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Save the date: On 10-14 September, the 7th International Contaminated Site Remediation Conference will take place in Melbourne
CleanUp 2017 is the seventh in the series CleanUp 2017 is the seventh in the seriesThe International Contaminated Site Remediation Conference, held every two years in Australia, is a well-estab...
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Devastating landslide hits Sierra Leone’s capital: Death toll rises to 500
The side of Mount Sugar Loaf in the Regent District of Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, collapsed in the early hours of Monday, 14 August 2017, after a night of heavy rainfall, destroying dozens of h...
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Earthquake on Italian holiday island leaves at least two people dead and 39 injured
A 4.3-magnitude earthquake hit the Italian holiday island of Ischia at 8:57 p.m. local time on Monday night. Up to now, two women have been reported dead, one of whom having been hit by falling masonr...
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China is clamping down on companies that discharge pollutants
They include feed processing, wine-manufacturing, paper-making and the steel and chemical sectors They include feed processing, wine-manufacturing, paper-making and the steel and chemical sectorsDuri...
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Train derails in India, leaving 23 people dead and at least 74 injured
‘Unofficial’ track maintenance could be the reason behind the train accident ‘Unofficial’ track maintenance could be the reason behind the train accidentOn Saturday, August 19,...
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GeoWorld reached 7,000 registered members!
Geoengineer.org is pleased to announce that GeoWorld, the biggest online professional networking site for geotechnical engineers and associated fields, has now over 7,000 active members listed from th...
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The Chinese South–North Water Transfer Project: a gigantic and complicated engineering approach to water management
The South-to-North Water Diversion Project (SNWDP), also called the South–North Water Transfer Project, is an ongoing Chinese effort to channel 45 billion m3 of water annually from the Yangtze River i...
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This powder offers an innovative solution to water purification
A small Japanese company has developed a special powder that could improve water quality in developing countries A small Japanese company has developed a special powder that could improve water quali...
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This artificial tree captures air pollutants 275 times more efficiently than a normal one
It was developed by a German start-up in order to fight air pollution It was developed by a German start-up in order to fight air pollutionAir pollution is an issue gaining a lot of attention, as it...
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Innovative and sustainable products made of seagrass
A Greek start-up uses dead seagrass leaves as its primary raw material A Greek start-up uses dead seagrass leaves as its primary raw materialA Greek start-up company wanted to create useful products...
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