[Global] UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission has published Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and Continue reading UNESCO publishes guide on desalination and harmful algal blooms
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Using green to combat saline: Testing salt-tolerant algae as a desalination method
[USA] In 2014, the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Institute for Globally Transformative Technologies released a report called Continue reading Using green to combat saline: Testing salt-tolerant algae as a desalination method
Solar-powered Ring Garden marries desalination and agriculture for drought-stricken California
[USA] With roughly 80 percent of California’s already-scarce water supply going to agriculture, it’s crucial for the state to embrace new technologies that shrink the amount of water Continue reading Solar-powered Ring Garden marries desalination and agriculture for drought-stricken California
Israeli startup harnesses algae to treat wastewater in developing world
[Israel] Only 10% of people on Earth have access to safe water, says the Water Organization, a nonprofit headquartered in Chennai, Continue reading Israeli startup harnesses algae to treat wastewater in developing world
Sea gliders to monitor algal blooms in Oman
Muscat: Periodic algal blooms hitting the Omani coastal waters is a serious ecological issue resulting in numerous fish kill incidents, terminations in desalination plant functioning, and causing problems for numerous tourists Continue reading Sea gliders to monitor algal blooms in Oman
PUB moves to protect desalination plants from algae in seawater
SINGAPORE — With the drier weather conditions of late, national water agency PUB has for the first time installed silt curtains at the waters off Tuaspring and Singspring desalination plants, to protect the plants’ reverse osmosis membranes from higher levels of algae in the water. The Maritime and Port Authority of Continue reading PUB moves to protect desalination plants from algae in seawater