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 Items tagged: University of WaterlooItems Found: 13A Bitter PillJanuary 12, 2012 - 2:09 pm If the brook trout swimming in Dr. Sébastien Sauvé’s laboratory tanks at the City of Montreal wastewater treatment plant smiled while his team probed their brains for effects from trace pharmaceutical residues, it’s possible that antidepressants were responsible. Not that Sauvé, associate professor... Categories: Features Groundbreakers: Speedy SamplesJanuary 4, 2012 - 10:50 am Although the technologies involved in water analysis are complex, they’re vital to ensuring the world’s supply of safe drinking water sources. Recognizing the need for faster, more accurate data, Canadian lab Maxxam Analytics and University of Waterloo’s Dr. Janusz Pawliszyn have partnered to develop... Categories: Features RBC Blue Water Project Announces 2011 Leadership GrantsSeptember 30, 2011 - 2:44 pm Thirty organizations, delivering projects in five countries, will share more than $4 million for programs that help protect watersheds and improve access to clean drinking water via RBC Blue Water Project's leadership grants. "Since we launched the RBC Blue Water Project in 2007, we have now... Categories: International, National, News The Home AdvantageJanuary 30, 2011 - 1:53 pm While we’re not facing a national water crisis, it’s no secret that this country is rife with water challenges. The Canadian Water Network (CWN) plays a vital role in solving them. Created by the Networks of Centres of Excellence Program, the CWN has a mandate to connect Canadian and international... Categories: Features Friend and FoeJanuary 3, 2011 - 9:40 am Urban roads and expansive highways propel our interconnected economy and mobile lifestyle, but a snowstorm can bring productivity crashing to a halt. Not to mention, icy roads and snowy banks increase the probability of accidents, threatening motorist and passenger safety. Road salt plays a major... Categories: Features Wasted EnergyOctober 29, 2010 - 8:42 am Across the country, provinces are updating Building Code standards—or implementing policies that would allow provincial ministries to change standards. Canada’s new building code, coming in 2012, will enshrine energy efficiency in its objectives, making the standard for all new homes much better... Categories: Features Helmholtz Academics to Visit Waterloo's Water InstituteApril 27, 2010 - 8:40 am Nineteen influential environmental scientists from Germany will participate in a water protection research seminar Thursday as part of a four-day visit to the University of Waterloo. The newly created Water Institute at Waterloo will host the delegation from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental... Categories: International, National, News, Ontario Playing Catch UpJanuary 21, 2010 - 8:08 am In water and wastewater treatment, carbon nanotube technology (CNT) has many advantages, such as reusability and therefore increased efficiency compared to traditional membranes that require frequent replacement. Nanotubes require low energy for operation, due to their hydrophobic nature and chemical... Categories: Features Water FootprintsJanuary 11, 2010 - 8:08 am Safe, reliable freshwater—and healthy, productive freshwater ecosystems—are foundations for a strong economy and sustainable communities. But the collective impacts of producing more food and fuel and quenching the thirst of expanding cities and industry are taking their toll on the Earth’s rivers... Categories: Features Awash with PotentialDecember 7, 2009 - 2:51 pm Jurisdictions around the world are increasingly recognizing that sound water management is the foundation for economic and community prosperity. From growing and preparing our food to recreation to producing the many commercial goods we rely on every day, virtually every aspect of our lives is interconnected... Categories: Features Advertisement
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