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Singapore honours Dutch scientist

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Singapore said Monday it will award nearly 200,000 US dollars to a Dutch scientist who pioneered an environmentally friendly, low-cost way of treating waste water and refused to patent the process.





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Colo. tap water violates health standards

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 28, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Tap water being consumed in 37 small Colorado communities has been found to have violated state health standards, state records show.


New Water Reclamation System Headed for Duty on Space Station

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 12, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

International Space Station crews soon will have a new water reclamation system that will recycle wastewater, allowing up to six crew members to live aboard the orbiting laboratory.


Novel bacterial strains clear algal toxins from drinking water

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 07, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Novel bacterial strains capable of neutralizing toxins produced by blue-green algae have been identified by researchers at Robert Gordon's University, Aberdeen. Aakash Welgama presented the group's findings during the Society ...


Bacteria and nanofilters -- the future of clean water technology

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Feb 12, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (33) | comments 1

Bacteria often get bad press, with those found in water often linked to illness and disease. But researchers at The University of Nottingham are using these tiny organisms alongside the very latest membrane filtration techniques ...


Bacteria and nanofilters -- the future of clean water technology

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Feb 22, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (13) | comments 0

Bacteria often get bad press, with those found in water often linked to illness and disease. But researchers at The University of Nottingham are using these tiny organisms alongside the very latest membrane filtration techniques ...


Possible new approach to purifying drinking water

Possible new approach to purifying drinking water

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created Jun 03, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (12) | comments 0

A genetic tool used by medical researchers may also be used in a novel approach to remove harmful microbes and viruses from drinking water.


Using less energy for more water

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Professor Kevin Lansey, head of the department of civil engineering and engineering mechanics at The University of Arizona, and four of his UA colleagues have been awarded $2 million by the National Science Foundation to ...


Waste water treatment plant mud used as 'green' fuel

Waste water treatment plant mud used as 'green' fuel

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Catalan scientists have shown that using mud from waste water treatment plants as a partial alternative fuel can enable cement factories to reduce their CO2 emissions and comply with the Kyoto Protocol, as well as ...


Researchers develop better membranes for water treatment, drug delivery

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created Nov 29, 2007 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a new generation of biomimetic membranes for water treatment and drug delivery. The highly permeable and selective membranes are based on the incorporation of the functional ...


Nearly 1 million gallons of runoff, raw sewage spills into San Francisco Bay

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created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Signs were posted at several shorelines and parks in Richmond, Calif., warning that water might be contaminated with harmful bacteria after nearly 1 million gallons of runoff and raw sewage overflowed and spilled into San ...



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