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The right to water
The problem is real. The United Nations forecasts that by 2030, nearly half of the world’s population will be living in areas of `high water stress, and climate change is compounding the problem according to a UN report released to coincide with the Istanbul conference. Global warming is causing droughts in some areas and floods in others. In Africa alone, between 75 million and 250 million people may experience increased water stress due to climate change by 2020, warns the report. Water scarcity could displace as many as 700 million people.
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Majority of Europeans believe quality and quantity of water is a serious problem
Almost two out of three of Europeans consider that the quality of water in their country is a serious problem, according to a special Eurobarometer survey on Europeans` opinion on water issues published by the European Commission this week-end. The report also shows that Europeans see the quantity of available water as an equally serious problem. More than a third of Europeans feel that over the last five years the quality of rivers, lakes and coastal waters has deteriorated. Industry and agriculture are seen as having the biggest impact on the quality and quantity of water in their country and ... |
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Dosing Systems for Cooling tower applications
ProMinent will exhibit at ACHEMA 2009 technology for metering, processing as well as for measuring and controlling. As an example ProMinent will present a cooling tower application to illustrate the different devices for water treatment of cooling water. One device will be a dosing system Dulcodos panel with metering pump Beta® and gamma/L. the s system is designed for the dosing of biocides, inhibitors, and dispersants. The pumps and the system options are matched to the specific applications. The customer benefit from Prevention of corrosion, scaling, deposits and biological growth (formation of biofilms etc.) as well as less cooling water consumption through the prevention of losses and efficiency losses of the cooling circuits thanks to a precise metering of the relevant chemicals.
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- A rising tide for new desalinated water technologies
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- Tampa Bay runs out of surface water
Tampa Bay, home of the largest desalination plant in the US, has officially succumbed to drought conditions and shut off its surface water supply.
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- Government of Canada invests CAN$4.5m in Canadian and international freshwater
The Honourable Jim Prentice, Canadian Minister of the Environment, has announced that Canada will invest $2.5 million over five years to support the United ...
- Future of water is in agriculture says Diouf
FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf has called for more attention to be paid to water management in agriculture and for increased support and guidance ...
- Obama pressed to increase global water aid
In his inauguration speech in January, US President Barack Obama mentioned four words that lifted the hearts of water advocates worldwide: `Let clean ...
- Clay helps clean up pharmaceutical pollution
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- New gas clean filter technology from Varian, Inc. Reduces contamination in GC, ICP and GC/MS
Varian, Inc. has announced three significant advances to its Gas Clean Filter System, for delivering clean gases for GC (gas chromatography) and GC/MS ...
- World’s first medium pressure, closed Vessel UV systems to gain formal approval for wastewater reuse
Berson`s InLine+ medium pressure, closed vessel UV systems are the first in the world to gain formal approval for wastewater reuse applications. Having ...
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