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Climate Change Reducing Ocean's Carbon Dioxide Uptake
How deep is the ocean's capacity to buffer against climate change? more
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
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News BriefClimate Change Reducing Ocean's Carbon Dioxide UptakeHow deep is the ocean's capacity to buffer against climate change? more News UpdateIn Midst of Severe Drought, Australians Ambivalent About Recycled WaterOn Australia's western coast, the city of Perth is in critical danger of depleting the water reserves held by its dams. In response, the government is pumping treated wastewater into the Gnangara Mound Aquifer. Wastewater is being recycled in hopes that it will alleviate the stress placed on Perth's water supply; the highly treated water could reach homes within 18 months... more BRAE Introduces Configurable Rainwater Harvesting SystemsBRAE, a Watts Water Technologies company, introduces configurable rainwater harvesting systems for commercial, institutional and residential applications that can reduce water consumption by up to 65 percent. BRAE's commercial and institutional systems offer storage capacities of 200 to over 2 million gallons, and manage the filtration, storage, distribution and treatment functions typical to rainwater systems. Above and below ground residential systems store between 225 and 3,000 gallons of rainwater to meet a range of consumer demands. BRAE specializes in helping customers interface rainwater systems with building management systems and developing tools to showcase their investment and enrich curricula in educational environments... more GE Introduces Low-Energy Membrane Bioreactor Wastewater Treatment SystemGE has introduced a membrane bioreactor (MBR) wastewater treatment technology called LEAPmbr, which addresses pressing water quality and operational cost issues faced by owners of municipal, industrial and residential water/wastewater treatment facilities worldwide... more N.C. Hog Farm and its President Plead Guilty to Clean Water Act ViolationsFreedman Farms Inc. and its president, William B. Freedman, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in New Bern, N.C., to violating the Clean Water Act when they discharged hog waste into a stream that leads to the Waccamaw River, the Department of Justice's Environment and Natural Resources Division and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced... more Join the ConversationHave an opinion on a WWN news item? Then let us know what's on your mind. Just scroll down to the end of an article to read any comments and share your thoughts. Readers recently commented on:Portland Flushes Reservoir After Man Urinates in It TTI Study Finds Arsenic and Lead in Imported Glass Beads Preparing for 2011 Fabrication and Finishing Rules Featured Tweet from @EPonlineCheck out all the latest news online. Featured ProductsCheck out all the products online. |
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