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California has experienced, over the past few years, its most severe drought on record. In response to worsening conditions, Governor Jerry Brown announced ...
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A new report by a team of researchers at Stanford University offers a framework to fund water projects based on lessons learned from the energy sector. "Our ...
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As the state prepares a required five-year update to its long-term Coastal Master Plan, new research has revived three questions that some experts have had ...
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As unappetizing as that might sound, there are projects like it all over the world. Sewage is full of nutrients that can enhance plant growth, and with proper ...
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Call of Nature is a new campaign to raise awareness of the pollution that badly maintained septic tanks, cesspits and package sewage treatment plants could ...
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The recent disaster in Flint, Mich., where contamination rendered public water unsafe to drink and disturbed the sleep of many citizens — not just those who ...
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The situation of lead-contaminated water in Flint, Michigan, is fundamentally about human rights, a group of United Nations experts today said, urging the ...
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The Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur has developed an ultra-low cost eco-friendly laterite based arsenic filter for providing safe drinking ...
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Researchers have developed nano-scaled membranes that could potentially filter contaminants out of water faster and cheaper than current methods. Baoxia Mi, ...
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The interactive Innovation forum, sponsored by aqualia, featured short presentations by panellists, relating to innovation in the water sector. These were ...
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In areas that undergo rapid urbanization in low-income countries the safe management of wastewater and fecal sludge is vital to ensure the health of the ...
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Excessive growth of bacteria in the small intestine could be damaging the gut of young children, leading to stunting, scientists from the U.S. and Bangladesh ...
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A quick, cheap and highly efficient method for producing a water-purifying chemical has been developed by researchers at Cardiff University. The team, from ...
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Greenland’s vast ice sheet is in the grip of a dramatic “feedback loop” where the surface has been getting darker and less reflective of the sun, helping ...
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Renewable hydropower generated from desalination plants and other existing infrastructure would bring economic and environmental benefits to our biggest ...
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Potentially affected health care facilities should evaluate current management practices, evaluate best management practices for regulated facilities, and ...
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What makes these toilets even more user-friendly is that they can be located through an Android app called eToilet. Through it, Chennai residents can find ...
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