Published on IDRA Global Connections Summer 2021 Issue By Dr. Mohamed Ateia, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University The recent estimates suggest that 5000–9000 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are already in the market taking many forms as varied as clothing, furniture, adhesives, food packaging, heat-resistant non-stick cooking surfaces, electronic devices, batteries and firefighting foam for combating...
Published on IDRA Global Connections Summer 2021 Issue By Dr. Marcio Jose, CEO of Aquapolo Ambiental Water is the main reason for life on Earth and the most important natural resource for humanity. But it is a finite resource. Less than 3% of all Earth’s water is freshwater, and only about 1% is easily accessible and mainly replenished by precipitation...
Published on IDRA Global Connections Summer 2021 Issue By Mr. Carlo Patteri and Mr. Jonathan Pressdee, Nanostone Water, Inc Water scarcity and degradation of water resources combined with increasingly more stringent environmental regulations are threatening the license to operate of industries worldwide. In many regions, decades of uncontrolled industrial development have resulted in pollution of conventional surface water and depletion of underground water...
Published on IDRA Global Connections Summer 2021 Issue By Mr. Graham Bateman, Chief Technical Officer, Hydro Industries Ltd., UK Predicted rates of global population growth combined with the anticipated impacts of climate change have been and will continue to be the driving force to develop ever more sustainable approaches to manage global water resources. What is SDG6 and why...
Published on IDRA Global Connections Summer 2021 Issue By HE Eng. Mohammad Juma bin Jarsh Al Falasi, Undersecretary of Abu Dhabi Department of Energy Abu Dhabi is committed to pioneering the paradigm shift towards renewable and clean forms of energy – this was one of the key factors in the establishment of the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE). With a...
Published on IDRA Global Connections Spring 2021 Issue By Dr. Chris Fellow, Senior Anti-Scaling Expert at SWCC, and Eng. Fredrich Alt, Professional Engineer Improvements to the Multi-Stage Flash (MSF) portion of the plant The Operations and Maintenance team at the Ras al Khair integrated water and power plant, together with the researchers of the Water Technologies Research Institute (WTRI)...
Published on IDRA Global Connections Spring 2021 Issue By Ms. Lydia Whyatt, Managing Director of Resonance Asset Management Value and price of water has been a major topic of debate at many global water related conferences. This theme is very closely linked with water reuse. For us, in finance, value and price are not philosophical or...
Published on IDRA Global Connections Spring 2021 Issue By Mr. Jeff Mosher, General Manager of the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA) The Inland Empire Brine Line (Brine Line), located in southern California (USA), is a unique and indispensable salinity management resource for the Santa Ana River Watershed). The Brine Line, which is owned and operated by the Santa Ana Watershed...
Published on IDRA Global Connections Spring 2021 Issue By H.E. Eng. Abdullah Bin Ibrahim Al-Abdulkareem, Governor of Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) SWCC vision for the future is transforming the desalination industry worldwide into a zero carbon footprint, zero liquid discharge industry where the value created by extraction of valuable minerals from the brine allows to cover fresh water production expenditures and...
Published on IDRA Global Connections Spring 2021 Issue By Ms. Nicole Richards, CEO of Allonnia Waste is a failure of imagination. For me, this statement–- Allonnia’s motivating mantra–- is the embodiment of a world full of possibilities to create the change needed for a sustainable future. Our operating thesis is to draw inspiration from nature, the most powerful tool we...
