Anaerobic digestion can be used to digest organics from all kinds of sources: wastewater sludge, livestock manure, food waste and more. And the technology is simple. Just create an oxygen-free environment where naturally occurring microbes can flourish and let them munch away. Today, most anaerobic digestion is optimized to produce methane, which can be captured [...]
The 2024 Challenges in Water Monitoring meeting, held on July 25 at McMaster Innovation Park, brought together leading experts, researchers, and industry professionals to discuss the latest advancements and collaborative efforts in water monitoring technologies. Organized by the MacWater Diagnostic Research Initiative, this bi-annual event aims to foster innovation and develop integrated water-sensing technologies through [...]
Following the successful Kick-Off Event for the "Investigating New Forever Chemicals in Canadian Water Systems Project", held in Spring 2023, a webinar was hosted by the Ontario Water Consortium (OWC) on June 20, 2024 to provide an opportunity to delve deeper into the progress and ongoing research in the detection and treatment of per- and [...]
The Ontario Water Consortium (OWC), in strategic alliance with Foresight Canada and AquaAction, is delighted to announce the submission of a Statement of Interest (SOI) to a prestigious National Innovation Ecosystems Fund. The SOI outlines our ambitious proposal for the establishment of a groundbreaking Water Innovation Network, aimed at transforming the water technology sector in [...]
On April 27, 2023, the Ontario Water Consortium (OWC) hosted a project Kick-off event titled “Investigating new forever chemicals in Canadian water systems”. A diverse group of stakeholders was brought together, including academic researchers, industry experts, and project partners, to share knowledge and expertise on the issue of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The event [...]
The University of Guelph is aiming to become one of the top research-intensive universities in Canada. To get there, they’re taking a One Health approach: a strategy that recognizes the interdependency of human, animal and environmental health. And a big part of that is water research. University of Guelph researchers at field work, collecting [...]
The Great Lakes have gone through many ups and downs over the years — particularly Lake Erie. In the 1960s, it was declared “dead” due to pollution and eutrophication. The ’80s brought invasive zebra mussels. Today, the region faces multiple stressors: climate change, urban stormwater, industrial contaminants and toxic algae blooms. Through it all, researchers [...]
As a finalist in World Wildlife Fund’s Nature x Carbon Tech Challenge, MANTECH is bringing its revolutionary PeCOD® Analyzer to the frontlines of climate change. It’s just the latest example of the technology’s extraordinary versatility. In 2016, MANTECH launched the PeCOD® Analyzer. The portable, nanotech-based tool makes it possible to measure chemical oxygen demand (COD) [...]
At the Laurier Institute for Water Science (LIWS), hydrologists work with toxicologists. Climatologists team up with ecologists. Biochemists strategize with public policy experts. Founded in 2008, the institute combines expertise found within a variety of Wilfrid Laurier University departments with the strengths of strategic external partners — including governments, environmental organizations and Indigenous communities. Together, [...]
The Ontario water industry is evolving. And so is the Ontario Water Consortium, with expanded offerings for post-secondary institutions and technology companies available through paid partnerships. Since 2011, OWC has been advancing Ontario’s water technology sector. We’ve established water and wastewater technology development and demonstration capacity at many post-secondary institutions across the province. We’ve funded [...]
