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Chemical engineers urge industry action to break cycle of accidents
INDUSTRY has to do more to ensure that it is learning lessons to help prevent it from repeating the same mistakes over and over again, said Jane Cutler.
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£40m water challenge to launch in May
6 May will see the first round of a new £40m (US$55.2m) collaborative competition expected to encourage innovation in water and wastewater services and drive transformational change for the sector.
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US moves to restrict PFAS chemicals in drinking water
IN WHAT is described as a major step forward in protecting public health, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed the first-ever legally enforceable national drinking water standard for six well studied PFAS chemicals that are highly resistant to degradation, and which have been linked to various health issues.
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IAEA reviews Fukushima water release
OFFICIALS from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have visited Japan to review the plans to release treated water from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station into the sea.
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Catalyst turns nitrate pollution into water and N2
RESEARCHERS at Rice University, US, have developed a nanoparticle catalyst that converts hazardous nitrate contamination in water into more water and nitrogen gas.
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Wessex Water and Bath trial algae treatment
WESSEX WATER and the University of Bath, UK, are trialling the use of algae farms to reduce the nutrient loading of treated wastewater discharged into water courses.
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Three UK water companies face £168m fines for sewage spills
Thames Water, Yorkshire Water, and Northumbrian Water face hefty fines after a “catalogue of failure” was uncovered in Ofwat’s biggest-ever investigation.
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US invests in water treatment research projects
The US Bureau of Reclamation, which oversees water resource management, has announced that it will provide US$3.5m in funding for laboratory and pilot-scale desalination and water purification research.
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Novel water treatment pilot plant
RESEARCHERS in Singapore are to build a pilot membrane filtration plant to treat industrial wastewater. The new plant will allow a semiconductor company to reduce liquid waste by more than 90% and allow it to recover precious metals from treated water which could then be sold and reused.
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Novel particles for photocatalytic water treatment
RESEARCHERS at Rice University, US, have developed novel micrometre-sized, titanium dioxide (TiO2) particles that can trap and degrade bisphenol A (BPA). Further development could lead to a novel water treatment.
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South Africa and Japan cooperate on water management
SOUTH Africa and Japan have signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) in the field of water resource management, which will focus on the development of infrastructure and new technologies.
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UK water industry sets 2030 net zero target
WATER UK has announced that it will develop plans to achieve net zero emissions across the water sector by 2030.
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Student team’s water sterilisation system wins sustainability competition
A TEAM of school students who designed a solar water sterilisation system has won this year’s Davidson Inventors Challenge.
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Nestlé reduces water consumption in South African dairy factory
NESTLÉ South Africa is transforming its Mossel Bay dairy factory into a “zero water” site by re-using water recovered during the milk evaporation process.
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£1m project to field-test graphene water filters
UK-BASED G2O Water Technologies is to scale up production and field-test its patented graphene oxide water filters, after being awarded a £1m (US$1.3m) grant by government research funding arm Innovate UK.
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Cheap paper sensor detects water impurities
A MULTIDISCIPINARY research team from the University of Bath, UK, has developed a cheap, sustainable paper-based sensor to detect toxic components in drinking water.
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Competition launched to encourage innovative ideas in water industry
A COMPETITION has been launched in England and Wales to seek innovative responses to challenges in the water industry, with winning partnerships getting a share of £2m (US$2.7m).
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