December 6, 2012
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Water & Wastewater Newsletter December 6, 2012 |
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Global Market for Water Treatment Equipment and Supplies to Reach $48.2 Billion by 2018
Water is the most essential of all fundamental needs of human life. Global water demand continues to escalate driven by burgeoning population, rapid economic activity in emerging economies, and the continuous rise in per capita water consumption. The severe shortage of water across several parts of the world is driving Governments to lay emphasis on measures such as water conservation, environmental preservation, and water treatment. Worldwide market for water and wastewater treatment, recycling and reuse achieved considerable growth in the last few years, due largely to the increasing demand ... | ||
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Oman`s chemists use palm leaves for water treatment
Date palm leaves — currently a waste product of date farming — could be used to remove pharmaceutical chemicals and dyes from hospital wastewater, say researchers from Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) in Oman. The first hospital wastewater treatment pilot project is due to start in Oman early next year, and scientists are working to use this technology in both drinking water filters and for industrial wastewater treatment. Since 2010, the analytical and environmental research group at SQU`s chemistry department has been working to establish a hospital wastewater treatment unit. The ... | ||
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