Newsletter | November 1, 2012

11.01.12 -- Special Feature: International Water And Wastewater Edition

 
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From The Editor
A Billion Reasons To Invest In Water
  Some people fall into jobs or careers, but when you’re one of the world’s richest men, you have plenty of options. Ronald Lauder, the billionaire businessman and son of cosmetics icon Estée Lauder, has decided on water and wastewater treatment as his life’s next venture. Why water, with so many options at his disposal? I asked Lauder that question when I met him at WEFTEC last month, and his answer was somewhat surprising.
Featured Articles
UV Disinfection In The Developing World
By Real Tech Inc.
Clean water is essential for life. Nearly one billion people around the world lack access to safe water, and approximately 3.5 million deaths each year are linked to water-related diseases. The scarcity of clean water is most apparent in developing countries, where limited resources are available for water treatment.
Saving 65% Energy In Aeration
By Xylem Inc.
At a municipal WWTP in southern Sweden, a new aeration control system was installed together with a new screw blower and Sanitaire Silver Series II LP diffusers, in one of the two treatment lines.
Preliminary Assessment Of Water Quality In Haiti
By YSI
The Riviera Grise drains water from the Cul-de-Sac watershed, Haiti, which covers most of the rural areas along the flood plains, as well as areas that extend into steep hillsides. It also covers urban areas of Port-Au-Prince, the capital city of Haiti.
Anglian Water To Use Atlas Copco ZS Blowers At Wastewater Treatment Redevelopment Sites
By Atlas Copco
Anglian Water, one of the UK’s largest water and wastewater treatment companies — operating more than 1,000 wastewater treatment works in the East of England — has chosen Atlas Copco low-pressure ZS blowers to supply air to the aeration diffusers at four of its wastewater treatment redevelopment sites.
Featured Downloads
ABB Flowmeter Handbook
This comprehensive, 290-page handbook is an invaluable resource for anyone who specifies or purchases any types of flowmeters.
Brochure: BatchMaster OSHG Batch Process, Electrolytic System
The PEPCON BatchMaster OSHG is a batch process, electrolytic system. With a simple brine solution (water and salt) and electricity, you are able to generate sodium hypochlorite, safely and on-site. The hazards and costs associated with the transportation, storage, and handling of chlorine gas or highly concentrated commercial bleach are eliminated.
Case Study: Wastewater Recycle For India's First Landlocked Refinery HMEL — Bathinda Using HERO Process
HMEL is a joint venture between Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited and Mittal Energy Investment Pte Ltd, Singapore. This 9 MMTPA refinery, built through a public/private partnership, is located at village Phullokhari in the Bathinda district of Punjab.
International Water And Wastewater News
Science, Technology Looks For Ways To Provide Safe Drinking Water And Natural Energy
Headworks BIO Inc. Enters Egyptian Market With First MBBR Order
Veolia Supplies Energy-Efficient Water Treatment Plant For Desert Mine
ACCIONA To Build And Operate Costa Rica's Biggest Wastewater Treatment Plant
EPA Provides New York State $218 Million For Clean Water Projects
Groundbreaking Study And Online Maps Reveal Drinking Water Sources For 25 Million Californians
RWL Water Group Awarded $100 Million Contract In Central Colombia
Water Shortages Lead To Rising Demand For Desalination
ADB Providing $300 Million To Overhaul Aging Water, Sewer Systems In Sri Lanka
Regulatory Pressures Drive Western European Treatment Chemicals Market
Hungarian City Upgrades WWTP With GE's ZeeWeed To Meet New Environmental Regulations
Need For Industrial Sludge Treatment Chemicals Accelerates Growth In Central, Eastern Europe