News tagged with water treatment system

New findings about Saprolegnia infections in Norwegian salmon hatcheries

Infections caused by oomycetes (or water moulds) of the Saprolegnia family reappeared as a loss factor in the fish farming industry after the dye malachite green was prohibited for use as a water treatment ...

Biology / Ecology

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A new understanding of 31 years of Chesapeake Bay nutrient trends

Reducing the delivery of nutrients to the Chesapeake Bay is one of the most important components of restoration efforts to achieve a healthy Bay ecosystem. The USGS has developed a new method for tracking the progress toward ...

Space & Earth / Environment

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Singapore honours Dutch scientist

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.

Technology / Engineering

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




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The first pilot wastewater treatment plant with integrated wood production opened in Mongolia

Long winters with low temperatures of -40°C and extended hot and dry periods with sand storms are significant challenges for people and infrastructure in Mongolia. Funded by the German Ministry of Education ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The environment and pharmaceuticals and personal care products: What are the big questions?

Researchers at the University of York headed a major international review aimed at enhancing efforts to better understand the impacts of chemicals used in pharmaceuticals or in personal care products, such as cosmetics, soaps, ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Reduced tillage doesn't mean reduced cotton yields under drip irrigatio

Loss of production may be one concern cotton producers have on the Rolling Plains when considering switching to reduced- or no-tillage systems, said Dr. Paul DeLaune, Texas AgriLife Research environmental soil scientist in ...

Biology / Other

created May 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Sandia Labs technology used in Fukushima cleanup

(Phys.org) -- A Sandia National Laboratories technology has been used to remove radioactive material from more than 43 million gallons of contaminated wastewater at Japan’s damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear ...

Chemistry / Other

created May 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Availability of hydrogen controls chemical structure of graphene oxide

A new study shows that the availability of hydrogen plays a significant role in determining the chemical and structural makeup of graphene oxide, a material that has potential uses in nano-electronics, nano-electromechanical ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created May 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Frugal innovation

Co-author of recently published book 'Jugaad Innovation', Professor Jaideep Prabhu argues that a frugal and flexible approach to innovation can generate breakthrough growth not only in the developing world ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Discovery could lead to greener ways of making drugs

(Phys.org) -- Discoveries made during PhD studies by Victoria University graduate Emma Dangerfield could revolutionise the pharmaceutical industry, by allowing drugs to be made in a more environmentally friendly way.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Algae cultivation could boost UK industry

UK companies could cash in on the massive opportunities available from producing biofuels and other products from cultivated algae, say scientists.

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 15, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Fighting ecological invaders efficiently

Siemens is using a special water-treatment technique to make ship traffic more environmentally friendly. By disinfecting the ballast water in ships, a system named Sicure protects marine environments from ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NJIT submits Neshanic River watershed clean-up plan

NJIT Associate Professor Zeyuan Qiu has authored and submitted a plan to restore the Neshanic River Watershed to the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Qiu is in NJIT's department of chemistry and environmental ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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