Coal Ash Poisons Wells and Community Relations
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Public Health Human Rights Groundwater Pollution
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Which Trees Face Death in Drought?
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Two hundred-twenty-five million trees dead in the southwest in a 2002 drought. Three hundred million trees in Texas in 2011. Twelve million this past year ...
Academic Environment Drought Forestry
Bacterial behaviour a slippery slope to sewer fatbergs
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Microbiology Pollution Sewage Infrastructure Sewer Networks Fats & Oils Research
SOWC Paves the Way Towards the Commercialization of an Innovative Wastewater Treatment Technology
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
The Southern Ontario Water Consortium (SOWC) is playing a critical role in pushing a Renfrew company’s latest innovation in wastewater treatment to market by ...
Academic Treatment Methods Sewage Treatment Wastewater Treatment Biological Treatment
Securing safe water through Cortana Intelligence Suite
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Public Health Groundwater Human Rights Groundwater Modeling Groundwater Mapping Cloud Solutions
Nanostructures Grown on Fabric Can Mop up Oil Spills
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Oil spills at sea, on the land and in your own kitchen could one day easily be mopped up with a new multipurpose fabric covered with semi-conducting ...
Academic Nanotechnology Environment Nano Materials Oil Spill Treatments Nano Technology Nanotextiles
Could Global Warming's Top Culprit Help Crops?
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
Study Looks at How Carbon Dioxide Might Cut Effects of Rising Heat Many scientists fear that global warming will hit staple food crops hard, with heat stress, ...
Climate Change Crop Farming Research
Livestock manure provides mineral fertilizers and soil conditioners
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
In regions with intensive livestock production, manure management is a problem. Nevertheless manure can become a valuable resource when its components are ...
Crop Farming Sustainable Agriculture Agrochemicals Research Soil Management Agricultural Technology
Water-born gastroenteritis outbreak in Spain affects 670
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by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks)
MADRID (AP) — The health authority of the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia says more than 670 people have been affected by an outbreak of ...
Public Health Bottled Water Water Quality Monitoring
‘Backwater’ effects may boost flooding in Ganges Delta
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As climate change continues, storm surges and sea-level rise are both expected to play a greater role in flooding by increasing the chances of water being ...
Academic River Basin management Flood
Hydroelectric Reservoir Emissions May Compare to Fossil Fuels
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An analysis of greenhouse gas emissions suggests that hydroelectric reservoirs in the Amazon have a greater impact on the climate than previously thought. ...
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Climate Change Redistributes Global Water Resources
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Rising temperatures worldwide are changing not only weather systems, but - just as importantly - the distribution of water around the globe, according to a ...
Academic Research Climate Change
Missing 1 Million Of Water In Tiny Town
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The challenges facing a municipality in Canada shows how water loss can become a costly problem for a small community. “The Town of Olds is losing $700,000 ...
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'Nightmare Bacteria' Found At SoCal Sewage Plant
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Scientists set out costs of sea level rise
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Water transfers do little to help shortages
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Fertilizer applied to fields today will pollute water for decades
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Surprising Facts From The 'Value Of Water' Poll
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‘Drought Shaming’ Appears To Be An Effective Policy
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Survey reveals Californians’ overwhelming support for recycled water as a long-term drought solution
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