Hexavalent chromium is a carcinogen that was made famous by the 2000 film “Erin Brockovich,” which dramatized a case of industrial pollution that contaminated water supplies in California. A new study shows that Cr(VI) can slip into drinking water when commonly used chlorine disinfectants corrode cast iron water distribution pipes.
What if I purchase an early season ski pass– will it pay off with good snow this winter? Yoshimitsu Chikamoto, a climate scientist at Utah State University Utah had an idea to use climate modeling to help him decide. Weather forecasting targets a short term, days to weeks, mostly based on atmospheric conditions. Forecasting climate […]
There’s nothing quite like an infrastructure disaster to get the American public’s attention, whether it is the discovery of a drinking water system with dangerous levels of lead in Flint, Michigan, or a near-catastrophic dam failure in Oroville, California.
Twice a week, mathematics professor Andrea Bruder squats in the sewage tunnels below South Hall, a mostly freshman dorm at Colorado College. She wears head-to-toe protective gear and holds a plastic ladle in one hand and a to-go coffee cup in the other. Bruder hovers above an opening in a large metal pipe and patiently […]
Conceptually it makes a lot of sense to farmers and oil producers alike: Use the latest filtration technology to turn one of Kern’s most troublesome waste streams — oilfield produced water — into a safe irrigation source. For decades it’s been done on a relatively small scale near Bakersfield, and recent studies confirm it doesn’t threaten crop […]
The first large-scale study of the risks that countries face from dependence on water, energy and land resources has found that globalisation may be decreasing, rather than increasing, the security of global supply chains.
Pipes Could Release Toxic Chromium Into Tap Water
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Chemical & Engineering Newsby Janet PelleyHexavalent chromium is a carcinogen that was made famous by the 2000 film “Erin Brockovich,” which dramatized a case of industrial pollution that contaminated water supplies in California. A new study shows that Cr(VI) can slip into drinking water when commonly used chlorine disinfectants corrode cast iron water distribution pipes.
Forecasting Water Supply in Colorado River May Benefit Water Resource Management
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Utah Public Radioby Harriet CornachioneWhat if I purchase an early season ski pass– will it pay off with good snow this winter? Yoshimitsu Chikamoto, a climate scientist at Utah State University Utah had an idea to use climate modeling to help him decide. Weather forecasting targets a short term, days to weeks, mostly based on atmospheric conditions. Forecasting climate […]
Disasters Waiting to Happen: 5 Major Infrastructure Projects in Need of Repair
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Construction Diveby Kim SloweyThere’s nothing quite like an infrastructure disaster to get the American public’s attention, whether it is the discovery of a drinking water system with dangerous levels of lead in Flint, Michigan, or a near-catastrophic dam failure in Oroville, California.
Testing in an Effort to Flush Out the Coronavirus
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /NPRby Elissa NadwornyTwice a week, mathematics professor Andrea Bruder squats in the sewage tunnels below South Hall, a mostly freshman dorm at Colorado College. She wears head-to-toe protective gear and holds a plastic ladle in one hand and a to-go coffee cup in the other. Bruder hovers above an opening in a large metal pipe and patiently […]
Oilfield Wastewater Slowly Gains Value in Agriculture
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Bakersfield Californianby John CoxConceptually it makes a lot of sense to farmers and oil producers alike: Use the latest filtration technology to turn one of Kern’s most troublesome waste streams — oilfield produced water — into a safe irrigation source. For decades it’s been done on a relatively small scale near Bakersfield, and recent studies confirm it doesn’t threaten crop […]
Globalized Economy Making Water, Energy and Land Insecurity Worse: Study
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /Phys.Orgby University of CambridgeThe first large-scale study of the risks that countries face from dependence on water, energy and land resources has found that globalisation may be decreasing, rather than increasing, the security of global supply chains.