Science Water Research Articles & Analysis
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Case Study Description Warming Waters and Metabolic Rates As climate change continues to warm our world and its waters, scientists and researchers across the globe have spent years attempting to understand and predict the ramifications such warming will have on Earth’s ecosystems. Predictions can range from mild effects to the catastrophic, but one team of researchers are finding that a ...
The swift spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the globe has resulted in unexpected and at times, under planned for, impacts. In some countries, the outbreak has moved businesses to halt on-site operations and urged employees to work from home. The water industry, however, is quickly adapting to the new reality and leveraging remote capabilities to continue supplying clean and safe ...
If you’re reading this post, you’ve likely decided that testing for Legionella in your building is important for protecting your occupants. If you’re not aware of the dangers of Legionella bacteria, our recent blog post can give you an idea of why you should protect your building from Legionella and why buildings that have been shut down due to COVID-19 are at higher risk of ...
It has been well proven that endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can accumulate in river sediments. However, less is known about the possible remobilisation of sediment-bound EDC as a result of floods, bioturbation or dredging. A recent study, published in Elsevier’s Water Research journal focused on oestrogenic compounds accumulated in sediments along the German River Luppe – a ...
If antibiotics can’t work properly, infectious diseases will increase, and health-care costs will rise. A team of international researchers, led by Professor Zhu Yongguan of the Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, said the estuaries — areas where land, fresh water, and seawater meet — contained both ...