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DOWNEY, Calif., July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jeanne-Marie Bruno, Park Water Company (Park) General Manager, has been invited to serve as an advisor to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC), a strategic committee devoted to safe drinking water. Bruno, a civil and environmental engineer with over 30 years of experience in the water industry, will serve a three-year term on the prestigious NDWAC, which selects distinguished...
Company announces plans to accelerate commercialization of first-of-its-kind water purification solution that incorporates the Company’s proprietary, patent-pending nanotechnology and advanced ultra-purification technology to economically produce clean water. New York, NY (PRWEB) July 16, 2012 Ceres Ventures, Inc. (OTCQB: CEVE) (the “Company”), a development stage company currently engaged in identifying, acquiring and developing a comprehensive portfolio of technologies relating to...
INDIANAPOLIS, July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Water Technologies (OTC Pink: GWTR) is pleased to announce a new partnership with Martinek Water Management, GmbH, an Austrian company that has developed a patented sensor and software system for early leak detection in water mains. Global Water Technologies will introduce the system for the first time in the United States, as a majority of the country is currently experiencing drought conditions and improving water efficiency is...
LONDON and ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands, June 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Programme will deliver clean drinking water to communities in need Unilever, through the Unilever Foundation, in partnership with PSI (Population Services International) announces the launch of Waterworks(TM), a non-for-profit programme that will provide safe clean drinking water to communities in need around the world. Waterworks(TM), which operates through a ground-breaking Timeline...
NEW YORK, June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum National Holdings LLC, a New York-based holding company, has merged its water companies, Watermatic LLC and Zeen Water, as well as its holdings in CoolerCast, with water filtration and purification specialist AquaTal Group. The merger combines QNH's funding expertise and familiarity with the U.S. market with AquaTal's 50-plus years of global industry experience, patented filtration technologies and China-based manufacturing capabilities....
EPA has recognized UL as a quality provider of the services needed to comply with new water regulations NORTHBROOK, Ill., June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- UL (Underwriters Laboratories Inc.), a global leader in water quality and safety, today announced that it has become one of the first organizations approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to test for 28 contaminants in the EPA's third Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 3). Every five years,...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com Maintaining the world’s large river basins will be a key to bolstering the overall health and economies of the regions containing them, according to a new report by the United Nations. Despite the importance given to these major waterways, the study’s projections show that seven of the top 10 river basins are currently being used at volumes that are unsustainable. At the same time, the study reported that almost 25 percent of worldwide GDP will come from...
Scientists have found new genetic information that shows how harmful bacteria cause the acute diarrheal disease shigellosis, which kills more than a million people worldwide each year. The research, which could lead to the development of future treatments, was published today in the journal PLoS ONE. The study was led by Ohio University scientist Erin Murphy and doctoral student William Broach, with contributions from University of Nevada, Las Vegas and University of Texas at Austin...
LONDON, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Five projects bringing safe water and sanitation in final race for 1st and 2nd prize The Reed Elsevier Environmental Challenge shortlist was announced today, highlighting five innovative ideas to provide sustainable access to safe water and sanitation. The winning project will be announced at the end of August at the annual World Water Week [http://www.worldwaterweek.org ] in Stockholm...
BENSALEM, Pa., June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, the state of Maryland passed legislation to provide more funding to improve the quality of the Chesapeake Bay, storm water pollution rates and improve waste water treatment plants. These initiatives are all in response to deteriorating water quality, a problem that ZeroWater is helping consumers address with its advancements in water filtration. A recent article highlights Maryland's efforts to improve water quality in the state....
Latest Drinking water Reference Libraries
Meltwater is water that is released from melting snow or ice. This includes meltwater from glacial ice and ice shelves over oceans. Meltwater is often produced during volcanic eruptions, and can cause dangerous lahars (landslides of wet volcanic debris). When meltwater pools on the surface rather than draining or flowing away, it forms pools known as melt ponds. Meltwater will often refreeze as the temperature drops. Meltwater can also collect or melt under the ice's surface. Sub-glacial...
