Pfannenberg Highlights Thermal Management and Signaling Solutions for the Water Industry
A Broad Range of Products for the Unique, Demanding Requirements of Wastewater Lancaster, NY – Pfannenberg, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of thermal management and signaling solutions technologies, highlights its broad range of solutions for the demanding requirements of the water industry. Products include cooling systems that can withstand extreme conditions like corrosion due to Hydrogen Sulfide gas and signaling systems that notify employees of life-threatening situations like...
Skanska replaces wastewater resource facility sewage pump system in New York, USA, for USD 76M, about SEK 640M
Skanska has, as part of a joint venture with RJ Industries, signed a contract with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) to replace sewage pumps and ancillary equipment and structures at the Coney Island Waste Water Resource Facility in Brooklyn, New York, USA. The total contract is worth USD 108M. Skanska will include its USD 76M portion of the contract, about SEK 640M, in the US order bookings for the first quarter 2021. Construction began in February 2021 and is...
Consumer Reports & Guardian U.S. Find Concerning Levels Of PFAS In Drinking Water In More Than One-Third of Samples & Measurable Levels Of Lead & Arsenic Across U.S.
CR Calls For Stronger Drinking Water Standards To Protect Public Health And Offers Advice On How To Test And Treat Your Own Water YONKERS, NY – A joint investigation by Consumer Reports and the Guardian US news organization of the nation’s drinking water found widespread contamination with PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances also known as ‘forever chemicals’), lead, and arsenic, including a significant number of samples that exceeded levels considered safe by CR and other health expert...
DuPont Launches New Biofouling Preventing Technology for Reverse Osmosis Installations
The new DuPont™ B-Free™ pre-treatment technology reduces operational costs and boosts plant uptime and reliability. WILMINGTON, Del., March 30th, 2021 - DuPont (NYSE:DD), a global science and innovation leader, today announced the launch of a new pre-treatment technology that eliminates the effects of biofouling in Reverse Osmosis (RO) systems to reduce operational costs and to boost plant uptime and reliability. Biofouling is one of the most common and severe problems in the operati...
New Report Shows U.S. Water Utilities Sector Still in Early Stages of Digital Transformation
Findings highlight how data and technology resources will serve as critical assets to improve future efficiencies and operational performance. HAMILTON, NJ – Water utilities have been chronically underfunded for decades and an estimate from the American Water Works Association found that a $1 trillion investment is needed to meet the drinking water system needs in the U.S. To better understand how this industry is leveraging digital capabilities to its benefit in order to address these histor...
Wastewater testing finds SARS-CoV-2 in Truckee Meadows wastewater
University of Nevada, Reno researchers and City of Sparks staff collect samples of wastewater to test for prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 virus in the community. University partners with cities, county for wastewater environmental surveillance during pandemic RENO/SPARKS, Nevada – Sampling Truckee Meadows wastewater for the SARS-CoV-2 virus found a very clear upward spike approximately seven days before the spike appeared in the community in the form of people testing positive for the vir...
Video: The Digital Capabilities of US Water Utilities SmartMarket Brief
Todd Danielson, Informed Infrastructure's editorial director, interviewed Gregg Herrin, the vice president of water infrastructure at Bentley Systems, via webcam. They discussed a new study and report, "The Digital Capabilities of US Water Utilities SmartMarket Brief," jointly published by Dodge Data & Analytics and Bentley Systems, which established a benchmark for municipal water systems and the readiness of this market for digital transformation.
DuPont Provides Sustained Healthy Water Solutions for South African School
Community-based purification project at Reneilwe Primary School inaugurated on World Water Day TEMBA, Gauteng Province, Republic of South Africa. March 23, 2021 – DuPont (NYSE:DD) donated a multi-technology water treatment plant that will provide safe, pure water to Reneilwe Primary School and the local community of Temba, Hammanskraal (north of Pretoria). The area’s water sources are afflicted by high levels of nitrate and phosphate contaminants, making municipal water unsafe to drin...
Wastewater and Excreta an Untapped Resource To Solve Environmental Risks
The Bio-Bus, running on biogas produced at a centralized sewage treatmenet plant, UK. Photo: Wessex Water A book by Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), launched on World Water Day, reports that the sanitation waste of 50% of the global population is still disposed of without having been treated – posing enormous risks to both public health and the environment. At the same time, this disposal means opportunities are being flushed away; in...
Frost & Sullivan Experts Analyze Regional Tactics for Water and Sanitation for All by 2030
On World Water Day, explore key highlights on new technologies and business models leveraged by every region Santa Clara, Calif. – The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected the water sector. Operational resilience and economic sustainability have become key focal points of investments. The lockdowns across the globe have severely disrupted supply chains and labor availability for production; both factors have significantly hit the growth of the water market across the globe. As we cele...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
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