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Singapore International Water Week 2009
Posted on 22 May, 2009 01:50 AMImage and Content Courtesy: SIWW 2009 
Singapore International Water Week 2009, themed Sustainable Cities , Infrastructure and Technologies for Water, aims to help achieve long-term benefits. You will find sound professional advice and clear business direction from various market segments to help you overcome tough challenges in uncertain times at SIWW 2009!
The event's flagship programmes comprise: • Water Leaders Summit • Water Convention • Water Expo • Business Forums • Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize Access the Event Schedule online here: Singapore International Water Week 2009 - Schedule Access Advance Event Programme here: Singapore International Water Week 2009 - Advance Programme
Phytoremediation - using plants to degrade pollutants (heavy metals) from soil and water - Journal of Ecobiology
Posted on 21 May, 2009 05:37 PMThis article published in the Journal of Ecobiology describes the technique of phytoremediation, which is increasingly being adopted wherein certain plants are used to adsorb or degrade the pollutants from soil and water.
Fluoride action network - broadening public awareness about fluoride: A resource
Posted on 21 May, 2009 05:04 PMFluoride is a major industrial pollutant, one which has caused widespread damage to fluoride-exposed workers and downwind communities. During the Cold War, fluoride was responsible for more litigation against U.S. industry than all other air pollutants combined.
World's poorest population, Bangladesh, suffers from arsenic poisoning
Posted on 21 May, 2009 04:40 PMKnow all about arsenic poisoning of groun
Why is dehydration so dangerous - Resources from rehydration project
Posted on 21 May, 2009 04:16 PMThis site provides information on the causes and symptoms of diarrhoea, the prevention and treatment of dehydration following acute diarrhoeal disease and the methods to be followed for rehydration.
The site has links to the following sections:
Bhoj wetland - experience and lessons learned - Brief
Posted on 21 May, 2009 12:39 PMThis brief on the International Lake Environment Committee site discusses the situation of lakes in the South East Asian region in the context of the growing water crisis and the gradual degradation o
Solar Water Disinfection: Resources
Posted on 21 May, 2009 12:04 PMSolar Water Disinfection (SODIS) is a simple water treatment method to kill any pathogens in water that cause diarrhoea. This website provides a number of resources related to the application of this method
A report on practical methods for arsenic removal from subsurface aquifers and drinking water systems
Posted on 21 May, 2009 11:43 AMThis report available on the Environmental Expert.com site highlights and discusses the practical and proven methods for the removal of arsenic from groundwater aquifiers and drinking water systems.
Guidelines for drinking water quality - World Health Organisation (2008)
Posted on 21 May, 2009 11:14 AMThis document published by the World Health Organisation is divided into the following chapters:
1: Introduction
2: The Guidelines: a framework for safe drinking-water
3. Health-based targets
World Health Organisation provides fact sheets of water-related diseases, their causes and measures for prevention
Posted on 20 May, 2009 01:16 PMThis site by the World Health Organisation (WHO) provides access to water and sanitation related disease fact sheets, which provide information on the disease and how it affects people, the causes, distribution, scope of the problem and th