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How Fertilizer Is Poisoning the Water Supply of 400,000 People
2014-08-04 12:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Motherboard: Coinciding with the return of a prodigal Cavalier, it's possible that many in northern Ohio didn't give second thought to a warning from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that this summer would be another bad one for toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie. But there's no remaining ignorant about the situation now. Fueled on fertilizer and warm weather, the toxic algae has been blooming like crazy, making 2014 a bad year for anyone around the lake, the fish in it, and the 400,000 people...
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Reliable Power Supply Complying with EN 50155 for Railway Applications
2014-08-04 10:37:00| Railway Technology
MEN Mikro Elektronik has launched two power supply units, the PU20 DC unit and the PU21 AC unit, for reliable computer power sourcing required in onboard or wayside railway applications, as well as other harsh environment applications.
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JBT AeroTech wins equipment supply contract for Wichita Airport
2014-08-04 01:00:00| Airport Technology
Airport solutions provider JBT AeroTech has secured an equipment supply contract from Wichita Airport Authority in the US.
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Toledo Residents Cut Off From Water Supply After Tests Show Toxins
2014-08-03 07:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Long lines formed at water distribution centers and store shelves were quickly emptied of bottled water after Ohio's fourth-largest city told residents not to drink from its water supply that was fouled by toxins possibly from algae on Lake Erie. The warning effectively cut off the water supply to 400,000 people in Toledo, most of its suburbs and a few areas in southeastern Michigan. Worried residents told not to drink, brush their teeth or wash dishes with the water emptied store shelves and...
Could supply all of California with water if we fixed our leaky pipes
2014-08-02 02:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: As if California didnt already have enough water issues to worry about right now, last week Los Angeles lost more than 20 million gallons a days worth for at least 100,000 people when a pipe that was installed a century ago finally broke. But it turns out geriatric pipes arent just a problem for the City of Angels. Aging infrastructure means that nationwide, pipes hemorrhage seven billion gallons of treated drinking water each day; enough to meet the daily water needs of the entire state of...
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