drinking water pathogens News
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Protecting the health of Europeans by improving methods for the detection of pathogens in drinking water and water used in food preparation.
Want to find out how 9 million euros of research can improve your methods for pathogen detection in drinking water? Testing for bacteria, viruses or protozoa? Whether you work in the large water sector or use water in the food production industry, technologies developed by the EU funded Aquavalens project to detect pathogens in water are likely to be of use to you, ensuring your drinking water is ...
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World Water Day 2023: Accelerating Changes to Solve Water and Sanitation Crisis
4 million people die annually and 74 million will have their lives shortened by diseases related to poor water, sanitation and hygiene. (WHO 2022) Today, 1 in 4 people - 2 billion people worldwide - lack safe drinking water. (WHO/UNICEF 2021) Almost half of the global population - 3.6 billion people - lack safe sanitation. (WHO/UNICEF 2021) Global water demand (in water withdrawals) is ...
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EPA Updates Rule for Pathogens in Drinking Water, Sets Limit for E. Coli
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has updated the rule for pathogens in drinking water, including setting a limit for the bacteria E. coli to better protect public health. The Revised Total Coliform Rule ensures that all of the approximately 155,000 public water systems in the United States, which provide drinking water to more than 310 million people, take steps to prevent exposure ...
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AWWA announces new publication chronicling the journey of disinfecting public water systems with chlorine
The American Water Works Association has announced the release of its newest publication, The Chlorine Revolution: Water Disinfection and the Fight to Save Lives. The use of chlorine to kill deadly pathogens in drinking water is now such a routine occurrence that it’s hard to believe that at one time not so long ago it was not just uncommon, it was considered illegal. The Chlorine ...
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EPA announces safe drinking water research
Let's raise our water glasses and toast to America's health! Water is essential to life, and one of EPA's highest priorities is ensuring America has drinking water safe from pathogens and other waterborne contaminants. Today, EPA announced the award of $3.6 million in research grants to four universities, one non-profit, and one research institute to improve the detection of known and emerging ...
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Drinking Water Purification Using UV Lamps Becoming Even More Important
• International Symposium at Heraeus in Hanau, Germany • UV radiation destroys germs and pathogens in drinking water without the need for chemicals Drinking water treatment with UV radiation was the theme of an interna-tional symposium of the materials network, Materials Valley e.V., which took place at the end of February at the Hanau headquarters of Heraeus, the precious metals- ...
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EPA orders farmer to provide drinking water to Nearby residence
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued an emergency order under the Safe Drinking Water Act to Kenneth Brockett, owner and operator of the Kenneth Brockett Farm in Tyrone, Pa. after determining that the dairy farm has caused or contributed to the contamination of a nearby well. The order requires the dairy farmer to provide an alternative source of drinking water to the owners of ...
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Commission asks Ireland to comply with Court ruling on septic tanks
The European Commission is urging Ireland to comply with a 2009 European Court of Justice ruling on septic tanks. The Commission is concerned that a year after the Court ruling, no legal measures have been adopted to ensure that septic tanks are subject to adequate checks and inspections to protect human health and the environment. On a recommendation by Environment Commissioner Janez ...
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Danish Sludge Dewatering Plant Chooses Hanovia Uv
To ensure wastewater is effectively disinfected before being mixed with a polymer for subsequent sludge decantation (separation) and dewatering, the Stege Kommune municipality in Denmark has installed a Hanovia medium pressure UV disinfection system. The wastewater/polymer mixture decants the sludge into two phases as part of the dewatering process. The sludge, which is subsequently used for ...
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New silica method could reduce the cost of purifying drinking water
Tiny particles of coated silica could be used to purify drinking water by removing harmful pollutants and pathogens. This simple and relatively cheap technology is capable of removing contaminants from water making it safe to drink and helping ensure that drinking water meets the standards of the European Drinking Water Directive. Provision of portable water is becoming a major socio-economic ...
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EPA Awards $5 Million in Safe Drinking Water Grants
Washington, D.C. - Today 10 universities received grants from EPA for research to develop better methods for detecting harmful organisms in drinking water, including viruses, bacteria and protozoa. The grants, awarded through EPA's Science to Achieve Results (STAR) research grants program, are aimed at ensuring that the United States has the safest drinking water in the world. 'These five ...
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$2.9 Million in Small Business Contracts for New Environmental Technologies
(Washington, D.C.) EPA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program today announced the award of nearly $3 million to 13 companies to support their work in seven key environmental areas: nanotechnology, monitoring of air emissions, pollution prevention, hazardous waste management, water treatment, homeland security, and innovation in manufacturing. The companies received 'proof of concept' ...
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Is clean and pure drinking water a luxury
Water borne epidemics have over time, ravaged different portions of the country. This has resulted in great loss of life. Traditionally, there have been several methods undertaken for the purification of water. Boiling of water and addition of purifying agents before consumption like drinking water purifying tablets are some time- tested methods. Conventional methods, however do not provide ...
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Degrémont Technologies-Ozonia reinforces the ozone drinking water treatment plants in Joinville and Orly with AQUARAY® H20 UV reactors.
To comply with new regulations on pathogens and bromate restrictions, Degrémont Technologies-Ozonia will equip the ozone drinking water treatment plants in Joinville and Orly with AQUARAY® H20 UV reactors. The addition of Degrémont Technologies-Ozonia’s AQUARAY® Ultraviolet units will upgrade 2 ozone plants for the city of Paris and bring them to full compliance. With a capacity to treat 2 x ...
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Degrémont Technologies-Ozonia reinforces the ozone drinking water treatment plants in Joinville and Orly with AQUARAY® H20 UV reactors.
To comply with new regulations on pathogens and bromate restrictions, Degrémont Technologies-Ozonia will equip the ozone drinking water treatment plants in Joinville and Orly with AQUARAY® H20 UV reactors. The addition of Degrémont Technologies-Ozonia’s AQUARAY® Ultraviolet units will upgrade 2 ozone plants for the city of Paris and bring them to full compliance. With a capacity to treat 2 x 300 ...
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BioLargo Showcasing its Breakthrough Water Treatment System - Alpha Commercial Prototype At University of Alberta
One year ago, experts from industry, academia, government, and finance were presented with what could soon be known as the biggest breakthrough in water treatment in decades. A team of researchers at BioLargo Water and the University of Alberta unveiled a working laboratory model of the AOS Filter along with the results from studies that demonstrate its ability to disinfect water 100 times more ...
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