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World Water Monitoring Day
Established in 2003, World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD) is a global educational outreach programme designed to increase involvement in protecting water resources across the globe. The day promotes citizens to carry out basic water testing in local water bodies such as lakes, rivers, reservoirs and harbours etc.; results are then shared on the WWMD website. Everyone is encouraged to take part ...
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Help protect water resources - World Water Monitoring Day starts Sept. 18
Today, EPA and several other organizations are joining together to kick off the 5th Annual World Water Monitoring Day. World Water Monitoring Day is a month-long international effort aimed to increase public awareness and involvement in water monitoring and protecting water resources around the world. 'World Water Monitoring Day reconnects people with their watersheds and reminds us all to think ...
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EPA Region 7 Outdoor Classroom to Help Science Students Test Stream and Celebrate Water Monitoring Month
(Kansas City, Kan., Oct. 16, 2007) - A team of EPA scientists will join about 20 students from Corinth Elementary School in Prairie Village, Kan., to test the water quality and examine the aquatic life in Brush Creek through hands-on activities, commemorating Water Monitoring Month. EPA will have instructional booths from 3:15 to 5 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 17, at Schliffke Park along Brush Creek in ...
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Dates announced for WWEM 2010 - the world`s water monitoring event
Following the outstanding success of WWEM 2008, the organisers of the world's largest environmental monitoring event have announced that WWEM 2010 will take place 10th and 11th November 2010. Following the same format as previous WWEM events, WWEM 2010 will again take place over two days at the Telford International Centre. The main WWEM Conference will be repeated on both days and a ...
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PERKINELMER TO SPONSOR WORLD WATER MONITORING DAY
Partners with the Water Environment Federation and the International Water Association to Help Protect and Safeguard Water Quality Globally BEIJING – PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences, a global leader in application-focused measurement and analysis solutions, today announced its partnership with the Water Environment Federation’s (WEF) and the International Water Association’s (IWA) ...
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Water monitoring `easier` with free mobile phone app
A mobile phone application that enables users of low-cost phones to submit water quality results quickly and easily is having a positive impact among users. The Water Quality Reporter (WQR) application was developed by the iCOMMS team at the civil engineering department at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, under the leadership of Associate Professor Ulrike Rivett. The application was ...
By SciDev.Net
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FPI Group Sincerely Invite You to Join in WWEM&AQE 2021
Focused Photonics (Hangzhou) Inc. will participate in WWEM&AQE 2021 as an official exhibitor and showcase its leading products digitally and interactively from October 13 to October 14. These two co-located environmental monitoring online events covering all aspects of Water, Air, and Emission Monitoring Instrumentation, and Analytical Equipment. FPI will focus on the following themes in ...
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Air and water instrumentation market to exceed $14.1 billion this year
Expenditures for portable, laboratory and continuous measuring instruments for air and water will exceed $14.1 billion this year. This is the forecast made by McIlvaine in its Air and Water Monitoring publications. (www.mcilvainecompany.com) The definition of the market is based on the McIlvaine concept of “decisive classification” rather than scientific or literal classification. ...
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Tennessee American Water monitors local water quality following coal ash spill
Tennessee American Water continues to monitor and test the water it provides its customers in the aftermath of a coal ash spill which occurred in Kingston, Tennessee on Dec. 22. “To date, there have been no issues associated with the water supply to the City of Chattanooga and the surrounding communities served by Tennessee American Water,” said John Watson, president of Tennessee American Water. ...
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U.S. EPA, Santa Rosa, regional water board, Russian Riverkeeper sample Colgan Creek for World Water Monitoring Day
SAN FRANCISCO – As part of World Water Monitoring Day on October 9, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, along with the city of Santa Rosa, the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, and Russian Riverkeeper, sampled five areas along Colgan Creek -- a creek with a history of serious pollution from urban runoff. Colgan Creek is a typical urban creek that flows about seven miles ...
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EPA To provide nearly $10 million to clean up beaches across the nation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it will provide $9.8 million in grants to 38 states, territories and tribes to help protect the health of swimmers at America’s beaches. The agency also launched an improved website for beach advisories and closings, which will allow the public to more quickly and easily access the most current water quality and pollution ...
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U.S. EPA, Santa Rosa, regional water board, Russian Riverkeeper sample Colgan Creek for World Water Monitoring Day Monitoring data used to raise awareness and protect water quality of Colgan Creek
(10/09/07) SAN FRANCISCO – As part of World Water Monitoring Day on October 9, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, along with the city of Santa Rosa, the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, and Russian Riverkeeper, sampled five areas along Colgan Creek -- a creek with a history of serious pollution from urban runoff. Colgan Creek is a typical urban creek that flows about ...
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Online Water Toxicity Monitoring
Monitoring of water toxicity is of special importance, especially when surface water or ground water are used for the preparation of drinking water. Since a variety of substances are harmful for human being reliable online monitoring is recommended. LAR's online toxicity analyzer ToxAlarm continuously monitors drinking and surface water for toxic pollutants. This toximeter contains a highly ...
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Modern Water plc Thames Water uses modern water’s monitoring products at London Olympic and Paralympic Games
Modern Water plc (AIM:MWG), the owner of leading water technologies for the production of fresh water and monitoring of water quality, is pleased to announce that two of its Microtox M500 monitoring products were successfully used during the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics in London. Microtox is an industry product which detects toxins in water and has been used at every summer Olympics and ...
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Shipping industry advised of importance ballast water testing for organisms of all sizes
Microbiological monitoring equipment pioneer LuminUltra has advised the shipping industry of the importance of testing all sizes of ballast water organisms identified by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species. More than 4000 species of organism are carried in ballast water, ranging in size and resilience to treatment, with the IMO having ...
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Real Tech to become part of ABB
Through the acquisition of Canadian company Real Tech, ABB expands its strong presence in the water segment and complements its portfolio with optical sensor technology critical for the age of smart water Real Tech is a market leader in real-time water quality monitoring and testing with more than 10,000 installed solutions in municipal water and wastewater, and other industries around the ...
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ABB acquires innovative optical sensor company to expand smart water management offering
Through the acquisition of Canadian company Real Tech, ABB expands its strong presence in the water segment and complements its portfolio with optical sensor technology critical for the age of smart water Real Tech is a market leader in real-time water quality monitoring and testing with more than 10,000 installed solutions in municipal water and wastewater, and other industries around the ...
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Why Are We Still Drinking That Radioactive Water?
US Nuclear Corp. (OTCBB: UCLE) is a leading manufacturer of automated, real-time water monitors for measuring all major types of radiation in water, including alpha, beta, and gamma emissions. Recently, a new study by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) found that a good portion of the drinking water in all 50 states contains radioactive elements that can increase the risk of cancer, and that ...
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USGS partners with UA to build hydrologic instrumentation facility
The U.S. Geological Survey is partnering with the University of Alabama to construct a new Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility, a science and engineering facility that will support the agency’s Water Enterprise observing networks and research. Built on the northern end of campus, the HIF will support training, repairs, and calibration for hydrological equipment that monitors ...
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Santa Maria teacher receives presidential award
Pioneer Valley High School science teacher Riccardo Magni received a presidential award plaque from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at a ceremony today in Santa Maria, Calif. Magni was the only Calif. award winner out of 18 instructors recognized this year nationwide. The Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE) program was recently created by a partnership ...
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