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Tag: Water
Way discovered to produce hydrogen and purify water at the same time
Reading Time: 4 minutes Affordable, easily produced catalyst fuels a new process that could revolutionize off-grid energy solutions
Why is Canada ignoring starvation in Africa?
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s time that Canada wakes up and does more to recognize that our brothers and sisters are starving
Oil sands industry aggressively cleaning up tailings ponds
Reading Time: 3 minutes All six mining projects with legacy tailings reduced those volumes in 2021
A watershed moment – rethinking our relationship with water
Reading Time: 5 minutes Maricor Arlos grew up around water, but when she came to Canada she found purpose in sustaining it
Nanotechnology could significantly reduce industrial use of freshwater
Reading Time: 3 minutes Innovative collaboration brings freshwater solutions to industries
First Nations need safe drinking water now
Reading Time: 3 minutes After years of delays, mixed signals, lack of consultation and broken promises, delivery of safe drinking water systems is long overdue
Project aims to make water treatment greener, more efficient
Reading Time: 4 minutes U of A computing scientists working with Edmonton company to find out if applying AI to water treatment is a financial, environmental win-win
Common sunscreen ingredients dangerous for freshwater ecosystems
Reading Time: 2 minutes Research by U of A biologists shows detrimental effects on tiny water fleas that are fundamental to freshwater food chains
The economic case for tearing down dams
Reading Time: 5 minutes Spending lots of money on hydroelectric projects in the hopes we’ll need the power in the future is a mug’s game, even for big projects