Tag: University of Toronto
Toronto researcher wins Mitacs Award for groundbreaking work to protect land,...
Toronto, ON - For the past several years, University of Toronto researcher Courtney Toth has been keeping a close eye on fermenters. But instead...
New Initiative Will Remove Plastics from the Great Lakes
The Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR), thanks to funding from Environment and Climate Change Canada, has announced the launch of the first...
New Research Aims to Support Recovery of Fish at Risk of...
A new research and habitat recovery project aims to support the recovery of fish and freshwater mussel species that are currently at risk of...
U of T Researchers Develop Sponge that Removes Oil from Water
University of Toronto (U of T) researchers have developed a new strategy to remove tiny oil droplets from wastewater with more than 90 per...
Study Examines Why Some Cities Turn Off Pipes at Night
For more than a billion people around the world, running water comes from “intermittent systems” that turn on and off at various times of...
How Green Roofs Can Protect City Streets From Flooding
Spring and summer 2017 have been among the wettest on record in eastern North America. And the world is watching Houston, the Caribbean, and...
Look Before You Leak
As the infrastructure deficit exceeds capital and operational budgets, the leaders in charge of Canada’s municipal water and wastewater assets and operations are being...
Good Vibrations
Crumbling asets. Rusting pipes. Leaking watermains. Musings about the state of our civil infrastructure usually come around to this type of talk. It may...
SERA Forms Expert Panel
Socially and Environmentally Responsible Aggregate (SERA) has formed its expert technical panel, which represents municipal, industry, community and environmental interests, to...
RCCAO Links Energy Costs and Water Maintenance: Report
Ontario consumers are paying $700 million per year for water that never reaches their taps.
A new study (PDF) released today by the Residential and...
