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Cortec Introduces CorrBlock Biodegradable Eco-Friendly Corrosion Inhibitor Block for Water Treatment

CorrBlock™ is time-release, biodegradable corrosion inhibitor block for water treatment industries as well as being friendly to marine ecosystems.

18 Feb 2015

Quest Water Global Announces Acquisition of New Patented Breakthrough Solar Technology

Quest Water Global, Inc., an innovative water technology company, and developer of the AQUAtap™ Community Drinking Water Station and WEPSTM Atmospheric Water Extraction and Purification System, announced today that the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Heliosource, Inc., has acquired a new patented high performance solar technology from the Hohulin Family Trust.

4 Feb 2015

Aquatic Resources Need Protection in Canada's Changing Landscape

The Tar Sands in Alberta, potential development in the Ring of Fire in northern Ontario, declining timber harvest and farming - human activity is transforming Canada's landscape, yet many of the country's aquatic resources remain unprotected, according to research by ecologists at the University of Toronto.

28 Jan 2015

Stream Biome Gradient Concept May Help Conserve Streams and Protect Water Quality

Kansas State University scientists and collaborators have developed a new method for studying a variety of streams — including tropical, prairie or forested streams — across continents.

23 Jan 2015

AWT Selects Abengoa to Develop Solar-Powered Desalination Plant in Saudi Arabia

Abengoa, the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, has been selected by Advanced Water Technology (AWT) to jointly develop the world's first large-scale desalination plant to be powered by solar energy, in Saudi Arabia.

23 Jan 2015

Framework for Assessing Impact of Dams

When dams are built they have an impact not only on the flow of water in the river, but also on the people who live downstream and on the surrounding ecosystems. By placing data from close to 6,500 existing large dams on a highly precise map of the world's rivers, an international team led by McGill University researchers has created a new method to estimate the global impacts of dams on river flow and fragmentation.

8 Jan 2015

Abengoa Signs MoU with Daelim to Develop Large Water Projects

Abengoa, the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors has signed a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) in Seoul, last December 3rd, with the South Korean company Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd to develop large water projects all over the world.

24 Dec 2014

Duke Scientists Develop New Forensic Tracers to Identify Coal Ash Contamination in Water

Duke University scientists have developed new forensic tracers to identify coal ash contamination in water and distinguish it from contamination coming from other sources.

17 Dec 2014

Rising Air Temperatures Cause Warming of Chesapeake Bay Region Streams

The majority of streams in the Chesapeake Bay region are warming, and that increase appears to be driven largely by rising air temperatures. These findings are based on new U.S. Geological Survey research published in the journal Climatic Change.

10 Dec 2014

Increase in Greenhouse Gases will have an Important Impact on Future Climate in Africa

New research demonstrates for the first time that an increase in greenhouse gas concentrations thousands of years ago was a key factor in causing substantially more rainfall in two major regions of Africa. The finding provides new evidence that the current increase in greenhouse gases will have an important impact on Africa’s future climate.

5 Dec 2014