Environmental Waves - Water Intelligence products

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Environmental Waves is a pioneer in the development and nationwide introduction of Floating Treatment Wetlands also known as Floating Island. It can be used to treat wastewater or in the recovery of ecosystems, making NatureWaves® an exclusive and industry-leading solution. The existence of multiple installations operating uninterruptedly with success for several years, make NatureWaves® a Nature-based Solution with proven robustness and reliability. Nature-based Solutions use nature and known natural processes to help provide viable solutions to protect the environment, such as wastewater treatment or ecosystem recovery. NatureWaves® fits perfectly as a solution that uses the knowledge of nature and its processes, for a perfectly natural way to treat wastewaters and restore the ecosystems.

Cork, being a noble raw material and totally natural with a set of properties that make it unique, was the material chosen for the creation of Cork NatureWaves®, an exclusive solution developed by Environmental Waves. In the production of Cork NatureWaves® we apply the principles of circular economy, through the recovery and reuse of the by-product resulting from the cork stoppers production.

NatureWaves® is an extremely innovative solution since it does not require soil. The plants float above the effluent, thereby achieving a high area of contact of the roots with water, reducing the flow velocity and increasing the yield of the treatment.

In the production of Cork NatureWaves® we apply the principles of circular economy, through the recovery and reuse of the by-product resulting from the cork stoppers production.

In the warmer months there have been blooms of algae in rivers, lakes, ponds, canals, reservoirs or dams, more frequently and with an ever greater extent. Whenever a bloom of algae occurs, we will also have the presence of cyanobacteria in lesser or greater concentration. There are several species of cyanobacteria, being extremely toxic and others non-toxic. Harmfull Algal Blooms (HAB) of toxic cyanobacteria have a negative and immediate impact on water quality and compromise its safety, due to the release of toxins (hepatotoxins, neurotoxins and dermatoxins) in the water that are dangerous for both people and animals, leading to health problems in people and even death of small and medium sized animals. Harmful blooms could thus lead to immediate closure and prohibition of access to recreational areas (river beaches, urban parks, etc.), may lead to an increase in the costs of treatment of this water for consumption or even prohibition of its use.

The effluents resulting from the production of wine are characterized by: high organic load due to the presence of ethanol and / or sugars; nutrient deficiency (nitrogen and phosphorus); variable pH, usually very acidic in the vintage; and appreciable concentrations of suspended solids. The NatureWaves® and Cork NatureWaves® growing popularity is due in part to the fact that the treatment system offers the advantages of a solution for the water decontamination with a passive process, natural, low-maintenance and very simple operation.

Rainwater harvesting (RWH) as the objective to collect rain and store it for future use. It can be used as Climate Change adaptation solution as it saves the use of municipal water lowering the demand over this treated water.