water risk Articles
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Private-public partnerships reduce water risk in South Africa
With its high reliance on manufacturing, mining, and agriculture, South Africa’s economy runs on fresh water. Recent projections estimate a startling 17 percent gap between water demand and supply in the country by 2030. Even more concerning, the areas most affected, the Gauteng and Vaal River regions, are also the most economically significant: According to the Department of Water Affairs ...
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Corporate Reporting on Water - A Review of Eleven Global Industries
Water is a crucial resource for nearly all industry activities. Yet decreasing water availability, declining water quality, and growing water demands from nonindustrial water users are creating new challenges to businesses that have traditionally taken clean and reliable water for granted. Around the world, corporations are now facing diverse water risks, including changing allotments, more ...
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Water Risks on the Rise for Three Global Energy Production Hot Spots
Energy runs on water. In fact, among industries, the global energy sector is the world’s largest water user. Almost all forms of energy production and power generation depend upon water for their operations. This tension causes stress in both the energy and water worlds. Three-quarters of energy respondents to a 2012 CDP Global Water Survey confirmed that they experienced water-related ...
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China’s response to air pollution poses threat to water
Record-setting levels of smog this week shut down Harbin, a city of 11 million people in northeast China. Officials blamed increased coal consumption during the first days of winter heating, underscoring the urgency of the China State Council’s recently announced initiative to address persistent smog in major cities. But while the Air Pollution Control Action Plan has ambitious ...
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Risk perceptions and receptivity of Australian urban water practitioners to stormwater harvesting and treatment systems
Stormwater harvesting and treatment will be critical systems within water-sensitive cities. Although water practitioners acknowledge the importance of developing stormwater as a water source, their risk perceptions might be barriers. Risk perceptions can be understood within a receptivity framework, with awareness, association, acquisition and application components. In this study, water ...
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Decision support system for risk management of produced water in offshore oil and gas industries
A decision support system for produced water management (DISSPROWM) in offshore operations is presented. The system determines the risk and hazards to human and marine species from non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic pollutants present in produced water including radionuclides. The DISSPROWM also evaluates best available treatment technology for treating the produced water whose properties are in ...
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Introducing layer of protection analysis for water safety risk assessments
In pursuing their mandate of providing good and safe drinking water, water system operators and asset owners work continuously towards developing and maintaining the trust and confidence of their customers. The goal of developing and maintaining customer trust has led to an increased emphasis in the water sector to explicitly assess and manage risks. In this paper, we introduce Layers of ...
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Water-reuse risk assessment program (WRAP): a refinery case study
The key approach to manage and prevent potential hazards arising from specific contaminants in water networks is to consider water as the main product delivered. This new concept, addressed as water-reuse risk assessment program (WRAP), has been further developed from hazard analysis of critical control points (HACCP) to illustrate the potential hazards which are the roots of hindering ...
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Economic regulation of the water supply industry in the UK: a game theoretic consideration of the implications for responding to drought risk
Droughts have tested the water supply companies in UK over the past decade. This paper employs game theoretic modelling to test hypotheses regarding the implications of price cap regulation for resource and supply security. We present an empirical analysis of drought management by ten water companies in UK as a basis for formulating formal games. These games are estimated. The game between the ...
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Water Stress: Most at-Risk UK Cities Revealed
The UK cities facing the highest risks of water stress by 2040 have been revealed, with Lancaster in Lancashire emerging as the most likely to experience water-related issues by then, in line with climate change, population growth and water usage and consumption habits. Carried out by Sanctuary Bathrooms, the study – reported on by the Scotsman – found that Northampton, Peterborough, ...
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Announcing Aquatech China 2023: Unlocking New Opportunities for the Water Technology Sector
Aquatech China, Asia’s leading trade show for water technology and solutions, is celebrating its 15th anniversary this June in Shanghai. The show will bring together more than 1,750 exhibitors from over 45+ countries and attract over 65,000 visitors, including industry professionals and representatives from government, international organisations and businesses. Aquatech is all about water ...
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SMART FLOW ARK: a platform to transform water management for cost reduction and sustainability
SMART FLOW ARK is a next-generation Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform for comprehensive water monitoring in commercial premises. The platform revolutionizes water management in various industries, addressing rising water costs, sustainability concerns, and the risks associated with water leaks. SMART FLOW, a leader in water management solutions, is proud to introduce the SMART FLOW ARK, ...
By Smart Flow
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We are running out of water - now what?
Last weekend, Jessica Yu’s new water documentary “Last Call at the Oasis” took us on tour of the impacts water scarcity is creating around the globe, from the parched pastures of Australia’s farmlands to the sewage-polluted banks of the Jordan River. This film shines a much-needed light on the various water challenges we all now face at a critical time. The numbers alone ...
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Report: Energy industry sustainability efforts could save water
Utilities, the oil and gas industry, and governments all use a lot of water. A recent report from Barclays Bank and the Columbia Water Center says that innovation by these organizations could help them become more efficient and sustainable, reducing their use of fresh water to better protect the valuable resource. According to the analysts, a focus on water management best practices could ...
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Water Scarcity is Putting Global Food Production at Risk
What can be done to ensure adequate irrigation as traditional sources dry up? Two recently published studies warn that a large portion of the world’s food production is at risk from water scarcity. One found that a fourth of global crop yields could be threatened by increasing growing-season temperatures. The other found that climate change is edging a third of world food production ...
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Innovation Forum: The results are in
An antidote to conference fatigue A Roman Forum. Gladiatorial battles in a Colosseum. Augmented reality. Fireside chats. Full interactive voting. These were just some of the reasons the all-new Aquatech Innovation Forum launched with a difference. Setting out as the antidote to “conference fatigue” and “death by PowerPoint”, the Forum brought together nearly 250 people. ...
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New DWI guidelines for UV drinking water disinfection
atg UV, has seen increasing interest in the application of UV systems for the treatment of drinking water applications since the UK Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) released their ‘Guidance on the use of Ultraviolet (UV) Irradiation for the Disinfection of Public Water Supplies' February 2010. With systems treating in excess of 2000 m3/hr daily, Ultraviolet disinfection is no longer an ...
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Advanced Filtration Media (AFM): Clean Water Market Analysis
Executive Summary This report has been prepared by Entec to provide a market assessment of the application of AFM (Advanced Filtration Media) for potable water treatment. The work has been carried out on behalf of BREWEB, the Environmental Body of the Building Research Establishment and Dryden Aqua Limited, the developers of AFM. AFM is a high quality product that has been developed as a ...
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Industrial Water Treatment Systems & How They Work
Industrial water treatment is a vital aspect of any industrial process that uses water. It ensures that the water is purified and ready for use, thereby reducing the risk of costly damages to equipment and products, as well as minimizing operating costs. In this blog, we will discuss the importance of industrial water treatment and the various methods used to purify water. ...
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Water quality of a stream receiving industrial effluents, located in the Brazilian Northeast
Industries, as a source of pollution, have a considerable impact on water resources due to the diversity in the composition of their effluents. The Mussure Stream was chosen for this study because it flows across the industrial district of Joao Pessoa, in Northeast Brazil, and is the main receiver of liquid effluents, which are disposed into the stream almost exclusively without adequate ...
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