Source Water Resources
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River Pollution Is Causing Harmful Outbreaks Of Sewage Fungus In The UK
3/4/2024
The pollution of the UK’s waterways and coastlines with sewage is throwing its ecosystems out of balance. One well documented example is the spread of microscopic bacteria that can multiply rapidly into algal blooms, causing extensive dead zones once oxygen in the water has been used up. But there’s another pollution problem that has been largely overlooked, until now.
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Pressing The Public: "Would You Drink Recycled Water?"
2/27/2024
Though treatment processes can guarantee that water has been completely purified — to the point where it is just as safe as regular tap water — people still feel it could cause them harm. We have to remember, however, that people's beliefs can change.
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Arsenic In Landfills Is Still Leaching Into Groundwater
2/23/2024
Arsenic has long been considered "the king of poisons." Films such as "Arsenic and Old Lace" by Frank Capra and "The Name of the Rose" by Jean-Jacques Annaud illustrate the deadly effect that a high dose has on people. But when someone experiences arsenic poisoning, it's usually not the direct result of a diabolical plot — in fact, it usually isn't. So how do you figure out how the arsenic got into someone's bloodstream?
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Will Water Scarcity Be The Death Of Fossil Fuels?
2/20/2024
Water stress, whether caused by drought, access limitation, or contamination, has been increasingly detrimental for an ever-growing range of industries. Recently, a report by CDP, in collaboration with Planet Tracker, shed light on the significant impact of water insecurity on the financial performance of more than 4,000 companies. Of particular note are those companies in energy or energy-adjacent sectors.
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Mussel Fouling Prevention At Shepaug Hydroelectric Station
2/14/2024
While the population of invasive mussels was very low along the Housatonic River in 2015, the population was expected to increase in the coming years. Firstlight Energy, a subsidiary of GDF Suez and operators of a number of hydroelectric facilities in Connecticut and Massachusetts, was concerned about the detrimental effect the anticipated increase would have on the cooling water systems of the Shepaug Hydroelectric Station.
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Mussel Fouling Prevention At Parker Dam
2/14/2024
Atlantium's HOD UV system was chosen by the US Bureau of Reclamation to prevent mussel fouling in dams. The system adjusts UV dose rate based on water quality and has been installed in multiple locations.
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Aquatic Invasive Species Control At Hoover Dam
2/14/2024
In this case study, learn why Hoover Dam installed Atlantium's HOD UV treatment system to protect its cooling water systems from Quagga mussels.
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Moving Toward Sustainability: Perfecting Wastewater Pretreatment For Direct Potable Reuse
2/13/2024
This article will explain why pre-treatment is so important to direct potable reuse and the most important aspects of pre-treatment design.
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Geospatial Patterns Of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes In The EPA National Rivers and Streams Assessment Survey
2/6/2024
Both antimicrobial products and antimicrobial-resistant bacteria find their way into the environment through the release of treated wastewater into rivers and streams, as well as through runoff from animal feeding operations. EPA researchers are engaged in a variety of efforts to understand what happens when antimicrobial-resistant bacteria (sometimes referred to as antibiotic-resistant bacteria) are released into the environment.
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Agriculture And Pharma Key To Solving Micropollutants
1/31/2024
As the phrase "forever chemicals" enters the Oxford English Dictionary for the first time in 2024, and these fluorinated substances expand the list of micropollutants, it might be time for a change in the way these persistent environmental pollutants are tackled.