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Eco Factor: Water circulator improves water quality using solar energy.
The SolarBee long-distance water circulator helps improve water quality in lakes and other potable water sources, by creating a gentle and laminar flow over a long distance....
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global water issues are staggering. In excess of 1 billion people—about four times the population of the United States—lack access to clean, safe water, and 6,000...
made popular Jun 22 2009
In May, I went to Guayaquil, with sewage as my calling card!
Guayaquil is Ecuador’s largest city and center of commerce and shipping, located at the mouth of the...
made popular Jun 10 2009
Eco Factor: Water cleaner absorbs garbage and oil from the surface of water to keep it clean.
Freshwater sources are on a decline, and with global warming taking...
made popular Jun 10 2009
Eco Factor: Rainwater harvesting system made from recycled materials.
One thing that you’ll find in almost all developing nations is clogged drains and gutters...
made popular Jun 6 2009
Eco Factor: Solar-powered system extracts water from humid air.
Access to clean drinking water is not as common as people living in urban areas think it to be. With...
made popular Jun 6 2009
Eco Factor: Rainwater harvesting system provides water for gardening.
What good are rainwater harvesting systems if they just do what an old barrel installed under the...
made popular Apr 13 2009
“Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink.” This situation is particularly pertinent with regards to Zimbabwe as I was listening to the morning news...
made popular Dec 5 2008
Eco Factor: Rainwater harvesting and storage design.
A catastrophic water shortage can prove to be an even bigger threat than the rise in the prices of fuel and...
made popular Dec 2 2008
Peshawar city may be facing water crisis as the tube-wells in the city are drying up due to lowering of the water table in the area. According to a survey, conducted by...
made popular Nov 25 2008
Eco Factor: Cheap rainwater harvesting solution for developing countries.
We all know about the importance of water and the need to harvest rainwater to cater to our...
made popular Oct 31 2008
EcoFactor: Human energy powered water pump for rural areas.
A recent WHO survey found that about 4,500 children die each day due to the lack of clean drinkable water....
made popular Oct 21 2008
Every year its the same story and like every other time administration
has to face the wrath of the locals and yet they have no perfect solution to avert this...
made popular Mar 31 2008
The Chinese authorities expect that the water resources in the country are going to be depleted by the year 2030. Fearing the worst, the Chinese govt. has already asked...
made popular Dec 14 2007
Zimbabwe, the nation isn’t suffering only politically and economically but also facing a major water crisis. Harare, the Zimbabwean capital gets its main water...
made popular Aug 24 2007
In the past few years, the world has woken to the concept of biofuels in a big way. Large tracts of land and considerable policy space in both, the developed and the...
made popular Aug 21 2007
Though, China is a booming economy, the fastest growing in the world, yet its people suffer from lack of potable water. The country is in grip of air and water...
made popular Jun 13 2007
The industrialization, global warming and increasing populations are the biggest threat to natural water resources. It is expected that by 2025 the world population...
made popular May 4 2007
Global warming will pose a serious threat to Africa. The land full of water potential will feel the heat and it is reported that more than 20 African countries are...
made popular Apr 25 2007
Acute water crisis has forced the authorities in India’s Andaman Islands to fall back on the wells dug by the Japanese forces during the world War II.
After the...
made popular Mar 27 2007
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The House on Thursday approved $19.4 billion to help states and local communities upgrade crumbling wastewater facilities, deal with sewage overflow and fight pollution...
made popular Mar 12 2009
AP, Detroit
Investigators in Detroit say they have little to go on in the case of a fetus found in a municipal wastewater treatment plant.
made popular Nov 29 2008
Now, microbial fuel cell gets a new graphite brush anode, the use of which more than doubles the power output of fuel cells compared to the earlier...
made popular Mar 26 2007
Similar to a hydrogen fuel cell, here is a new device that creates electricity using bacteria for treating wastewater. Thanks to the environmental scientists at...
made popular Jun 29 2006
Imagine that the light in your home, which you have turned on, is powered by the water you flushed down the toilet! Yes, some Belgium scientists are claiming just that...
made popular Jun 1 2006
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Ty Murray, director of Environmental Compliance for Altria, left, and Tony Nobinger, wastewater operations manager, stand on a pier in the man-made wetlands at the Philip Morris Park 500 facility in Chester, Va., Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008.
