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August 2019 • Vol. 32 No. 4 • ISSN-0835-605X
Editor and Publisher STEVE DAVEY steve@esemag.com Managing Editor PETER DAVEY peter@esemag.com Sales Director PENNY DAVEY penny@esemag.com ales Representative DENISE SIMPSON S denise@esemag.com Accounting SANDRA DAVEY sandra@esemag.com Design & Production MIGUEL AGAWIN production@esemag.com
TECHNICAL ADVISORY BOARD Archis Ambulkar, OCT Water Quality Academy Gary Burrows, City of London Patrick Coleman, Black & Veatch Bill De Angelis, Metrolinx Mohammed Elenany, Urban Systems William Fernandes, City of Toronto Marie Meunier, John Meunier Inc., Québec Tony Petrucci, Civica Infrastructure
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There is still a need for strong equipment supplier associations – Editor’s Comment
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In defense of flushable wipes – Letter to the Editor
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Water system optimization helps Blueberry River First Nation
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Design and construction of an innovative effluent outfall in the challenging Muskwa River
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Ontario company invents new machine to clean produce and kill pathogens
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Air stripping can remove VOCs, THMs and C02 to improve drinking water quality
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Engineers surveyed about the impact of digital twin technology
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Waste handling trends that save time, money and environmental impacts
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Understanding plastic pollution in the Great Lakes
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Providing healthy drinking water could be the innovation opportunity of this century
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Quebec facility evaluates anaerobic digestor performance sensor
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The economics of cleaning and removing grit and screenings from WWTPs
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Switching to continuous water quality analyzers offers numerous opportunities
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Water and wastewater infrastructure challenges in a changing climate - Cover story.
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Improvements in stormwater management spurred by low impact development techniques
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Ground breaking technology converts waste C02 into high value fuels and chemicals
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A ‘mosaic’ perspective of climate due to natural and societal influences
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