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As the Water Framework Directive gathers pace, industry must prioritise wastewater treatment, says Air Products
As the UK’s implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) gathers pace, water companies and industry will need to make wastewater treatment and management a priority, says Air Products. Despite the fact that the WFD’s main target is achieving ‘good status’ for all UK surface and ground waters by 2015 – a date which for many may still seem a long way off - the pace of change is set to ...
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Solinst emitter gets positive response at battelle
Battelle held their Tenth International In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium from May 5-8 in Baltimore, Maryland. The Symposium featured 420 platform and poster sessions, as well as an exhibit hall with 56 companies displaying bioremediation related services and instruments. It was another successful show for Solinst. There was a large amount of interest in the Waterloo Emitter, ...
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Solinst emitter gets positive response at battelle
pBattelle held their Tenth International In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium from May 5-8 in Baltimore, Maryland. The Symposium featured 420 platform and poster sessions, as well as an exhibit hall with 56 companies displaying bioremediation related services and instruments. It was another successful show for Solinst. There was a large amount of interest in the a ...
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The public value of including scientific information in groundwater protection policies
The public places a high value on the use of scientific information, especially regarding climate change, in the management of groundwater resources, a case study in Finland indicates. This suggests that incorporating scientific research into management policies is likely to have the support of stakeholders in the region. The Rokua esker region in Northern Finland, which covers about 90 km2, is ...
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Determining the good status of groundwater in the EU
Groundwater standards in Member States are to be established by the end of 2008, according to the European Union's new Groundwater Directive. Recent research has developed a new method to determine the chemical status of groundwater which is applicable across the EU. This procedure has been assessed by testing the quality of the groundwater of the Upper Rhine Valley in Germany, Switzerland and ...
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Victorian Groundwater Management System Direct Input to ESdat
The Victorian groundwater management system (GMS) is a database of groundwater related data (for example groundwater, geology or chemistry data) across Victoria that is delivered quarterly by DVD from the Department of Sustainability and Environment to registered subscribers. The delivery of data from this system is often in a format that is time-consuming to extract, filter and output as ...
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Trace metals in water: new certified reference material released
JRC-IRMM has released a new water-based certified reference material (CRM), ERM-CA615, certified for seven trace elements (As, Cd, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni and Pb). The mass concentrations of four metals (Cd, Hg, Ni and Pb) are targeted to comply with the environmental quality standards referred in the Directive 2008/105/EC. ERM-CA615 is a natural groundwater acidified with nitric acid to pH ~2 and spiked ...
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New Certified Reference Materials (CRMs) for Groundwater and Rainwater
JRC-IRMM has released two new water-based certified reference materials, ERM-CA616 and ERM-CA408. The groundwater ERM-CA616 and the rainwater ERM-CA408 are certified for a number of major components. ERM-CA616 and ERM-CA408 are primarily intended for method performance control and for validation purposes (e.g. trueness estimation). ERM-CA616 is a natural groundwater fortified with ammonium ...
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Mapping groundwater flooding for the EU Floods Directive
In the coming years the EU Floods Directive1 will require Member States to produce flood hazard and risk maps. Taking the UK as a case study, new research highlights the need for advances in data collection, mapping and groundwater flood warning systems to meet EU requirements for maps and management plans. Although often occurring less frequently than fluvial (river) flooding, the effects of ...
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Waterloo Emitter™
The Waterloo Emitter is a simple, low cost device designed for the controlled and uniform release of oxygen, or other bioenhancing amendments, to encourage and sustain the growth of microorganisms required for in-situ bioremediation of contaminated groundwater. The patented technology* enables steady, direct diffusion of oxygen into an aquifer through pressurized silicone or LDPE tubing. ...
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Denitrifying MBR installed by Aquabio for DEFRA UK Govt landfill site
Aquabio has designed and built an advanced membrane bioreactor plant (AMBR) at the DEFRA ‘foot and mouth’ burial site at Watchtree in Cumbria UK. The plant efficiently removes high strength organics, suspended solids and nitrogen to very low levels suitable for EA discharge. Watchtree was developed as a mass burial site for animals culled during the Foot and Mouth epidemic in 2001. The wastewater ...
By Aquabio Ltd
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Vista Clara and Geoprobe Partner to Serve Direct Push NMR Market
Under this agreement, Geoprobe will exclusively distribute Vista Clara’s Dart™ Direct Push Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) logging instruments in national markets in North America, Central America, and Columbia. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is a powerful technology that provides direct and non-destructive detection of hydrogen in the formation fluids. Direct Push NMR logging can ...
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Studies reveal why drinking water wells are vulnerable to contamination
New USGS groundwater studies explain what, when, and how contaminants may reach public-supply wells. All wells are not equally vulnerable to contamination because of differences in three factors: the general chemistry of the aquifer, groundwater age, and direct paths within aquifer systems that allow water and contaminants to reach a well. More than 100 million people in the United States ...
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Cement Industry Honors 2013 Leaders in Environmental Excellence
SKOKIE, Ill., April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Five cement plants received special recognition for their commitment to improving the environment and their communities at the 12th Annual Cement Industry Environment and Energy Awards, presented by the Portland Cement Association (PCA) and Cement Americas magazine at PCA's Spring Meeting in Chicago, April 29, 2013. The awards honor ...
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Technical Announcement: Bacteria No Match for Deep Floridan Aquifer
A first of its kind study has the potential to impact future regulatory decisions on disinfection practices for water prior to its recharge or following its storage in the Floridan Aquifer. The U.S Geological Survey report found that coliform bacteria die off faster in a regional aquifer system than was previously known, though a small percentage survives. One of the state's regulatory criteria ...
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Clean Water Act Applies to Groundwater
Some are calling it “the clean water case of the century.” It arose over a sewage treatment plant on Maui, in the Hawaiian Islands, that was disposing of 4 million gallons of partially treated sewage into the groundwater wells half a mile from the beach. A large percentage of the pollution found its way into the Pacific. The discharge certainly sparked controversy, but was it illegal? ...
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Groundwater pollution in Europe: an overview
An overview of groundwater contaminants in Europe is provided by a recent study, which calls for more integrated monitoring using a range of indicators. Groundwater contamination presents serious health and environmental concerns. A number of Directives, including the Water Framework, Groundwater, Nitrates, Industrial Emissions and Landfill Directives, together aim to protect groundwater from ...
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September infringements package: main decisions
In its monthly package of infringement decisions, the European Commission is pursuing legal action against Member States for failing to comply properly with their obligations under EU law. These decisions covering many sectors aim at ensuring proper application of EU law for the benefit of citizens and businesses. The Commission has taken today 220 decisions, including 32 reasoned opinions and 6 ...
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MOE presents: provincial water monitoring networks
Dave Rudolph – "Emerging Needs for Temporal and Spatial Data Precision" Dave Rudolph, with the University of Waterloo, started the symposium off with a very thought provoking presentation on the value of data. Dave used case studies to illustrate how different factors impact the quantity and quality of water resources, and how a small change can affect these conditions quickly and ...
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The remediation industry waits for regulation to catch up
The progress of brownfield development has been a chequered one. The government has made much of its desire to promote the use of such sites for new housing – setting targets and offering 150% tax relief as an incentive for developers to build on them. But a raft of conflicting legislation has led to widespread confusion over remediation, and with the latest call for more new housing, can ...
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