The fight against water-borne disease – one of the most serious threats to child health in developing countries – will receive a major boost thanks to groundbreaking work by an international consortium led by the University of Bristol, and supported by a $13 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Researchers recently completed a study demonstrating that taking local geography into account would result in water-quality testing that not only is at least as effective as current federal testing, but also less expensive, so that resources could be used to test for a wider range of contaminants in more communities. Their conclusion: Water-quality monitoring needs to be tailor-made for each community.
In Asia, rice is a dietary staple, but one that is threatened by arsenic contamination. The arsenic-rich sediments of the Ganges and Brahmaputra river filter into ground water – water that is pumped to the surface through millions of tube wells, then used to irrigate crops. But a new study shows that improving irrigation practices can reduce the threat.
With help from U.S. Army civil affairs officials, a village contractor recently worked to restore the drinking water supply for the Iraqi town of Sedamine and four surrounding villages. But the well drilling project brings more than just water to Iraqi villagers.
It can crush ice sideways and stay precisely on station to an accuracy of 3 feet. It can drill a hole 3,280 feet deep into the seabed while floating above more than 16,400 feet of ocean, and it can generate 55 megawatts of power.
Brayman
Construction Corp., headquartered outside of Pittsburgh, Pa., provided a
diverse range of products and services for the fast-track SR-28 project in
Etna, Pa.
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