Supporting the Great Lakes at the University of Windsor
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 at University of Windsor — OWC’s newest member — have been tackling those challenges. And the university’s Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research (GLIER) has [...]
MANTECH’s multipurpose PeCOD analyzer
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) in water without lab facilities, harmful chemicals or the need for a chemistry degree. “It’s about getting a simpler analyzer that gives you the results [...]
Calling on all Ontario Municipalities
The Ontario Water Consortium is building a ‘Municipal Water Challenges Catalogue’ and would like to hear from Ontario municipalities. This catalogue will create a comprehensive map of the pressures and obstacles faced in municipal water management which will then be able to be cross-referenced with OWC’s platform and wider network to find the solutions that end-users are seeking. We look forward to your contribution to the catalogue as a new avenue to strengthening the water innovation ecosystem in Ontario. Please [...]