Water Pollution

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Managers of a now-defunct chemical plant in northern Italy were handed jail terms of up to 17 years on Thursday for contaminating water used by hundreds of thousands of people with "forever chemicals". Eleven executives from companies including Japan's Mitsubishi and Luxembourg-based International Chemical Investors (ICIG) were convicted for contaminating…

UNESCO's World Heritage Committee has again raised grave fears for the future of the Great Barrier Reef, highlighting the problems of water pollution, climate change and unsustainable fishing. Authors Jon C. Day Adjunct Principal Research Fellow, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University Scott F. Heron UNESCO Chair on…

Key topics South Africa faces severe water pollution from sewage, industry, and waste. Nanotech offers tools like sensors and membranes to detect and remove toxins. Cost, scalability, and durability hinder nanotech rollout in water systems. Sign up for your early morning brew of the BizNews Insider to keep you up…

SEREMBAN: Police arrested the owner of a premises involved in the sale of fuel for industrial use last Friday to assist in investigations into a water pollution case at the Sungai Linggi Water Treatment Plant (WTP). Seremban police chief ACP Mohammad Hatta Che Din said that the 31-year-old man was…

Water companies in England are facing a backlash after figures revealed a surge in pollution incidents last year, dramatically exceeding targets set by the Environment Agency. Campaign group Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) reports a staggering 2,487 pollution incidents in 2024, the highest in a decade and a 30 per cent…

Soil samples were removed for lab testing Work by Nottingham Trent University in collaboration with Britpave, the insitu cementitious and concrete infrastructure association, sought to address concerns about the leaching potential of soil stabilisation. The stabilisation of weak natural soils using binders such as lime or cement is an established…

Mumbai: State environment minister Pankaja Munde moved a resolution in the legislative council on Friday, stating the state govt decided to adopt the Water Pollution (Prevention, Regulation and Monitoring) (Amendment) Act, 2024. Read More

One of President Donald Trump's promises upon taking office was to revamp vehicle emissions regulations established by the previous administration. That is now officially underway in what the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is calling the "biggest deregulatory action in US history." You can peruse all 26 press releases published…

The rise of Instagram and Airbnb have influenced Tulum’s rapid transformation from backpackers’ paradise to hotel-dense tourism hub...Read More