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Waste to Wealth: An overview of the recognized resources derived from wastewater

By Dr. Neethu B and Dr. P. S. Harikumar, Center for Water Resources Development and Management Around 80% of the water we use daily for domestic purpose goes as wastewater. Similarly, a huge quantity of wastewater is being generated atindustries, quality and quantity of which varies with the product as well as process involved. Hence, wastewater has gained much attention as a problematic substance by large proportion of the population. As one-quarter of the world now faces water stress, the sole purpose of wastewater treatment plant is being focused to…

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Rain Water Harvesting Case Study: Center for Industrial Technological Studies and Services Mexico

By Prathamesh Gawde, Senior Product Marketer, Bentley Systems OverviewA technical institution in Mexico used Bentley applications to develop a digital twin of a rainwater harvesting project, which is expected to reduce campus carbon dioxide emissions by 32 tons. Updating Teaching Technology to Meeting Industry StandardsThe Center for Industrial Technological Studies and Services is an educational institution that offers careers in architecture and construction in Mexico City, Mexico. The institution wanted to update their digital teaching tools, as their previous software did not facilitate digital integration of planning, design, and engineering…

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RECYCLE AND REUSE OF GREY WATER – A CASE STUDY

HEMALATHA D. S. and SADASHIVA MURTHY B. M. ABSTRACTThe grey water includes 80–85% of household wastewater. The re-use of this kind of wastewaters is considered as an alternative to the reduction of clean water consumption.The main objective of this dissertation work is to study and design a low cost treatment of grey water and its reuse for non-potable purpose. SJCE Boy’s Hostel of JSS S&TU, Mysuru was selected as suitable site for the present work and collected the grey water samples from four different sources. The physical, chemical and bacteriological…

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CONJUNCTIVE USE OF SURFACE AND SUB-SURFACE WATERS AND CONJUNCTIVITIS CLOUDING THE FORESIGHT
-CASE STUDY OF CHENNAI METROPOLIS, INDIA

By S Sundaramoorthy, S Saktheeswaran and A Jayabalan Abstract Chennai Metropolis is a coastal city of Bay of Bengal dependent wholly on monsoons failing about once in four years and limitations of reservoir storages. Import of water from neighboring state is confronted by monsoon failures there. Seawater Desalination plants are functioning but 90 % of operating cost is subsidized. A study by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) during the 1980’s and again in 1990’s identified sub- surface storage in the city’s contiguous riverine aquifer extending to a phenomenal 150…

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Wastewater Reuse: Solution for Water Scarcity

By Mohammed Naser Azeez, Managing Director, Aquality Water Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Water is essential for life. It is the most abundant compound found in all living organisms and the basis of existence of the planet. Yet, around80% of the world’s untreated wastewater is discarded into the water bodies, rivers, lakes, ponds, and oceans creating drinking water pollution that ultimately becomes harmful to public health. The researchers are surprised that in decades, what they could not imagine, the new contaminants are now increasingly found in water that were previously unidentified, from…

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WASTEWATER REUSE SYSTEM AS PART OF THE SMART CITY CONCEPT

By Ran Kedem, Partner And Business Development Director, Reali Technologies Ltd. Smart city concept – backgroundThe smart city concept integrates information and communication technology (ICT), and various physical devices connected to the IoT (Internet of things) network to optimize the efficiency of city operations and services and connect to citizens.Smart city technology allows city departments and management as well as related entities to interact directly with both community and city infrastructure and to monitor what is happening in the city and how the city is evolving. ICT is used to…

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Global Handwashing Day – 15th October – Wishes from Sensus, a Xylem Brand.

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We know that handwashing is the single most effective way to stop the spread of infections. Yet, the recent UN report on Summary Progress Update 2021: SDG 6 — water and sanitation for all highlights that 29% of the world’s population lack basic hand washing facilities. Safely managed WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) is critical to leading healthy lives and the past few years have taught us the importance of hand hygiene.   Xylem signed the WASH pledge in 2019, and as a water technology company, we believe committing to the WASH Pledge is the…

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CLEARBLACKTM – A SMART SEWAGE TREATMENT & RECYCLING SYSTEM

By Rohan P Vyas, Huliot Pipes and Fittings Pvt. Ltd. ClearBlackTM is a modular wastewater treatment plant designed and developed by the Huliot Advanced Flow Systems for treatment as well as reclamation and reuse of treated sewage for non-potable purposes.The system presents the Sewage Recycling and Reuse as the best symbiotic solution complementing the optimization of freshwater resources in the time of ongoing water stress and saving them by getting polluted simultaneously by its untreated discharge into the river bodies.The development of the system draws its inspiration from Israel’s Wastewater…

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Flourish Greenery: Exploit TWW (Treated Waste Water)!

By Dilip Yewalekar and Manisha Kinge, Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd, Jalgaon IndiaIntroductionTill the end of 19thCentury, the Central/State Government, Environment and Pollution Control Board were not so active and serious in controlling, monitoring, and implementing laws and regulations on pollution and the environment for industries, municipalities, and corporations, in India to dispose of& treat liquid and solid waste in a systematic way without creating additional waste in a scientific.There was not much awareness / public domain available on the use of TWW water for landscape, green belt, and agriculture. It…

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Should Waste Water Be Regarded as a ‘Waste’ Anymore ?

By Dr. Mayur J. Kapadia, former Additional General Manager & Head, Quality Control Division, GNFC Ltd., Bharuch, Gujarat. Water – the sole lifeline of people and a precious gift of nature –is becoming increasingly scarce. In the face of climate change, our freshwater resources are at threat. One tenth of the world’s population lacks access to clean and safe water. The population growth, increased human activities and degradation of natural environments have put challenge to provision of safe and sufficient water to the mankind. Wastewater is often seen as a…

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