10 Water News Everybody's Talking About - Overview of AUGUST News You Can't Afford to Miss!

For all busy ​water experts, ​who have a ​tight schedule ​but need to ​stay up-to-date ​with the latest ​events and ​updates from ​the industry - ​here is a list ​to keep you ​going!   ​

An overview ​of the most ​important news ​from water ​sector. ​

ENJOY AND ​DON'T ​FORGET TO ​COMMENT!   ​

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• New Method to Detoxify Water with Chlorine and Ultraviolet Radiation

Purdue ​University ​researchers ​have developed ​a method to ​detoxify water ​with chlorine ​and ultraviolet ​radiation, ​which may ​provide new ​hope for water-​stressed areas ​and help ​promote the ​reuse of ​wastewater. ​

Read full article HERE

• Technology Pulls Specific Contaminants from Drinking and Wastewater, and Pipelines

Rice ​University ​scientists are ​developing ​technology to ​remove ​contaminants ​from water ​– but ​only as many as ​necessary. ​

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• RO ​Membranes with Tunable ​Thickness to Eliminate the Drawbacks of Desal Technology

Using an ​additive ​manufacturing ​approach that ​employs ​electrospraying,​ ​researchers at ​the University ​of Connecticut ​were able to ​create ultra-​thin, ultra-​smooth ​polyamide ​membranes that ​are less prone ​to fouling and ​may require ​less power to ​move water ​through them. ​

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• Nanoscale ​Solution to ​‘Produced ​Water’ ​Problem - ​Removing More than 99% of the Emulsified Oil

Rice ​University ​scientists have ​developed a ​nanoparticle-​based solution ​that reliably ​removes more ​than 99 percent ​of the ​emulsified oil ​that remains ​after other ​processing is ​done. ​

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• New Tests Identify Contaminated Drinking Water in Minutes

Speedy, ​affordable ​water tests ​that can be ​used in on ​location and ​even run ​continuously ​will help ​scientists ​identify ​disease-causing ​bacteria in ​under an hour ​and potentially ​reduce the ​spread of ​common ​illnesses such ​as diarrhoea, which kills ​an estimated ​842,000 people ​every year. ​

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• Algorithm Provides Early Warning System for Tracking Groundwater Contamination

Scientists at ​the Department ​of Energy’​s Lawrence ​Berkeley ​National ​Laboratory (​Berkeley Lab) ​and Savannah ​River National ​Laboratory have ​developed a low-​cost method for ​real-time ​monitoring of ​pollutants ​using commonly ​available ​sensors. ​

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• Invasive Tropical Plant Removed Metal Pollutants from British River – New Case Study

Using plants ​to remove ​pollutants ​– a ​process known ​as phytoremediation ​– has ​become ​increasingly ​attractive ​around the ​world. ​

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• Eco-friendly ​and Low-cost ​Membrane ​Bioreactor Based on ​Agricultural ​and Industrial ​Wastes ​

After almost ​36 months of ​work, the ​partners of the ​REMEB project ​have achieved ​their objective:​ to develop an ​advanced ​wastewater ​treatment ​system for ​water reuse.​  ​

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• Textile ​Wastewater ​Ingredient ​Great for ​Storing and ​Releasing ​Energy (+VIDEO)

Research ​shows that the ​chemical —​ a component of ​wastewater in ​textile-making ​— is good ​at tasks ​associated with ​energy storage. ​

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• Water Stewardship Revisited – New Briefing From WWF

Water ​stewardship ​remains a ​critical ​concept for ​companies and ​investors to ​embrace and ​implement, but ​one that is at ​a crossroads, ​according to a ​new WWF ​briefing—​Water ​Stewardship ​ Revisted : Shifting ​the narrative ​from risk to ​value creation. ​

Read full article HERE

Thanks for ​reading! Have I ​missed  ​something  ​important? Feel ​free to add it ​in the comment ​section  ​or post it ​directly on The ​Water Network! ​  ​

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• Technology
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• Thermal Desalination
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1 Comment

1. Hi Dusko Balenovic,

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   TAM’s filter media is coated with a small amount of silver, which reduces pathogens to the highest standard as these flow through the filter bed.  For developing world applications among others, this is the one genuinely sustainable technology.