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Adriana Trujillo

Siemens Introduces CoMag for Industrial Water and Wastewater Treatment · Envi... - 0 views

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    Siemens Water Technologies magnetite ballasted CoMag System, which is already helping municipalities to increase water and wastewater treatment plant clarification performance in confined footprints, is now available for industrial water and wastewater treatment applications.
Adriana Trujillo

Disney Gets an A, Carnival an F for Cruise Line Sewage Treatment · Environmen... - 0 views

  • Disney Cruise Line is the most environmentally responsible line, earning an A for sewage treatment and an overall A grade, according to Friends of the Earth’s 2013 Cruise Ship Report Card.
  • All four Disney ships have advanced sewage treatment systems and three are equipped to plug in to shore-based power, Friends of the Earth says.
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    Disney Cruise Line is the most environmentally responsible line, earning an A for sewage treatment and an overall A grade, according to Friends of the Earth's 2013 Cruise Ship Report Card.
Adriana Trujillo

Evoqua Water Treatment Saves County $16M · Environmental Leader · Environment... - 0 views

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    Evoqua Water Technologies' water treatment system will save Washington County, Maryland, $16 million in upgrade costs, according to the county.
Adriana Trujillo

Heathrow Airport Saves $310,000, 130 Million Liters of Water Using GE Water T... - 0 views

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    London's Heathrow Airport has saved more than 130 million liters of water annually using General Electric's water treatment technologies, GE says, adding that its technologies also saved the UK's largest airport $310,000 in a year.
Adriana Trujillo

Effluent Continues to Pollute Waters With Nutrients, Report Says · Environmen... - 0 views

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    Effluent from water treatment plants continues to pollute waters with nutrients, but water utilities can shift to more sustainable model that goes beyond basic treatment and includes nutrient recovery and removal, according to a report released by The Johnson Foundation at Wingspread.
Adriana Trujillo

DaVita Reduces Water Use 14%, Smashes Target · Environmental Management & Ene... - 0 views

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    Dialysis provider DaVita, a division of DaVita HealthCare Partners, says it has reduced its water usage by 14 percent per treatment against a 2010 baseline, saving 400 million gallons of water per year due to operational changes and beating its target to reduce water consumption 10 percent per treatment by 2015.
Adriana Trujillo

Toxic chemicals in drinking water for six million Americans | Reuters - 0 views

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    Polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFASs, are chemicals used in nonstick cooking products and firefighting material and are known to cause health risks. Researchers found that 194 out of 4,864 water supplies in about 36 states had detectable levels of the chemicals, but most water treatment plants don't have the technology to remove it, putting millions of people at risk.
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Our water's newest threat: PFCs, and how to treat for them | GreenBiz - 0 views

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    The latest in water contaminates in this trend is a group of chemicals known as Perfluorinated Alkyl Substances, or PFASs (also known as Perfluoro Compounds or PFCs). Originally developed to help repel stains and improve the effectiveness of firefighting chemicals, these substances have leached into groundwater near factories, military bases and other sites where they have been used heavily. Several Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) solutions are available for treatment of PFCs in groundwater. One of the most cost-effective of these options for PFAS removal comes from coconuts: AquaCarb CX enhanced coconut shell GAC. It combines the benefits of an activated carbon with the high micropore structure of coconut shell, with faster kinetics comparable to bituminous coal.
Adriana Trujillo

Taking Down Big Food Is The Name Of Chipotle's New Game : The Salt : NPR - 0 views

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    Chipotle has released a short film that touts the company's ethical-sourcing policies. The video features a scarecrow who wanders through a "Crow Foods Incorporated" factory, is horrified by the treatment of animals inside and decides to open his own ethically sourced eatery -- one that bears a marked resemblance to Chipotle
Adriana Trujillo

Yet Another Way to Put Wastewater to Work - 0 views

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    South Africa, where gas and oil company, Sasol, has partnered with GE Power & Water to develop a new system for providing a high level of treatment for industrial wastewater that also recovers biogas for power generation. The new system, called Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor Technology (AnMBR), is transferrable to other industries
Adriana Trujillo

Cruise Lines Argue That Environment Report Unfairly Gives Them Bad Grades - Skift - 0 views

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    Disney Cruise Line earned an A grade from the group, which examined sewage treatment, air pollution reduction and water quality compliance.
Adriana Trujillo

'Toilet-to-Tap' Program Recycles Wastewater · Environmental Management & Ener... - 0 views

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    A second Texas city has begun using treated wastewater to boost drinking water supplies as the state struggles with drought. Wichita Falls is now recycling millions of gallons of wastewater, CBS News reports. The toilet-to-tap program ensures the water is purified to meet government drinking standards; the water is then sent to a treatment plan for additional purification.
Adriana Trujillo

This Algae Could Help Cut Wastewater Sewage Farms' Costs By 60% | Sustainable Brands - 1 views

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    Arizona State University Professor Peter Lammers and researchers at New Mexico State University are developing an energy-positive wastewater treatment method using a special kind of algae. The researchers believe that the algal systems ultimately could eliminate sewage farms' electricity bills, which can account for anything up to 60 percent of operating costs today, or even generate a surplus. 
Adriana Trujillo

GE's Advanced Cooling Technology Saves $52M for Natural Gas Platform · Enviro... - 1 views

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    Carigali-PTTEPI Operating Company Sdn. Bhd. is saving $52 million annually at its natural gas development platform in the Gulf of Thailand, while reducing water consumption and chemical use through General Electric's advanced cooling and chemical treatment technology.
Adriana Trujillo

Dow builds the business case for green infrastructure | GreenBiz - 1 views

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    For Dow, this natural treatment decision in Seadrift led to some $39 million in initial capital savings and ultimately translated into some $282 million of Net Present Value benefits and counting.
Brett Rohring

5 reasons the thirst for water technology will grow in 2014 | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

  • Here are five factors driving the urgent need for better global water efficiency.
  • 1. Population trends translate into bursting demand
  • The United Nations figures that 1.2 billion people (about one-fifth of the world's population) are challenged by water scarcity
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  • The bottom line is that water availability will be a major investment consideration in business expansion plans around the world.
  • Just one example from the United States: In Chandler, Ariz., Intel has negotiated a unique relationship with the city to clean and return water tainted by its wafer manufacturing operation back to the local aquifers. Chandler owns the technology to do this, but Intel has helped make that investment possible. Both sides benefit
  • 2. Sanitation, irrigation needs transform wastewater treatment
  • most wastewater is still wasted: in high-income countries, the treatment rate is 70 percent, but it falls to just 28 percent for lower-middle-income nations and 8 percent in low-income economies.
  • 3. Utility costs are rising quickly
  • 4. Distribution networks are aging rapidly
  • Overall, the World Bank estimates the annual global value of water lost by utilities at $14 billion. The average U.S. utility pours up to 30 percent down the drain through leaks or un-billed usage.
  • 5. Data centers guzzle more water
Del Birmingham

Chevron Waste-to-Energy Plant to Save $27M · Environmental Management & Energ... - 0 views

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    Chevron Energy Solutions will design and build a waste-to-energy plant at Broward County, Fla.'s wastewater treatment facility
Adriana Trujillo

Green Tech Generates Revenue, Transforms Wastewater into Raw Materials · Envi... - 0 views

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    A sewage recycling system pioneered by Applied CleanTech (ACT) is reducing a Dutch water board's operational costs by around $1 million a year while reducing sludge by up to 30%. ACT's technology is designed to help industrial and agricultural wastewater treatment plants transform wastewater into raw materials for plastics, insulation, pulp and paper, construction, bio-fuels production, nano-cellulose, and other industries.
Adriana Trujillo

H&M, Eddie Bauer, The North Face, Others Commit to More Responsible Down · En... - 0 views

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    H&M, Eddie Bauer, The North Face, Marmot, Mammut, Helly Hansen, Outdoor Research, DownLinens, Down & Feather Co. and other leading international fashion, bedding and outdoor brands have adopted the Textile Exchange's Responsible Down Standard, a third-party certification standard that can be applied to any waterfowl-based supply chain to help ensure humane treatment of animals from gosling to end product.
Adriana Trujillo

Trending: Wastewater, Algae Have Untapped Potential for Clean Water, Energy Generation ... - 0 views

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    Wastewater treatment and renewable energy production can be costly endeavors. However, if valuable chemicals could be extracted from wastewater, or if algae could more easily be used to turn carbon dioxide from the air into biofuel, companies could profitably pursue such projects. Researchers from Arizona State University (ASU) and the Chinese Academy of Science & Technology are working to make this possible.
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