Sarah Purnell, University of Brighton and James Edward Ebdon, University of Brighton The UK has around 1,500 individual river systems, totalling over 200,000 km in length. It’s common for sewers here to accept both untreated human waste and rain water in a combined system. Water and sewerage companies are permitted to release this wastewater into… Continue reading Sewage pollution: our research reveals the scale of England’s growing problem
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Waste brine – ecological problem or economic opportunity?
UN researchers point out that the environmental problem of excess brine could instead present economic opportunities in fish farming and agriculture.
India needs big policy push for treatment and reuse of urban wastewater
News of water scarcity fuels a lot of hue and cry in the nation, however when it comes to discussions about solutions we find very less engagement of people across all the sections of the society. It is an irony that when the Niti Ayog released its Composite Water Management Index (CWMI) 2018, the scary… Continue reading India needs big policy push for treatment and reuse of urban wastewater
Indian Cities need to have River Pollution Abatement Plans and Task Forces
Cities need to increase treatment, recycling and reuse of wastewater to reduce the amount of untreated wastewater discharged into freshwater bodies by at least 50 per cent by 2030. Ever since the new government at centre came to power, the name of the Ministry of Water Resources was changed to give special emphasis to Ganga,… Continue reading Indian Cities need to have River Pollution Abatement Plans and Task Forces
When the cities sink, what’s the water that stinks?
Water that inundates our cities, when they flood due to extreme precipitation events or otherwise, is a complex mix of pollutants including faecal sludge, chemical contaminants and many more hazardous substances. While it is essential to work towards making our cities flood resilient, it’s also vital to plan for better wastewater management. New norm: living… Continue reading When the cities sink, what’s the water that stinks?
Untreated wastewater from cities expose 885 million people to severe health risks globally
Advanced modelling methods helped determining that 65 per cent of all irrigated areas within 40 kilometres downstream from urban centres worldwide are affected by major wastewater flows Next time when you are lured by the healthy looking fresh vegetables being sold in urban limits or periphery areas, don’t just jump into them. They could have… Continue reading Untreated wastewater from cities expose 885 million people to severe health risks globally
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