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Water Quality Could be Monitored By Robot Fish

Nature inspires technology for an engineer and an ecologist teamed up at Michigan State University. They're developing robots that use advanced materials to swim like fish to probe underwater environments

2 Nov 2009

Sustainable Water Technologies Presented by Alcoa Engineers at China America National Frontiers of Engineering Symposium

Natural water technology systems have enabled Alcoa to decrease water usage and to return more clean water to the communities in which the company operates

26 Oct 2009

Water Is Being Created on the Moon Due to Electrically Charged Particles From the Sun

The Moon is a big sponge that absorbs electrically charged particles given out by the Sun. These particles interact with the oxygen present in some dust grains on the lunar surface, producing water

15 Oct 2009

Biosolids Management Reduces Waste and Reduces Energy Requirements

Costs associated with treatment and disposal of biosolids can be half of a communities’ operations budget. As cash-strapped cities are looking for ways to reduce costs, water technology providers such as Siemens are providing answers to reduce the cost of biosolids management, while providing a sometimes unexpected boost to the bottom line

13 Oct 2009

Waste to Energy Wastewater Treatment

Siemens has been awarded the contract to provide process equipment, design and start-up services for a wastewater treatment system at the Pearl Valley Cheese, Inc. production facility in Fresno, Ohio

13 Oct 2009

Flu Drug, Tamiflu, Found Polluting River Water and Sewer Discharge of Japan

In a study published September 24th ahead of print in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP), researchers measured oseltamivir carboxylate (OC), the active metabolite of the popular anti-influenza drug Tamiflu (oseltamivir phosphate), in samples of sewage discharge and river water collected near Kyoto City

29 Sep 2009

Alcoa and Exal to Promote New Water Purification System Technology at G-20 Summit

Alcoa, the world leader in the production and management of primary aluminum, and Exal Corporation, the world’s leading manufacturer of specialized aluminum packaging, have joined together to help promote newly developed water purification technology set to be introduced prior to the G-20 Summit

22 Sep 2009

CSIRO Researchers Turn Stormwater Into Drinking Water and Bottle It

CSIRO scientists have bottled ‘Recharge’ , pure drinking water that was once stormwater

17 Sep 2009

EPA Expected to Revise Wastewater Discharges Rules For Power Plants

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to revise the existing standards for water discharges from coal-fired power plants to reduce pollution and better protect America’s water

16 Sep 2009

World First With Truly Environmentally Friendly Bottled Water With Totally Biodegradable and Recyclable Packaging

A new type of bottled water, from Good Vibes for You, is packaged in 100% biodegradable materials, everything from the cap, to the label, to the bottle itself will naturally decompose leaving only useable soil. Unlike other biodegradable bottles currently available this bottle is also 100% recyclable. This is the first bottle of its kind

7 Sep 2009