water supply safety News
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PerkinElmer engages industry leaders on global water safety and supply
PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences, a global leader in application-focused measurement and analysis solutions, today hosted a Water Consortium with key industry thought leaders in recognition of New Orleans hosting PITTCON® for the first time after Hurricane Katrina. This consortium focused on discussing the issues, challenges and importance of protecting water today and in the future. ...
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WesTech Equipment Featured in New Water Treatment Facility for Michigan's Genesee County Communities
In the wake of the clean water public health catastrophe in Flint, Michigan, a dozen communities in Flint’s own Genesee County are now receiving drinking water from a new water treatment facility. Supplied by water from Lake Huron via the newly-built, $274-million Karegnondi Water Authority (KWA) pipeline, the $72-million Genesee County Water Treatment Plant is equipped with the ...
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Rep. Luján hosts briefing that highlights Latino support to combat climate change and NRDC carbon pollution solution
Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico hosted a Capitol Hill briefing today designed to offer solutions to climate change that featured a proposal by the Natural Resources Defense Council, and discussed a new poll showing that Latinos strongly support taking action against climate change. Rep. Luján convened the briefing for Members of Congress, members of the Congressional Hispanic ...
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World Water Day: FPI Enables Water Pollutants Intelligent Monitoring and Treatment
Water is the source of life on the earth and a precious resource of the human being. The development and application of technological innovation provide solutions on facing water pollutants monitoring and treatment, water supply system safety, urban water recycling, etc. FPI’s Water Quality Monitoring Solution Since its establishment, FPI has always attached importance to its technology ...
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Illinois American Water to hold ribbon cutting for new storage tank
Illinois American Water will hold a ribbon cutting on Thursday, July 31, at 11:00 a.m. for a new 400,000 gallon storage tank. The tank, located at 1455 East IL Route 18 in Streator, will increase water capacity and pressure, enhance fire protection and provide easier access to the company’s bulk water purchasers. “This investment is a commitment to the Streator community and its water needs of ...
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AquaOnDemand Exhibits at the 2013 Pumper and Cleaner Environmental Expo International
The Water and Wastewater Treatment experts from AquaOnDemand will be exhibiting at the annual Pumper and Cleaner Environmental Expo International in Indianapolis from February 26-28 in Booth 1214. The AquaOnDemand web store was launched at this show last year to service the people that build, operate and maintain water and wastewater treatment facilities. AquaOnDemand is also pleased to announce ...
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The DelAgua Kit Range
The DelAgua Kit was developed in 1985 in conjunction with Oxfam. Used in over 150 countries, the DelAgua Kit is robust, reliable and designed to monitor the quality of drinking water at source. There are 6 different models of the DelAgua Testing Kit: Single Incubator, Dual Incubator, Benchtop Incubator, Bacteriological Kit No 1, Bacteriological Kit No 2 and Bacteriological Kit No 3. All kits can ...
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APWA Commends President Obama for Signing Water Resources Bill into Law
APWA Commends President Obama for Signing Water Resources Bill into Law WASHINGTON, D.C. American Public Works Association (APWA) President Edward A. Gottko, PWLF, today commended President Obama for signing into law the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA). The new law funds needed projects for flood control, water navigation, storm damage reduction, beach nourishment, ecological ...
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The latest innovation in point of use installation technology from Waterlogic
Three words can be used to describe the Waterlogic Install kit, the latest innovation in Point of Use installation technology. Compact, advanced, and economic. These adjectives simply say it all. Specially designed for Waterlogic, the unit combines three complex functions into one advanced piece of installation equipment which is small in size, lightweight and surprisingly easy to use. ...
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EPA Puts GWA on Notice for Drinking Water System Deficiencies
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a letter and inspection report to the Guam Waterworks Authority (GWA) identifying numerous deficiencies in the utility’s drinking water supply systems uncovered in a May 2012 inspection and sanitary survey conducted by EPA. While the systems’ deficiencies do not pose an immediate health threat, EPA’s inspection revealed a pattern ...
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EPA employees receive service to America medals
The Environmental Protection Agency announced that several agency employees were awarded the 2009 Service to America Medals by the Partnership for Public Service. EPA employees Cara Peck, Life Scientist in EPA’s Region 9 and Kristen Taddonio, Director of Climate Choice at EPA headquarters were awarded the Call to Service Medal, and Regan Murray and the Threat Ensemble Vulnerability Assessment ...
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Lab testing of a bioremediation process for clean up of petroleum contaminated groundwater is a huge success for Enviro-Equipment, Inc. (EEI) and OxyGreen Corporation
OxyGreen Corporation, an engineering technology company and Enviro-Equipment, Inc (EEI), a provider of environmental monitoring instruments and remediation rental equipment, announced today the completion of laboratory testing of OxyGreen Corporation’s patented oxygen generating cell. Enviro-Equipment, Inc. (EEI), a provider of water quality monitoring instruments and remediation rental ...
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LightDeck Dx Announces Grant from U.S. Department of Agriculture to Develop Rapid Test For Toxic Chemicals in Water
LightDeck Diagnostics, the company leveraging planar waveguide technology to deliver lab-quality diagnostics in minutes, today announced it has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant funded by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to build a rapid, portable, quantitative test to detect many Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) simultaneously. ...
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Stormwater Conference Coming to Denver, Focuses on Green Infrastructure, Emergency Mitigation Measures Following Wildfire and Watershed Protection
Experts on Stormwater and post-fire damage control will gather here August 19 – 23 to explore the newest water pollution prevention and mitigation technologies, share recent experiences and discuss strategies that are most effective in minimizing surface water pollution and protecting watersheds. With NPDES compliance in mind, StormCon 2012 brings together municipal and government ...
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California American Water Observes “National Drinking Water Week” By Encouraging Consumers to be “Water Wise”
California American Water today announced its nationwide participation in National Drinking Water Week, May 6-12, 2012. Throughout the week, California American Water will be raising awareness about wise water use and ways consumers can help to protect our drinking water. California American Water’s activities are part of a national effort, sponsored by the ...
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Modern Water’s Range of Trace Metal Monitors Invaluable to Municipalities around the World in Protecting Drinking Water
The need for municipalities around the world to protect communities against harmful trace metal contaminants in their drinking water supplies has never been greater, especially following the recent tragic drinking water events in North America, Asia and Europe. Modern Water, a leader in water quality monitoring, believes it has the answer to protecting global drinking water supplies and has spent ...
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Protecting People in the Printing Industry
Due to the fast-paced, deadline-driven nature of the printing industry it can often be easy to overlook the need for health and safety equipment. The UK is the world’s fifth largest producer of printed products, with around 120,000 employees – a large workforce that needs to be protected. Printing is a diverse industry, covering many processes from screen printing to lamination. As ...
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IOC members urge action after Sochi dump report
Senior IOC members have urged the Olympic body and Russian authorities to investigate the dumping of construction waste that has raised concerns of possible contamination of the water supply in the Winter Games host city of Sochi. The Associated Press revealed Tuesday that Russia's state-owned rail monopoly is dumping tons of waste into an illegal landfill in Akhshtyr, just north of Sochi, in ...
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DOE partnership completes successful CO2 injection test in the Mount Simon sandstone
The Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (MRCSP), one of seven partnerships in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnerships program, has successfully injected 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the Mount Simon Sandstone, a deep saline formation that is widespread across much of the Midwest. Preliminary results indicate that the formation ...
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Tailored Emergency Safety Showers for Remote ‘Super Giant’ Oilfield
Background The Tengiz oilfield in Kazakhstan is one of the deepest developed super giant oil fields in the world, with further expansion projects in the pipeline. The aim of the Future Growth Project is to increase the daily production of crude oil to 850,000 barrels per day, a planned growth of 240%. Running simultaneously, the objective of the Well Head Pressure Management Project is to keep ...
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