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 [...]
