Delivering R&D with a difference at the Lambton Water Centre
In 2020, Research Infosource ranked Sarnia’s Lambton College the top research college in Ontario and second Canada-wide. The Lambton Water Centre (LWC) is a big reason why, helping companies optimize technologies, scale up projects and reduce operational costs since 2013. “Ontario is a very innovative province with respect to developing water technologies,” says Mehdi Sheikhzadeh, the college’s VP of research and innovation. But, he continues, there are very few applied R&D centres in Ontario — or even across Canada [...]
Talking tiny: Virtual workshop explores the game-changing potential of nanotechnology in the water sector
Today’s water industry faces many challenges — from addressing hard-to-remove contaminants in drinking supplies to making wastewater treatment as energy-efficient as possible, cutting costs and carbon emissions. Could nanotech hold the answers? Dr. Sushanta Mitra, executive director of the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, believes so. “We are able to utilize the surface properties in a much, much better way than conventional technologies,” he explains. That ability to modify materials at the atomic level opens up a world of possibilities. [...]
The impacts of poor water quality on First Nations
Photo Credit: Doug Diaczuk From Global News, article written by Daina Goldfinger, September 30th, 2021 In Curve Lake First Nation, illnesses from what’s believed to be related to water quality have been so systemic that some people don’t believe reporting them would make a difference, according to the community’s chief. Emily Whetung, the chief of Curve Lake First Nation — just north of Peterborough, Ont., — said she and her family got sick from what’s believed to be related to bad water about [...]