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Regulators are studying whether to set limits for strontium, which is suspected of having negative health effects, especially for babies and children EPA ...
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Farm-grown fish are an important source of food with significant and worldwide societal and economic benefits, but the fish that come from these recirculating ...
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New research from Washington State University analyzed water quality data from the Hawai`i State Department of Health in response to the lawsuit filed against ...
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The wetlands are this Indian city’s free sewage works, a fertile aquatic garden and, most importantly, a flood defence – but they’re under threat from ...
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The erosion of large natural channels by flowing water – gully erosion – can wreak havoc on fields, roads, and buildings. In some cases, the sudden expansion ...
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Chemical engineer César Torres leads the Torres Lab where students aid his research efforts to understand the diverse applications of microbial fuel cells ...
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Residents of Stockton, a city in northern California, are protesting at city hall over tap water safety. “The mayor is less than reassuring — he doesn’t ...
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Every time an extreme weather event strikes—from Hurricane Katrina to the California drought—observers wonder what role climate change may have played. And ...
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David M. Gates, an ecologist who sounded early warnings that fossil fuels, fertilizers and pesticides posed a potentially fatal threat to the global ...
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
A network of basins and wells, designed by geologists, can channel storm runoff into natural underground vaults before it vanishes into the sea As surface ...
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
The central theme of this edition is innovation; exploring new ways to tackle supply-side, demand-side, regulatory or business-related challenges. All of the ...
Research Water
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
After more than a year’s study into a new wastewater disinfection process, the Tullahoma Utilities Board (TUB) has received state approval to replace the ...
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