Water sterilisation in hospitals 19 Nov 2009
Hospitals are by necessity significant water users. A new connection method for sterilising systems is set to save hospitals an average of 4,400L per day. Angela Tufvesson reports.
Brisbane to go toilet to tap? 18 Sep 2009
Brisbane policy makers should take a leap of faith and advocate for advanced water recycling facilities says Philip Anthony, director of the Orange County Water District, who led development of the world’s largest advanced water recycling facility of its kind in Orange County, California.
Membrane water filtration 23 Jun 2009
Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL), a global leader in filtration, separation and purification systems and technologies, announced today that it has won a $14.7 million municipal water contract for the design and installation of a Pall Aria™ integrated microfiltration (MF)/ reverse osmosis (RO) membrane water treatment system in Manila.
Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize 2009 11 Mar 2009
Professor Gatze Lettinga from The Netherlands was awarded the Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize 2009 for his environmentally sustainable solution for the treatment of recycled water using anaerobic technology.
Cleanliness in public bathrooms 09 Feb 2009
New strains of harmful bacteria, pathogens and viruses such as SARS-CoV have led many to question the cleanliness of public bathroom facilities – particularly those in hospitals and aged care facilities where immune systems are low and the risk of transmission is high.
Risk reduction around scalding water 09 Feb 2009
Installation codes, product standards and technologies are constantly evolving to reduce the risk of hot water scalding in hospitals, aged care facilities and homes.
A new approach to water access 04 Feb 2009
After decades of apartheid South Africa is dealing with many social and environmental problems. The plumbing industry is keen to do its share.
Toilet to tap technology 03 Feb 2009
How do you get populations to accept that they will be drinking water that was once someone else’s sewerage – even when that water is now exceptionally clean? This is the task facing Professor Siqing Xia of Tongji University in Shanghai in the quest to solve China’s growing water problems.