Tag: research
World’s Largest Companies Using More Water Despite Rising Risks
Companies are reporting greater exposure to water risks yet withdrawing more water, according to new research by CDP.
The report, Treading Water, analyzes water data from...
Innovation Cluster Launches H2O Makerspace
The Innovation Cluster launched the H2O Makerspace during a public event that celebrated World Water Day on March 21, 2019.
Catered towards cleantech startups,...
Report Warns of Far-Reaching Climate Change Impacts on Great Lakes Region
How climate change will affect public health, infrastructure, fish, wildlife, and the economy around the Great Lakes is the focus of a new report.
The...
New Research Shows More Nitrogen Enters Streams than Expected
New research by a scientific collaboration, led by the USDA Forest Service, shows that more nitrogen from rain and snow is making it to...
Gov’t of Canada Invests in Research to Protect Waters from Oil...
Six international organizations will receive more than $4.1 million for research projects that will help improve protocols and decision-making to minimize the environmental impacts...
UBC Study Compares LID Implementation Across Canada
In a recent study, researchers at UBC Okanagan’s Life Cycle Management Laboratory compared how different jurisdictions are handling LID implementation. The researchers found that...
Coastal Communities Losing Ground on Climate Change Planning, Study Shows
Coastal communities like Homer, Alaska, are losing ground when it comes to planning for climate change even as they’re already seeing its effects, according...
Tiny Satellites Reveal Water Dynamics in Thousands of Northern Lakes
Using an army of small satellites, researchers have shown that water levels in small lakes across northern Canada and Alaska are far more variable...
Researchers Measure 71 Inorganic Elements in Liquids Simultaneously
A method for simultaneous measurement of 71 inorganic elements in liquids, including water, beverages, and biological fluids, offers to make element testing faster, more...
Researchers Remove Mercury from Water Using Platinum Electrodes
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have presented a new way to clean contaminated water using an electrochemical process. The research, Effective removal...
