BellingenNSWFeb 5

Corporate groundwater extraction from the World Heritage-listed Gondwana rainforest

"The rainforest dates back 50 million years and is linked to fossil flora that once grew in Patagonia and Antarctica."

The" "unmonitored and unregulated" commercial extraction or "water mining" at Springbrook National Park was having a "virtually unknown" impact on the sensitive ecosystem...The extraction of water from underground aquifers could threaten the region's ancient Gondwana rainforests, with regulation "urgently required".
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-05/water-extraction-caps-at-world-heritage-springbrook/106304388
#rainforest #Gondwana #water #WaterMining #extractivism #regulation #WorldHeritage #biodiversity

Strict caps on bottled water extraction urged for precious rainforest area

A long-awaited study warns that the extraction of bottled water from the World Heritage-listed Springbrook area poses a potential risk to the ancient Gondwana rainforests and should be strictly limited.

Mark van LoosdrechtNov 14, 2022
Meerwasser wird zum neuen Chemierohstoff #watermining https://www.pressetext.com/news/20221114002
Meerwasser wird zum neuen Chemierohstoff

Forscher der TU Delft betonen Nebeneffekt einer neuartigen Entsalzungsanlage auf Lampedusa

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Mark van LoosdrechtNov 14, 2022
Cooperation in EBPR systems with glycerol in influent for #wastewater treatment - by our PhD student @[email protected]
#watermining #nereda @[email protected] https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.119340#.Y3HnTYic1_A.twitter
Mark van LoosdrechtNov 10, 2022
Instalação Móvel de Extração de #Kaumera (KEI) https://www.avozdoalgarve.pt/d/instalao-mvel-de-extrao-de-kaumera-kei/66490
#watermining
Instalação Móvel de Extração de Kaumera (KEI)

O acesso à água, os custos energéticos, ambientais e económicos relacionados são um dos maiores desafios para a sociedade hoje.

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Mark van LoosdrechtNov 10, 2022
Instalação móvel de extração de #Kaumera muda-se dos Países Baixos para a ETAR Faro/Olhão #watermining @[email protected] https://www.algarveprimeiro.com/d/instalacao-movel-de-extracao-de-kaumera-muda-se-dos-paises-baixos-para-a-etar-faro-olhao-/47685-85
Instalação móvel de extração de Kaumera muda-se dos Países Baixos para a ETAR Faro/Olhão

Foi em junho deste ano, que foi realizada a primeira instalação móvel de extração do biopolímero Kaumera (KEI) a partir de lamas aeróbias granulares do sistema de tratamento NEREDA®, na ETAR de Utrecht, nos Países Baixos.

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