 Joint efforts against water pollution |
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Authorities call for provinces and municipality to work together to keep water in Taihu Lake cleaner
Authorities in the Yangtze River Delta are calling for cross-region environmental legislation to achieve better water quality in Taihu Lake, China's third-largest freshwater lake, that has been plagued by pollution for years.
Legislation is being urged for the Taihu Lake basin area that covers … |
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| China to develop low-carbon economy |
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China's top economic planning body has confirmed the government will take concrete actions to develop a low-carbon economy after it pledged to substantially reduce carbon intensity at last year's Copenhagen Conference.
China would include the low-carbon targets in the 12th five-year plan for national economic development (2011-2015) to build an energy-saving, ecologically friendly society, the … |
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| Water Technology Research Center participated in the "First IWA Workshop on… |
| From June 7 to 10, 2010, "First IWA Workshop on Off-Flavours in the Aquatic Environment in China " was held in Suzhou, the meeting invited the international experts on T&O who come from IWA, Chinese Academy of Sciences Eco-Environment Research Center, Institute of Hydrobiology, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Urban Planning and Design, Tsinghua Universit… |
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| U.S. Air Quality Standards for Lead Now 10 Times Stronger |
| Contact Information: Cathy Milbourn, (202) 564-4355 / milbourn.cathy@epa.gov
(Washington, D.C. – Oct. 16, 2008) EPA dramatically strengthened the nation's air quality standards for lead, improving public health protection, especially for children. The new standards tighten the allowable lead level 10 times to 0.15 micrograms of lead per cubic meter of air (ug/m3). "America's air is cleaner than… |
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| Wipe Out Lead Poisoning - National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week |
| Contact Information: (news media only) Dale Kemery, 202-564-4355 / kemery.dale@epa.gov (Other inquiries) Priscilla Flattery, 202-564-2718 / flattery.priscilla@epa.gov; En español: Lina Younes, 202-564-4355
(10/20/08) National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, October 19-25, is set aside to educate parents and children about the dangers of lead exposure, especially lead-paint hazards in hou… |
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| Small-system toxin removal |
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In the United States there are 142,386 public groundwater systems. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) classifies them as community water systems (CWS), non-transient non-community water systems (NTNCWS) or transient non-community water systems (TNCWS).The 40,000 groundwater CWS are public systems serving year-round populations and have an average user population of 2,200.The non-commun… |
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| Removing arsenic with a softening/RO combo |
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In October 2001 the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it was revising the arsenic maximum contaminant level (MCL) from 50 micrograms per liter (µg/L, or parts per billion) to 10 µg/L. It also proposed a research program to conduct a series of full-scale, on-site demonstrations of arsenic removal technologies. With EPA budget and Congressional add-on… |
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| Millions of Iraqis lack water, healthcare-Red Cross |
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GENEVA, March 17 (Reuters) - Five years after the United States led an invasion of Iraq, millions of people there are still deprived of clean water and medical care, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Monday.
In a sober report marking the anniversary of the 2003 start of the war, which ousted dictator Saddam Hussein and unleashed deep sectarian tensions, the humanitaria… |
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