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June 2002 Edition The eco-convergence of chicken fat, treadmills, clothes lines and calories An unlikely blend of treadmills, chicken fat, clothes lines and calories has been brought together in a new form of eco-convergence. Down south, a University of Georgia campus maintained a viable heating system - including all its hot water - by burning 300,000 (US) gallons of chicken fat and yellow restaurant grease. According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, only a retrofit of a steam boiler was required. Thomas Adams, of the university's department of biological and agricultural engineering, says that: "In the United States, something like 11 billion pounds of waste chicken fat are produced a year. It's renewable, it's homegrown, and fairly evenly distributed throughout America. Moreover, it burns very cleanly, with very low sulphur and absolutely no odour whatsoever." See Tom's full commentary Also in this issue: Industry Update ES&E Publisher wins US award for drinking water coverage Water infrastructure neglect costs tens of millions and causes sickness and death Evaluating water supply security monitoring Serious health problems from toxic mould Ottawa completes "baffling" water project The benefits and drawbacks of alternative water disinfection technologies An innovative way to treat acidic wastewater Application services for internet-based management of drinking water quality Fast-paced tunneling job stops flooding in mature Toronto area Ontario to adopt Canada-Wide Standard for emissions of dioxins and furans Cement industry studies agricultural wastes Clean water could be fatal to this fish Fueling our environmental future Full-cost pricing from the front line water professionals Application of concrete pipes for underground stormwater detention storage

Water terrorism among ambitious range of topics presented at BCWWA conference At the opening session of the British Columbia Water & Waste Association conference, Vicky Husband, Sierra Club of BC, focused on the need for strong drinking water legislation that protected sources, as well as water. She said there was a need for transparency, a need for groundwater legislation, a need to look at all contaminants, and a move away from chlorine because of its damaging effect on the environment. Click here to see the full article. Equipment Specifiers' Guide Spotlight On: Instrumentation Quick-Link: print edition advertisers Comments? send them to the editor.

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