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 Items tagged: phosphorusItems Found: 26Manitoba Assaults PhosphorusMarch 30, 2009 - 7:35 am New measures were announced last week by Manitoba's Conservation Minister Stan Struthers as part of an aggressive plan to reduce phosphorus that promotes growth of algae blooms that threaten the health of Lake Winnipeg. "The Clean Environment Commission has sent a clear message that excessive... Categories: News, Western Canada MillerCoors Addresses Nitrogen, PhosphorusFebruary 10, 2009 - 9:14 am In an effort to reduce its footprint, MillerCoors has awarded Fredericton-based ADI Systems Inc. a full design-build contract for a new ADI-MBR (membrane bioreactor) facility for its brewery near Elkton, VA. The new ADI-MBR facility is designed to treat effluent from two existing anaerobic reactors to... Categories: Atlantic Canada, International, News Lake Simcoe Protection Act PassesDecember 2, 2008 - 2:06 pm Protection for Lake Simcoe took a major step forward with the passage of the Lake Simcoe Protection Act by the Ontario Legislature. The new legislation will enshrine watershed protection in law and require the province to develop a comprehensive plan to protect and restore the lake's watershed and... Public Clean Water Hearings Re: PhosphorusNovember 18, 2008 - 12:54 pm Public hearings will be held next month on how to reduce the amount of phosphorus going into Mississquoi Bay and Lake Champlain along the Canada -U.S. border, reports the Montreal Gazette. The hearings are being organized by the International Joint Commission, an independent body that manages water... Categories: International, News Party Leaders Urged to Sign Great Lakes PledgeOctober 3, 2008 - 7:52 am Environmental groups asked the leaders of the federal parties yesterday to put their name to a pledge to make toxic pollution in the Great Lakes region a top priority. The pledge comes in the wake of several actions in the U.S. to address the Great Lakes, including new funds to clean up contaminated... Categories: International, News, Ontario Ontario to Develop Plan to Protect Lake SimcoeJune 18, 2008 - 1:28 pm The Province of Ontario announced this week it is taking a major step to address the effects more than 200 years of human activity have had on Lake Simcoe’s water quality and ecosystem.Legislation introduced Tuesday would, if passed, require the province to develop a comprehensive plan to protect and... Categories: News |
