The pollutants that coal plants are scrubbing from their smokestacks are finding their way into water instead. – NYTimes.com
Author: Ed Boutros
Is London Heading For a Water Crunch?
Predictions indicate that the United Kingdom is headed toward future water shortages in both ground water and surface water sources. blog.climatecrunch.co.uk
San Francisco Chronicle – Schwarzenegger water drama
It’s time to drop the veiled threat to veto the 700 bills on your desk unless legislators meet your midnight Friday deadline to upgrade the state’s water … – www.sfgate.com
Pittsburgh Post Gazette – Rapid expansion of gas drilling has led to problems with disposal, contamination
Problems with wastewater disposal for water polluted from natural gas drilling. post-gazette.com
Australia calls for urban water savings proposals in small towns and cities
The Rudd Government is seeking proposals to develop and implement practical projects to help secure urban water supplies in Australian towns and cities with fewer than 50000 people. – thegovmonitor.com
NY Times – Southeast Drought Study Ties Water Shortage to Population, Not Global Warming
Researchers also concluded that rapid population growth was more responsible for the severe water shortages than rainfall patterns were. – NYTimes.com
Rhode Island River Restoration Projects
NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco joined last week with federal, state and local officials and volunteers at Hunt’s Mills Dam on the Ten Mile River in East Providence (RI, USA) to celebrate a USD3 million American Reinvestment and Recovery … www.european-waternews.com
A Lesson in UV Canadian Water Treatment
UV disinfection can also be used as part of the treatment train allowing waste waters to be recycled to very high water standards for beneficial reuse in agriculture or for aquafer recharge. UV disinfection produces no identified … watertreatment.ca
Timaru Herald- New Zealand – Spring infection warning
by Timaru Herald – Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
“Campylobacter, salmonella, cryptosporidium, giardia and yersinia live in the gut of animals and birds, and may be present in large numbers in their faeces. www.timaruherald.co.nz
Impacts of Filter Backwash Recycle on Clarification and Filtration
by James K. Edzwald – 2001 – Technology & Engineering – 287 pages
We thank Susan Boutros (President) and Jeff Runyan (Director of Protozoan Laboratory and Senior Analyst) of Environmental Associates Ltd. for Giardia and Cryptosporidium analyses and on their Quality Control data. books.google.com