Mercury Rising? Researchers investigate Hg methylation in two California Rivers
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
River Studies Environment Pollution
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UK buildings with storage tanks can face increased risks from chlorine-resistant bacteria in water
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
A study examining more than 50 tap water samples found water had very few bacteria in buildings without cisterns but there was noticeable contamination in ...
Academic Public Health Treatment Research Water Supply Infrastructure
Expanding use of recycled water would benefit the environment and human health
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Expanding the use of recycled water would reduce water and energy use, cut greenhouse gas emissions and benefit public health in California — which is in the ...
Drought Water Recycling Reuse
Water Expert Interview Series
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by Vishakha Rajput, Previous COO The Water Network at AquaSPE AG
The Water Network is about sharing knowledge and helping the Water Community come together, strengthening professionals ties and helping solve the world's ...
Social Agriculture Public Health Treatment Purification Policy Technology Environment Energy Desalination Human Rights Water Supply Infrastructure Finance and Markets Hydrology Governance & Planning Water Water
Planet Water Foundation Launches “Project 24"
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
On World Water Day, March 22, Planet Water Foundation, one of the leading non-profit organizations focused on bringing clean water to the world’s most ...
Non Profit Non Profit Filtration Policy
Clearwater Technology Raises £25,000 for Cancer Research to Celebrate Silver Aniversary
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
A WATER technology company has raised £25,000 for Cancer Research to mark its silver anniversary in the water treatment and air hygiene industry. Staff of ...
Social Fundraising Clean Tech Green Technology
OriginClear Advanced Oxidation Innovation Breakthrough
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
High efficiency, coupled with low treatment cost, drives potential black water project in China “We are now addressing more complex and challenging ...
Business Treatment Water Management Water & Wastewater
Can Improved Agricultural Practices Help Combat Climate Change?
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Did you know that over half of global non-carbon dioxide (non-CO2) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are accountable to agriculture? According to new a research ...
Academic Research Greenhouse Gases
The Road to Resilience
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
In a new report, “The Road to Resilience – Managing the Risks of the Energy-Water-Food Nexus,” the London-based World Energy Council today warned of the ...
Academic Food Security Energy Water Supply
Capturing ‘Black Gold’ with Light
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
New Monash University research published this week in the Royal Society of Chemistry journal Nanoscale has found a simple and effective way of capturing ...
Academic Purification Nano Materials Graphene
Beverly Hills Put a Spotlight on its Celebrity Water Wasters
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
“Drought shaming” may actually be an effective tool for changing behaviors and promoting water conservation. Oficials in Beverly Hills say they tried it all: ...
Government Authorities Water Scarcity Compliance Drought Reporting Water Management Urban Water Supply Consumption Water Governance Water Supply Regulation Regulatory
If Farm-To-Table Eating Is Cool, What About Toilet-To-Tap Drinking?
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
When any given water supply grows scarce, there are only so many ways to adapt our day-to-day, water-reliant lives: Use less water or somehow recycle it. In ...
Academic Water Reuse & Recycling Drought Reuse
Beyond Flint: Excessive lead levels found in almost 2,000 US water systems across all 50 states
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Public Health Quality Water Quality Management Infrastructure
Investigation on How to Purify Drinking Water from Toxic Pharmaceutical Residues
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
At the end of the last year, Irina Epold defended her doctoral thesis "Degradation of Pharmaceuticals by Advanced Oxidation Technologies in Aqueous Matrices" ...
Academic Public Health Treatment Purification Research
CA Water Boards Hosting Data Innovation Challenge
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
The Water Boards’ Office of Information Management and Analysis (OIMA) is hosting a Data Innovation Challenge this spring The focus will be on creating apps, ...
Government Data Management Data Processing Data Acquisition
U.K. Flood Polices Need a Comprehensive Overhaul
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Flood polices need a comprehensive overhaul instead of small-scale tinkering, according to academics from The University of Manchester and the University of ...
Government Flood Management Flood damage Flood
New Technique Tracks ‘Heartbeat’ of Hundreds of Wetlands
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
For two University of Washington researchers, the real test came as they walked across a barren-looking field. They were on the Columbia Plateau with two ...
Academic Environment Wetlands
Wetland Enhancement in Midwest to Help Reduce Foods of the Future
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
According to a new study from Oregon State University, restoration of wetlands in the Midwest has the potential to significantly reduce peak river flows ...
Academic River Studies Flood Management Wetlands River Engineering River Restoration River Engineering
Scientists Forge Unprecedented Common Ground in River Classification
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
How do you describe a river? By its shape? By how much water flows through it? By the plants and animals that live in and around it? For years, scientists ...
Academic Research River Studies
Xylem Survey Claims California is Ready for Recycled Water
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
California residents are overwhelmingly supportive of using treated wastewater, or recycled water, in their everyday lives, according to a statewide survey ...
Academic Waste Water Technology Industrial Water Treatment Water Recycling