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China’s Zijin ‘ignored warnings’ over mine waste water

Shares in China’s top gold producer Zijin Mining Group fell Monday after a probe found it ignored warnings over excessive waste water discharge at a mine where a toxic spill occurred early this month. (more…)

July 19, 2010 at 9:07 pm Comments (0)

Water pollution expert derides UN sanitation claims

Hundreds of millions of people that the UN declares have gained access to safe water and sanitation are still struggling with polluted supplies and raw sewage, a leading expert has told the Guardian. (more…)

April 29, 2010 at 5:02 pm Comments (0)

Wastewater reuse set to soar in the Gulf

Gulf countries are increasingly recycling treated water as a cost-effective solution to growing demand. (more…)

January 26, 2009 at 8:45 am Comment (1)

Water & Wastewater – review of the year 2008

The big water headlines in 2007 may have centred on the summer floods in the UK, but in 2008 it was the fallout from those floods that dominated the news. (more…)

January 6, 2009 at 9:07 pm Comment (1)

$35K grant for wastewater plant redesign

The City of Willcox is contracting with a Phoenix-based firm for the evaluation and redesign of its wastewater treatment plant. (more…)

January 1, 2009 at 6:51 pm Comments (0)