Three students from Thailand have received the 2016 Stockholm Junior Water Prize for an retention device that mimics the water retention of the Bromeliad plant…
Water Planet and Osmoflo partner to enhance offer on monitoring and maintenance
Water Planet and Osmoflo have teamed up to enable Water Planet’s IMS 5000 customers to access real-time operation and maintenance support through Osmoflo’s call centre.
Consolidated Water confirms details of PPP with Baja California for mega plant
Consolidated Water confirmed details of a deal with the state of Baja California, Mexico, through subsidiary Aguas de Rosarito, to design, construct, finance, and operate a seawater desalination plant in Playas de Rosarito.
Barcelona utility to mitigate trihalomethanes in drinking water with online analyser
Spanish water utility Aigües de Barcelona has been accredited to use Aqua Metrology Systems’ online THM-100 analyser to continuously monitor THMs in its drinking water supply network…
Australian industry-led proposal for water research gets the green light
A proposed new industry-led water research centre in Australia has passed its first hurdle by being shortlisted for funding by the Australian government.
Xylem ultraviolet disinfection systems win California approval
Xylem has won approval for two ultraviolet disinfection systems from the drinking water division of California’s water resources control board.
EPA issues order to New York City requiring city-wide plan for addressing sewer backups into buildings
The order gives the city 120 days to submit a plan to EPA for approval to work toward the elimination of unauthorized wastewater releases.
Lanxess to double membrane production in 2017
Lanxess is to double the capacity of its membrane production facility in the city of Bitterfeld, Germany next year.
Yogurt plant’s wastewater application realizes low phosphorus results with AbTech
Using AbTech’s adsorptive media as a final polisher for phosphorus, onsite treatability testing demonstrated removal down to 41 ppb phosphorus.
Sensors predict elderly falls, without wearables
Falls in the elderly can be predicted, three weeks early in some cases, according to the University of Missouri. “We have developed a non-wearable sensor system that can measure walking patterns in the home, including gait speed and stride length,” said Marjorie Skubic, who is both director of the University centre for elderly care and …
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