Noticias sobre Netherlands
“Phoslock® can be used to manage the effects of current and historical nutrient pollution”
Based in Australia, Phoslock Environmental Technologies (PET) offers water treatment and remediation solutions to address excess nutrients in water bodies.
Deal with phosphorus pollution effectively and sustainably
The challenge of overloaded nutrient levels in freshwaters is a complex issue, but one that can be rectified with an innovative Australian invention.
Finding current toilet technology flushes profits
The waste flushed down toilets could be a valuable source of resources and profits — and easier on the environment, according to a West Virginia University engineer’s research.
Arsenic challenge unites water teams in the Netherlands and Argentina
Dutch collaboration helps bring innovative solutions to arsenic removal in Argentina. Promising results exceed WHO arsenic levels considerably. Water treatment solution has potential for other nations, including Bangladesh.
ADB announces $200 million goal for Water Resilience Program
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) joined with partners at COP27 to announce the ambition to mobilize more than $200 million from 2021 to 2025 to build water and sanitation resilience and security in Asia and the Pacific.
Submerged plants reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shallow lakes and ditches
Shallow lakes and ditches emit less greenhouse gases if rooted submerged plants are predominant instead of free-floating plants or algae.
Re-thinking water to adapt to a changing climate in the Netherlands
The Netherlands is known for its engineering to keep water out and allow farms and communities to thrive on dry land, despite about one third of the country being below sea level.
‘Game changer’ ideas on water and sustainability, centre-stage ahead of major water conference
Some 1,200 scientists, representatives of the private sector and civil society met at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday to discuss potentially game-changing ideas related to water and sustainability.
Vitens and NX Filtration start testing IJssel river water as potential source for drinking water
Vitens, the largest drinking water utility in the Netherlands, is starting a pilot program with NX Filtration, the global provider of breakthrough direct nanofiltration (dNF) technology for pure and affordable water.
Atos to migrate the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management SAP Core to public cloud
The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (IenW) has awarded Atos with a contract for the housing, hosting, management, maintenance and public cloud migration of its SAP centric IT infrastructure, as part of the tender ‘housing, hosting, beheer en onderhoud van het Bedrijfsvoeringssysteem IenW’.
KWR demonstrates NX Filtration’s membranes retention of PFAS
Dutch water research institute KWR, performed full-scale tests on PFAS retention of NX Filtration’s direct nanofiltration (dNF) membranes.
Yorkshire Water awards Netmore £47 million smart water metering contract
Netmore Group has won the Yorkshire Water framework regarding the delivery, installation and commissioning of smart water meters and LoRaWAN connectivity to Yorkshire Water Services in the UK for all new housing developments.
The Mar Menor lagoon in Spain is granted legal rights to help stop its degradation
The Mar Menor lagoon, on the south-eastern coast of Spain, has been granted legal status as a person by parliament, informs The Guardian.
Pioneering ozone technology trialled by Severn Trent for bathing rivers
Severn Trent is trialling the use of ozone disinfectant to create bathing rivers in the UK in a move that could help revolutionise the future of wastewater treatment.
ABB partners with Samotics to expand its condition monitoring services
ABB and Samotics enter a strategic partnership to extend ABB’s asset health monitoring services to harsh and submersible environments.
Barbara Pompili appointed new Chair of OECD Water Governance Initiative
The OECD Water Governance Initiative (WGI) is delighted to welcome Barbara Pompili, Member of the French Parliament and previously Minister for Ecological Transition, as its new Chair for the 2022- 24 period.
Global public braces for ‘severe’ effects of climate change by 2032, new survey finds
Vast global majority expects to be severely impacted by climate change by 2032.
What the world can learn from the devastating floods in Pakistan
Born in India and having friends from Pakistan, Auroop Ganguly, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University, has been following the news about the catastrophic floods in Pakistan very closely.
Pesticide exposure measurable through sewage water
For the first time, scientists from the University of Amsterdam and a Spanish university have developed a method to quickly determine the exposure of people to pesticides via the analysis of wastewater.
Sustainable water management: Groundbreaking digital tool gets a global boost
An innovative water management tool will expand to become available around the world thanks to a contribution from the Foreign Affairs Ministry of the Netherlands to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).