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Urban Streams Harmful to Aquatic Life After Pavement Deicing   03/09/2010
The use of salt to de-ice pavement can leave urban streams toxic to aquatic life, according to a US Geological Survey study on the influence of winter runoff in northern US cities, with a special focus on eastern Wisconsin and Milwaukee. More than half of the Milwaukee streams included in this study had samples that were toxic during winter de-icing. In eastern and southern Wisconsin, all streams studied had potentially toxic chloride concentrations during winter, with lingering effects into the summer at some streams. »» 0 comment(s)
Open Channel UV Wastewater Disinfection Systems  03/09/2010
Open Channel UV Wastewater Disinfection Systems Berson has launched its OpenLine range of open-channel UV wastewater treatment systems. 100% pre-engineered for wastewater applications, the OpenLine range is specifically designed to treat secondary wastewater flows of up to 95,000 m3/day (approx. 4,000 m3/hour) over a wide range of UV transmittances. It utilises a new type of low pressure, high output (LPHO) amalgam lamp that offers stable UV output over its entire operating life of up to 14,000 hours. »» 0 comment(s)

Southern Water Asset Management

  02/09/2010
Southern Water has announced that they will be using PIONEER to give their asset managers the capability to optimise capital maintenance investment programme to meet the service objectives and expenditure outcomes of AMP5. »» 0 comment(s)
 

Tomorrow's Water Winner to Compete Internationally

  02/09/2010
Nottingham High School student Simon Crowther is travelling to Stockholm to present "Dry Flood; Protecting Your Property", the winning project of Tomorrow's Water: CIWEM's Youth Water Prize, to the jury of an international junior water prize at the World Water Week, from 5th to 11th September in Stockholm. »» 0 comment(s)

UNEP Head Donates Prize Money to Flood Victims

  01/09/2010
Achim Steiner, the head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), has donated a USD70,000 international leadership prize to relief efforts in Pakistan following the devastating and on-going floods, it was announced on 30th August. Mr. Steiner was awarded the 2010 Tällberg Foundation prize at a ceremony in Stockholm on Sunday evening for 'principled pragmatism' and 'leadership that walks the talk'. »» 0 comment(s)
 

Twenty Million Meals for Flood Victims

  01/09/2010
The Citizens Foundation (TCF) has distributed over seven million meals in the Pakisatni flood-hit areas of Sukkur, Shikarpur, Karampura, Ranipur, Muzzafargarh, Kot Addu, Qasba Gujrat, Mianwali, Nowshera, Shahpur/Khushab, Basera, Mahmood Kot, Jhang, Kotri, Keti Bandar, Moro/New Jatoi, Malakand and Swat. »» 0 comment(s)
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When an oil spill occurs, the challenge is clearing out of the oil fast and secure. Seaswarm is a possible solution to this dilemma. Robotic cleaning instruments absorb the oil and move independently and autonomously. They can communicate between them and coordinate their actions. The supplier claims the job will be done efefctively.
 
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