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Water
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Federal funding for mining wastewater treatment
SHERBROOKE, Quebec – The federal government is providing $4.5 million for E2Metrix Inc. to help mining operations recycle wastewater. Headquartered in Sherbrooke, Quebec, E2Metrix Inc. specializes in the treatments for various forms of wastewater. Wastewater for mining operations can often contain…
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Electricity effective in breaking down pollutants after wastewater treatment
QUÉBEC – Pesticides, pharmaceutical products, and endocrine disruptors are some of the emerging contaminants often found in treated domestic wastewater, even after secondary treatment. Professor Patrick Drogui of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) and his team have…
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Sustainable Green Technologies (SGTech) wins 2019 European Technology Innovation Award
LONDON, UK – Israel-based Sustainable Green Technologies (SGTech) has been recognized with the 2019 European Technology Innovation Award for its Integrated Ecosystem Solution (IES). The IES is a biological process combining enhanced biogas production with simultaneous removal of nutrients from…
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Program to address rural drug disposal
BANNOCKBURN, Illinois – Stericycle and the Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP), a non-profit network focused on improving water quality for rural and small communities across the U.S., have partnered to pilot a program focused on improving water quality and combatting the…
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UK study shows microplastics in drinking water
SURREY, UK – Plastics in our waste streams are breaking down into tiny particles, causing potentially catastrophic consequences for human health and our aquatic systems, according to new research from the University of Surrey and Deakin’s Institute for Frontier Materials.…
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New technologies being employed in wastewater monitoring
SANTA CLARA, Calif., – The rise of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has had strong implications for the zero liquid discharge (ZLD) systems market. To keep pace with the rate of digitization in end-user industries, ZLD vendors have implemented the…
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Entrepreneur Behind Vancouver Start-Up Recognized for Groundbreaking Solution to Safeguard World’s Water Quality
A Vancouver entrepreneur is helping to safeguard the world’s water quality by successfully commercializing a groundbreaking approach for treating dairy farm manure and sewage sludge, both of which are posing an urgent problem in the worldwide agricultural and wastewater treatment…