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Veolia Water Technologies announces €20m investment in regeneration facility and new mobile assets
Veolia Water Technologies, a subsidiary of the Veolia group and leading specialist in water treatment, has invested 20 million euros in the development and construction of a new regeneration and recycling service centre with mobile water treatment technologies and assets in Heinsberg, near Düsseldorf, Germany.
European colonization accelerated soil erosion and alluvium accumulation in North America
Rates of soil erosion and alluvium accumulation in North America accelerated 10-fold after Europeans colonized the continent, according to new research carried out by scientists from China, Belgium, and USA.
Scientists create polymers to detect banned substances in wastewater
Molecularly imprinted polymers, which have been created with the participation of a SUSU scientist, have become a base for a unique sensor detecting banned substances in wastewater.
LINKS strengthens disaster resilience through social media and crowdsourcing technologies
The project brings together 15 participating organisations and 2 associated partners across Europe and beyond, to investigate how social media and crowdsourcing can be used in disaster management processes.
EU-funded international project PathoCERT launched
During emergency response operations, first responders are at risk of being exposed to dangerous pathogens (such as norovirus, e.
EU creates a pan-European Umbrella study for early coronavirus detection in wastewater
Wastewater has emerged as a reliable indicator of the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the population, while being itself not a source of infection.
Taps run dry in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant
Threats of water shortages in the Belgian region of Flanders have now become real in a number of municipalities in the province of Flemish Brabant, next to Brussels, informs The Brussels Times.
EU warns Belgium, Greece and Sweden to comply with rules for treating urban waste water
The European Commission has urged Belgium, Greece, and Sweden to ensure that urban waste water is adequately collected and treated, as required by Directive 91/271/EEC on the treatment of urban waste water.
Ovarro: Servelec Technologies and Primayer unite under one brand and one name
A new word enters the water technology lexicon on 12 March with a bold rebrand by Servelec Technologies and recent acquisition, leak detection specialist Primayer.
UN report highlights increasing signs and impacts of climate change in atmosphere, land and oceans
The tell-tale physical signs of climate change such as increasing land and ocean heat, accelerating sea level rise and melting ice are highlighted in a new report compiled by the World Meteorological Organization and an extensive network of partners.
Schneider Electric included in Top 50 for The Diversity Leaders 2020 ranking by Financial Times
Schneider Electric recognized by Financial Times in its inaugural ranking for Diversity and Inclusion. Schneider Electric’s relentless commitment to be an inclusive and diverse company has resulted in it being one of the top companies in its Industry sector.
What makes a smart city smart?
A smart city integrates its utilities and services into a unified system to improve efficiency, reduce operating costs and lower its carbon footprint.
Why does Europe need to limit climate change and adapt to its impacts?
Europe’s many regions are expected to face worsening impacts of climate change over the next decades.
France designates Vallées de la Scarpe
France has designated a large Wetland of International Importance covering over 27,000 hectares in the Hauts-de-France region.
Peers sought to build urban resilience platform
A new peer-to-peer platform is helping municipalities and water utilities find reliable innovative solutions to their infrastructure resilience challenges.
O. Savalli: “The evolution of TecnoConverting in France has been very fast over the past 2 years”
In early 2018, the Spanish engineering company TecnoConverting Engineering announced the creation of its French branch TecnoConverting France, in order to offer a better service and assistance to its clients in 'la Gaule', thus consolidating its international expansion, which started two years earlier in Portugal.
Smart water cycle management in Europe
Thanks to the digital transformation tools of Schneider, water operators in Europe will be better able to address the sector's challenges in the coming years, such as ageing infrastructure and the consequences of climate change.
A tour of water management in Europe
Even though the Water Framework Directive (WFD) was born to address the need to harmonise actions in the field of water management in the European Union, water resources protection and management extend beyond the national boundaries of Member States.
Water governance: could less sometimes be more?
Researchers from UNIGE and UNIL analysed water governance in six European countries from 1750 onwards.
Water and sewage projects in Middle East and Africa worth $133bn, says new report
A new report by Research and Markets estimates that the total pipeline of water and sewage construction projects in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) will be approximately $133.2 billion, of which $19,1 billion was spent in 2019 and $30.8 billion will be allocated in 2020.