domestic drinking water News
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De Nora ClorTec obtains the drinking water certificate
De Nora, a leader in the electrochemistry and water treatment fields is proud to announce that its ClorTec® Brine Electrochlorination system has been awarded the drinking water certificate (i.e. “health and safety license in relation to water-related products”). In short, this means that De Nora has obtained approval from the Chinese authorities to carry out the sale and ...
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American-Made, Eco-Friendly Adventure Brands--Nalgene Outdoor and Corbeaux Clothing--Partner to Support Domestic Drinking Water Initiatives
American-made, eco-friendly adventure brands Nalgene Outdoor, maker of reusable water bottles, and Corbeaux Clothing, stylish, eco-conscious adventure apparel, announce a partnership to support safe domestic drinking water. For a limited time Nalgene will sell exclusive co-branded base layer shirts for men and women designed by Corbeaux. In turn, Nalgene Outdoor will design two limited-edition ...
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EPA update on Yellowstone River oil spill (Silvertip Pipeline)
As the second week of the oil spill cleanup begins, EPA staff are optimistic about receding water levels in the Yellowstone River, which will allow access to previously inaccessible portions of the river. This news comes as data becomes available from testing and monitoring conducted last week. A map for both water and air monitoring data is now available at ...
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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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Graphene technology firm set to revolutionise water filtration market
A COMPANY using the transformational material, graphene, to revolutionise the water filtration industry has moved into new lab and office space to support plans to take its innovative product to market. G2O will take on more staff after moving its headquarters to the North East Technology Park (NETPark), in Sedgefield, County Durham, where it is working with close neighbour CPI (Centre for ...
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World Water Day 2022: Groundwater - Making the Invisible Visible
Almost all the liquid freshwater in the world is groundwater, supporting drinking water, domestic use, sanitation systems, agriculture, industry and our fragile ecosystems. But groundwater is polluted and overexploited in many areas. Our Continuous over-use will eventually lead to depletion of our most precious resource. So… what can – and must – we do? The use of ...
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Gold King Mine Release Update-August 10
Background On August 5, while investigating the Gold King Mine in Colorado, an EPA cleanup team triggered a large release of mine wastewater into Cement Creek. EPA is working closely with responders and local and state officials to monitor water contaminated by the release. The release’s path flows through three of EPA’s regions (Region 8 (Colorado/Utah & Southern Ute Tribe); ...
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Seawater Desalination Growing OriginWater’s RO Technology on Par with the World
In view of the current momentum and performance of environmental protection enterprises like OriginWater, some internationally competitive Chinese seawater desalination enterprises will probably stand out during the “13th Five-Year Plan”. At the NPC and CPPCC of 2017, a proposal titled Suggestions on Further Promoting the Development of Seawater Desalination Industry from the Jiusan ...
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House Budget Vote Good News for Public Health, Environment
The House of Representatives today passed the bipartisan budget agreement that alleviates some of the indiscriminate domestic spending cuts that already have curbed the health and environmental protections Americans depend on. Following is a statement by Scott Slesinger, legislative director at the Natural Resources Defense Council: “This is good news for American households who need safe ...
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California Proposition 65
California Proposition 65 requires businesses whose products come into California to provide warnings about significant exposures to approximately 900 chemicals that have been found to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. August 30, 2018 is the deadline for labeling products. Mitchell Scientific has developed Prop. 65 compliance capabilities in Emission Master and ...
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Water tank refurbishment to avoid costly replacement
Water is an invaluable commodity. Many people understand this and so they have implemented the use of water storage tanks. These tanks are a great asset to the agricultural industry, fire protection and the farming community but need to be properly maintained in order for the tank to be fully functional. One such method of doing so is to install a tank liner or to undergo water tank refurbishment ...
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Rapidly urbanizing populations face unique challenges
The world’s urban population is expected to grow by 2.6 billion people between 2011 and 2050, bringing the total number of urbanites to 6.3 billion, according to new research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute for its Vital Signs Online service (www.worldwatch.org). This urban expansion will be especially burdensome for developing countries, where 82 percent of the world’s ...
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Quebec oil train derailment sparks criminal probe
Quebec police are pursuing a painstaking, wide-ranging criminal investigation of the inferno ignited by the derailment of a runaway oil train that killed at least 15 people and left dozens missing in the burned-out ruins of a downtown district. Quebec police inspector Michel Forget ruled out terrorism as a cause, but said that an array of other possibilities remain under investigation, including ...
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Putting People Power to Work: Pure Builds Sand Sieve Kits for Cawst Charity
A representative from CAWST recently visited Pure’s Calgary office and told a large audience about its unique approach to teaching people in developing countries how to build biosand filters to provide clean water. In turn, Pure was able to use its peoplepower to help CAWST with the assembly of sand sieve kits for use in the filters. The protection of water resources is a core value shared ...
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Trekking for peace in Afghanistan
Afghanistan's alpine landscape was the backdrop for a community event organised by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as part of a campaign leading-up to the International Day of Peace on 21 September 2010. UNEP's environmental awareness campaign began in the Central Highlands province of Bamyan with 'Trekking for Peace'. The event brought together local children, government ...
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After Toledo water scare, states ask EPA for help
Algae that turned Lake Erie green and produced toxins that fouled the tap water for 400,000 people in the Toledo area are becoming a big headache for those who keep drinking water safe even far beyond the Great Lakes. But with no federal standards on safe levels for drinking algae-tainted water and no guidelines for treating or testing it either, water quality engineers sometimes look for ...
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World Water Day 2019: Leaving no one behind
This year the theme is focused on dealing with the crisis of water, whereby millions of people haven’t got access to it. World Water Day 22nd of March, Water is human right, 2019 Theme: Leaving no one behind. Let’s concentrate our efforts to reduce these figures! 2.1 Billion peopel live without safe water at home. One in four primary schools have no drinking water service, with ...
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Donahue Begins Terms as AWWA President
In a spirited event at the conclusion of the American Water Works Association’s Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE14) in Boston, John Donahue, chief executive officer of North Park (Ill.) Water District, on Wednesday accepted the ceremonial AWWA gavel and began his term as president. The Gavel Passing Ceremony was the culmination of a five-day conference that drew more than 11,000 water ...
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Singapore implements its first tariff increase in 17 years to secure its future water needs
12 October 2017 - The Public Utilities Board of Singapore (PUB) implemented this year its first tariff hike in 17 years to secure Singapore’s future water needs, and manage the risk of extreme weather and water scarcity driven by climate change, the results of the Global Water Tariff Survey 2017 have showed. The 2017 results were released in a new White Paper entitled The Global Value of ...
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World Water Day - Global cooperation helps us realizing our vision
In cooperation with our worldwide dealers and agents we constantly work on new projects and collaborations to supply remote areas with clean drinking water. Our mobile and solar powered water purification systems are the perfect tools to help the poorest people in remote areas by giving them access to clean and safe water. Our international dealers and agents talk about the issue of clean ...
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