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Portable tank group donates fire fighting equipment
Sebastian, FL--Need fire fighting equipment? The Florida Fire Chief’s Association hosted a silent auction to fund-raise and give back to volunteer firefighters, like the Five Points Volunteer Fire Department of Washington County, FL. Portable Tank Group of Sebastian, FL donated a folding frame tank for the auction and was happy to see Five Points have the winning bid. Frame Tanks are most ...
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A Storage Solution That Won`t Break The Bank
The Portable Tank Group of Sebastian, FL now offers a new storage solution with their large poly tank selection ! From the beginning, they specialized in liquid storage in the form of collapsible pillow tanks . Expanding their variety of tanks, Portable Tank Group recently added poly tanks to provide clients with more options. What’s so great about poly tanks? Made from linear polyethylene ...
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Exhibit the Big 5 - Dubai 2018
For the ninth time, company Vargon has exhibited in the largest Middle East construction fair – „The Big 5“ fair. The fair was held in exhibition space Dubai World Trade Center in the period of 26. – 29. November 2018. in United Arab Emirates, city of the future Dubai. Along with the fair itself, many seminars, workshops, and conferences took place so the fair attracts ...
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Gas Drilling-Reluctant Embrace story
For years, activists have warned that fracking can have disastrous consequences - ruined water and air, sickened people and animals, a ceaseless parade of truck traffic. Now some critics are doing what was once unthinkable: working with the industry. Some are even signing lucrative gas leases and speaking about the environmental benefits of gas. In one northeastern Pennsylvania village that ...
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Feds providing $50M for Western water-saving projects
The U.S. government will invest nearly $50 million in water conservation and reuse projects in 12 drought-stricken Western states, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced Wednesday. "It is absolutely critical that states and the federal government leverage our funding resources so that we can make each drop count," Jewell said at a wastewater purification plant in Los Angeles. The money will ...
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Gender conference empowers women in provision and use of weather and climate services
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is spearheading a drive to ensure that weather and climate services embrace the special needs and strengths of women to reduce their vulnerability to disasters and climate change and realize their potential as champions of community resilience. The Conference on Gender Dimensions of Weather and Climate Services will focus in particular on climate ...
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WGF launches new publication series with its first report `Human rights-based approaches and managing water resources`
Many governments as well as multilateral organisations are increasingly emphasising human rights-based approaches as critical to mainstream in countries’ development policies and donor strategies. Among many water professionals and decision- makers there is generally little understanding of human rights-based approaches (HRBA) and how to apply them. There have been ample debates and ...
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No 3. gender and water
Water management activities gain efficiency and impact when both women and men are involved in decision-making. Equitable access to and management of water is fundamental in promoting poverty eradication and sustainable development. This applies to women’s and men’s equitable access to and mnanagement of safe and adequate water, for domestic supply, sanitation, food security and ...
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Where to use anti-seismic hangers
According to the national standard GB50981-2014 “Earthquake Design Code for Electrical and Mechanical Engineering of Buildings” issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development in 2015, the design and use of seismic support hangers are clearly defined. The implementation of the standard from August 1, 2015 also means that the construction of mechanical and electrical ...
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VSEP Water Recycling System Commissioned For Australian Hardboards Plant
Emeryville, CA and Ipswich, Australia — New Logic Research, Inc., the maker of VSEP, the vibrating membrane filtration system, announced its participation in the official commissioning ceremony for the Australian Hardboards Water Recycling Plant in Queensland, Australia. On hand for the ceremony were members of the Australian Hardboards and New Logic executive team, as well as numerous ...
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Grundfos Pumps to Invest Rs. 230 Crores in India - An Initiative of Making India as Second Home
Grundfos Pumps, the world's largest pump manufacturer, announced its plans to expand its production capacity to double by setting up an additional unit. As part of the expansion plans, with an initiative of making India as the second home; the company plans to invest Rs. 230 crores in the next five years. According to Mr. CarstenBjerg, Group President, Grundfos, "The turnover of Grundfos is 3.5 ...
By Grundfos
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Now its legal to catch and store rainwater in Colorado
Front Range Precast Concrete (FRPC), has been providing throughout Colorado for over 62 years. Manufacturers of FLXX watertight concrete tanks for wastewater storage, conventional septic systems, water cisterns, and sand, grease and oil interceptors for commercial use, FRPC is now offering solutions for rainwater harvesting. Effective July 1, 2009, Governor Ritter signed Senate Bill 09-080 ...
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Jaffna aquifer depleting from overuse
The single limestone aquifer, which is the main source of freshwater in Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna peninsula, is gradually depleting through overuse, researchers say. "The area suffers from severe groundwater imbalance which might reach crisis proportions in the future," Shanti de Silva, one of two scientists who carried out the research for the agricultural department of the University of ...
By SciDev.Net
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ADB, Experts Discuss Ways to Protect Groundwater Resources in PRC
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) sponsored a 2-day forum in Beijing to discuss various innovative measures and technologies to protect groundwater resources in the country. Depletion of groundwater resources is a major concern in many parts of the PRC, particularly in the drier northern regions. In many rural areas, most of the groundwater is used for agricultural purposes and extensive use has ...
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EPA Invites Citizens to Talk About Plating Inc. Cleanup in Great Bend
(Kansas City, Kan., Oct. 9, 2007) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Region 7 office will hold a public availability session Thursday, Oct. 11, to discuss a Superfund cleanup action at the Plating Inc. site at the Great Bend, Kan., airport. The outdoor session will be from 10 to 11 a.m. at 8801 Sixth St., adjacent to the site in the airport industrial area. It will be conducted by Katy ...
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Innovative Rotork valve actuation selected for Australia’s giant clean LNG projects
Rotork flow control products have been selected for applications throughout the giant Queensland coal seam gas-to-LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) projects in Australia. To date, Rotork’s international sales network has received orders for more than 5000 valve actuators, embracing electric, electro-hydraulic, pneumatic and gas-over-oil technologies The three projects – Queensland Curtis ...
By Rotork plc
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U.S. EPA settlements require investigation of uranium contamination on Southwestern tribal lands (AZ, NM)
This week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency entered into two enforcement actions, both of which will contribute towards cleaning up uranium contamination at the Navajo Nation and Hopi Reservation. In one settlement, Rio Algom Mining LLC, a subsidiary of Canadian corporation BHP Billiton, has agreed to control releases of radium (a decay product of uranium) from the Quivira Mine Site, near ...
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Report shows water efficiency can help save money and the environment
Saving water in the home can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lead to lower energy and water bills, according to a new report from the Environment Agency. The greenhouse gas implication of future water resources options study analyses the carbon impact of water companies and also household water usage in the UK. The report outlines how different water supply schemes and options to help ...
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Chelsea Exhibits at Green Expo 25-27 Sept, Mexico City - come and say hello!
Dr Brian Phillips is exhibiting at The GREEN Expo 2012, Mexico as part of the UKTI delegation. He is promoting Chelsea's sensor expertise in the following areas: Waste water treatment management Fresh water monitoring Protection of water supplies Algae growth monitoring tailored for renewable energy companies CTG manufactures a range of innovative multi-parameter sensors & ...
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January is national radon action month: test for dangerous radon gas
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 is encouraging people to take simple and affordable steps to test their homes for harmful levels of radon gas as part of National Radon Action Month. Radon is an invisible, odorless, tasteless radioactive gas that comes from the natural breakdown of uranium in soil, rock, and water. It causes no immediate symptoms but is the number one cause ...
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