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More than 700,000 microscopic fibres could be released into waste water during each use of a domestic washing machine, with many of them likely to pass through ...
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A new study using aerial imagery across the state of California has found that converting land to grow almonds between 2007 and 2014 has led to a 27% annual ...
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Dr. Yongheng Huang, from Texas A&M University, is working to develop cost-effective water treatment technologies to meet industrial, agricultural and domestic ...
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Overpumping in Dhaka may threaten regional groundwater resources outside the city A new paper by the University of Delaware’s Holly Michael and Mahfuzur Khan ...
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This publication was compiled by the Integrated Drought Management Programme in the Horn of Africa (IDMP HOA). The aim is to share lessons learned from ...
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Monocel, a designer and distributor of high-end top dyed yarns under the Monocel brand, is demonstrating its potential and how it can represent the next ...
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Microsoft founder Bill Gates and global energy giant Total are investing $14 million to help commercialize a technology that may produce ...
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We’re excited to introduce the $10 million George Barley Water Prize by the Everglades Foundation. They're looking for the world's most innovative scientists, ...
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India plans to review a 56-year-old water treaty with Pakistan in the wake of a militant attack on an army base in Kashmir which killed 18 soldiers. The ...
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Cities across the world are experiencing radical transformations in the way they manage resources as well as implement infrastructure. In particular, Smart ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
A better understanding of the value of water is in progress at Iowa State University after an $800,000 award was given to researchers by EPA. “The reason ...
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The prize, first awarded in 2009, is one of the first and largest awards dedicated in the field of water supply and sanitation in remote areas of emerging ...
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by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
Council of Canadians launches new Boycott Nestlé campaign in response to company’s continued water grabs. Corporate giant Nestlé continued its privatization ...
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On the night of 31 August, Mandya, a district on the banks of the fast-depleting Cauvery river in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, received heavy rains ...
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A key aspect of managing demand for water is ensuring populations use their existing water supplies as efficiently as possible before plans are made to expand ...
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University have developed a device for the rapid analysis of liquids on the content of hazardous substances Polytechnicers ...
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
The classic suburban challenge of keeping the lawn green sparked the idea behind Sprinkl, a startup led by Noel Geren. Two years ago, the serial entrepreneur ...
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
The protein, called Dsup for damage suppressor, was added to human cells growing in culture. When those cells were exposed to powerful radiation, they ...
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