Avainsana: water
Efficient removal of steroid hormones from water
Micropollutants contaminate the water worldwide. Among them are steroid hormones that cannot be eliminated efficiently by conventional processes. Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)…
Water-related conflicts set to rise amid demand growth and climate impacts
From Yemen to India, and parts of Central America to the African Sahel, about a quarter of the world’s people face extreme water shortages that…
Contaminated water sickens nearly 500 in China
Hundreds of people in eastern China have been infected with bacteria which can cause dysentery after drinking contaminated water, state media said Monday, prompting the…
Catastrophic failures raise alarm about dams containing muddy mine wastes
Engineers fear more catastrophes await, as the world confronts a swelling volume of muddy mine tailings, contained by more and larger dams. Some rise to…
Diluting English river standards a backward step, campaigners warn
Wildlife and countryside campaigners are urging the head of the Environment Agency not to weaken key rules which are driving the clean-up of rivers in…
Michigan to pay $600 mln to Flint water crisis victims
The U.S. state of Michigan said on Thursday that it had reached a preliminary settlement to pay $600 million to victims of the Flint water…
Floods on record-high Lake Victoria expose need for water cooperation
About 400 families from Budalangi, in Busia County, have been living at the school since April, when the Nzoia River that flows from Kenya’s western…
(Non) ground-breaking drill helps Thames Water protect medieval monks path
Engineers had to think outside the box when fitting the new pipe at Selborne sewage treatment works in Hampshire, which is close to the ruins…
NASA, USF test system that uses human waste to grow fresh vegetables
Human waste could be a key piece of NASA’s plan to establish a sustainable presence on the moon and make successful trips to Mars. A…
Aquatic robots can remove contaminant particles from water
Scientists from WMG at the University of Warwick, led by Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands, developed a 1cm by 1cm wireless artificial aquatic…
Nautical not nice: how fibreglass boats have become a global pollution problem
The strength and durability of fibreglass transformed the boating industry and made it possible to mass produce small leisure craft (larger vessels like cruise ships…
Extreme droughts in central Europe likely to increase sevenfold
Extreme droughts are likely to become much more frequent across central Europe, and if global greenhouse gas emissions rise strongly they could happen seven times…
USDA invests $462M to modernize water and wastewater infrastructure
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $462 million to modernize critical drinking water and wastewater infrastructure across rural America. USDA is funding…
Researchers develop faster method to test for toxic metals in food and water
Researchers at the University of Johannesburg have developed a sensitive method to test for dangerous levels of heavy metals in some foods and water. The…
EPA announces $4.3M for tribes to reduce lead in drinking water in schools
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new grant program to help protect children in tribal communities from lead in drinking water at schools…
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