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Electrodeionization, Revolutionary or Evolutionary Technology? |
Author : Applied Water Solutions, Inc.
Company : Applied Water Solutions, Inc. |
Electrodeionization (EDI) technology has matured since its commercial introduction over 16 years ago. Acceptance of the technology has been driven by lower costs, higher water quality demands, and improvements in the manufacturing techniques of the product. EDI has not been revolutionary but evolutionary. This paper will review the advancements over the product life cycle and explain the different product offerings available today. |
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| Worldwide Updates |
| Water Management Giant Veolia in India |
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As India's municipalities open up the barriers to invite private partnership for drinking water and wastewater management, Veolia, a 2.1 billion euro global giant in water treatment, has hotfooted into India through a joint venture with Doshion. |
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| A Drought-Proof Water Supply for Algiers |
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One of the largest seawater desalination plants in the world was officially opened in Algiers on Sunday by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and a senior executive of the U.S. based General Electric Company, which built and will operate the plant. |
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| Japan Announces New Foreign Policy on Water |
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Mr. Masahiko Koumura, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, seized the occasion of a Water and Sanitation Symposium, jointly organized by UNICEF, the World Bank, UNDP, and the Japan Water Forum to unveil Japan`s new foreign policy on water. |
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| Technological Advancements |
| The Future of Clean Water Technology |
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Researchers at The University of Nottingham are using bacteria alongside the very latest membrane filtration techniques to improve and refine water cleaning technology. |
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| Nanotechnology and Water Treatment |
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30% of all freshwater on the planet is not locked up in ice caps or glaciers (not for much longer, though). Of that, some 20% is in areas too remote for humans to access. |
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| Water World Awareness |
| Science Says We Are Turning the West into a Desert |
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A major new study in Science by a dozen water experts, concluded humans are the primary cause of changes in western river flow, winter air temperature, and snow pack in the past 50 years - and things will only get worse if we don't act soon. |
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| Water is Becoming a Growing Source of Conflict Between Countries |
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Around the world, more than 215 major rivers and 300 groundwater basins and aquifers are shared by two or more countries, creating tensions over ownership and use. Growing shortages and unequal distribution of water are causing disagreements, and becoming a security risk in many regions. |
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| Editorial |
Untreated water is likely to contain bacteria and microorganisms that may cause illness, and is one of the main carriers of water borne diseases.
However, researchers at the University of Nottingham are using a process called bioremediation. This process involves using bacteria alongside the very latest membrane filtration techniques to improve water cleaning technology.
On a similar front, the use of nanotechnology in areas relevant to water purification, such as nanomaterials and nanoparticles for water bioremediation and disinfection is being introduced in an article published by Prof. Eugene Cloete, Associate Professor Jacques Theron, and J.A. Walker from the University of Pretoria in South Africa.
Titled "Nanotechnology and Water Treatment: Applications and Emerging Opportunities",it is available in the February 2008 issue of Critical Reviews in Microbiology.
For more updates read the next issue of Water IDeaS.
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