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Study Reveals Onshore-to-Offshore Freshwater Movement in Hawai'i Island

A new study by the University of Hawai?i (UH) reports that twice as much freshwater is stored offshore of Hawai?i Island compared to what was thought earlier.

27 Nov 2020

llinois-Led Research Receives $1.12 Million to Clean Agricultural Drainage Water

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has awarded $1.12 million to support University of Illinois-led research to clean agricultural drainage water through saturated buffers and denitrifying bioreactors. The investment, part of NRCS's Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) program, was matched by numerous stakeholder partners in Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota, for a total of nearly $2.25 million.

19 Nov 2020

PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency Selects ABB to Automate World’s Largest Membrane Bioreactor

With a treatment capacity of 800,000m³? per day – enough to fill over 300 Olympic-size swimming pools – the Tuas Water Reclamation Plant will ensure Singapore’s water security through the reclamation of used water.

From ABB 17 Nov 2020

New Purification System Uses Energy from Solar Panels to Decontaminate Water

At Texas A&M University, scientists have developed a green, inexpensive solution that can help meet the water and electricity requirements of underserved communities.

5 Nov 2020

New Soil Microbial Fuel Cells for Economical, Sustainable Water Treatment

University of Bath engineers have demonstrated that it is feasible to trap and use the energy produced by the natural reactions taking place in microorganisms found in the soil.

29 Oct 2020

Study: Globalization may be Decreasing the Security of Global Supply Chains

The first large-scale study of the risks that countries face from dependence on water, energy and land resources has found that globalisation may be decreasing, rather than increasing, the security of global supply chains.

27 Oct 2020

Seawater Air-Conditioning Could be an Alternative to Cope with Global Warming

From month to month and year to year, the world continues to undergo record high temperatures. This has been worsened by an increasing global population, and it is estimated that the demand for air-conditioning will continue to rise.

20 Oct 2020

Glitter Could be Causing Ecological Damage to the Rivers

New research indicates that glitter could be causing ecological damage to our rivers and lakes.

15 Oct 2020

Katapult Ocean Selects Cleantech Company with NASA-Developed Green Remediation Technology for Investment

94% of U.S. rivers sampled by the U.S. EPA contained Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Persistent Organic Pollutants.

15 Oct 2020

New Land Surface Model to Explore the Impacts of Climate Change on Global River Water

Climate change and human activities, including heat emission, nitrogen emission, and water management are altering the hydrothermal condition and N transport in the soil and river systems, thereby affecting the global nitrogen cycle and water environment.

15 Oct 2020