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Tag Archives: wastewater
Antibiotic Resistance
Preface. Just a few of the many articles in the media on antibiotic resistance, which like climate change, will make matters worse for whoever survives Peak Oil. And it won’t be just bacterial resistance, fungi are now growing resistant to … Continue reading
Drinking water and sewage treatment use a lot of energy
[ Water treatment (drinking and sewage) use tremendous amounts of energy. Some of the statistics from this document “Water & Wastewater Utility energy research roadmap” below are: In 2008 municipal wastewater treatment systems (WWTP) in the United States used approximately … Continue reading
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Tagged desalination, energy, utility, wastewater, water
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