by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Engineers from the University of British Columbia have created a tool that will help communities measure water quality. Nilufar Islam, who recently ...
Technology Technology Water Quality Water Quality Monitoring
Article
by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
SAARC Agri Centre and ICRISAT formed a partnership to build a network to accelerate use of technologies in agriculture across eight countries in South Asia. ...
Technology Nutrients Recovery Technology Crop Farming Agriculture Crops
Article
by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Microbeads are small enough to pass through water filtration systems and pollute the oceans. Some think they are a threat to fauna, so they are facing a ban. ...
Government Environment Marine Environmental Impact
Article
by Heather Jepsen, Vice President of Operations at EcoloBlue, Inc
Visit www.ecoloblueblog.com
Article
by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
The salty waters of Iran’s Lake Urmia recently morphed from a deep green to a rich red, likely due to algae and bacteria blooms, 'National Geographic' ...
Academic Algae Pollution Algae Treatment
Article
by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
An industry superannuation fund is recommitting investment in one of Sydney's largest infrastructure assets. UniSuper is extending its partnership in the ...
Business Filtration Financing Funding Partnerships
Article
by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Mains-fed cooler manufacturer Waterlogic has announced the acquisition of Danish water dispenser company Aqua Line. Aqua Line specialises in production of ...
Business Drinking Water Mergers & Acquisitions Dispensing Systems