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 Items tagged: E. coliItems Found: 9Researchers Develop Rapid Test Strips for E. coliMay 2, 2012 - 11:47 am Urban beach closures due to coliform outbreaks have become disturbing signs of summer, yet water-testing technology has never been fast enough to keep up with changing conditions, nor accessible enough to check all waters. Now, researchers at Hamilton, Ontario’s McMaster University have developed... Categories: Features Managing the Ultimate AssetNovember 9, 2009 - 1:00 am "Thirsty cities will not grow,” says Sharon Nunes, VP of IBM’s Big Green Innovations, imparting wisdom she’s come across at the World Council for Sustainable Development. Water and information technology (IT), she says, is “about putting together a supply chain model that will present the commodity... Categories: Features History in the MakingAugust 10, 2009 - 12:00 am For over 250 years, the town of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has been associated with water. Located on a peninsula southwest of the provincial capital of Halifax, Lunenburg has not one but two harbours, upon which the town has built its reputation as a centre for fishing and shipbuilding. Many people know... Categories: Features Cold SnapJuly 27, 2009 - 12:00 am Just south of the Arctic Circle in the small Nunavut hamlet of Chesterfield Inlet—or in Inuktitut, Igluligaarjuk—a sewage truck dumps its potent—smelling load into a shallow hole in the ground about three kilometres from the community. The sewage seeps out of this natural depression in the bedrock... Categories: Features Cottage LifeJune 30, 2009 - 1:06 pm The wild streams and rivers of rural Canada look clear and crisp enough to drink directly from the source, but thirsty cottagers beware: the potential for water problems and contamination is much greater in rural areas. Rural water supply can often have close contact with vegetation, soil, livestock... Categories: Features Breaking GroundDecember 2, 2008 - 12:06 pm After five years, the Walkerton Clean Water Centre (WCWC) will finally have a permanent home in 2009. The centre was founded in 2004 by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment in response to recommendations from the Walkerton Inquiry, and has been operating in two small leased buildings since. The... Categories: Features Niagara Tries Chlorine-Free Sewage TreatmentNovember 5, 2008 - 11:24 am Onita Basu, an Ottawa professor, wants to eliminate chlorine from municipal sewage treatment using an organic replacement called peracetic acid, reports St. Catharines, Ont.'s The Standard. Grimsby's Baker Road sewage plant is the first in Canada to test the chlorine-free treatment, although it's... Ike’s Effects Linger in Great LakesOctober 3, 2008 - 7:11 am Although Hurricane Ike is long gone, its impact lingers more than a thousand miles from where it made landfall. Runoff from tributaries dumped massive amounts of sediment into Lake Michigan, contaminating the water, compromising near-shore navigation and raising E. coli bacteria to levels unsafe for... Categories: International, News New EZ Coliform Cult – MUG Bacteria TestSeptember 29, 2008 - 1:34 pm Industrial Test Systems, Inc. (ITS) has announced a new, USEPA compliant method for presence/absence determination of Total Coliforms and E. coli in water - EZ Coliform Cult - MUG Test. Each test consists of a sterilized, ready-to-use 120mL bottle containing a premeasured amount of growth media. To... Categories: International, News |
