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Item Open Access Business Opportunities for Water Pollution Remedies using Microbiomes(2020-04-24) Bailey, StefanieWater pollution occurs for many different reasons, both anthropogenic and natural. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2008/2009 “46% of our rivers and streams are in poor biological condition. Poor biological condition can lead to loss of fishing and recreational opportunities.” The decreased water quality of the US water bodies is a growing public cost. The EPA has multiple grants to help municipalities treat water bodies and water treatment is a multi-billion dollar industry. Microbiome is a promising treatment option due to advanced processes such as CRISPR technology that edit genes to create the desired outcome. With the ability to create specialized solutions, microbe technology companies must analyze the market opportunities within the water pollution industries to determine if the research and development costs are worth expected future returns. This report will look at three water treatment industries; hydrofracking wastewater, wastewater reuse and recycling, and nutrient pollution in freshwater. The analysis will determine if there is an opportunity for a biological treatment in these industries and if there is a financial benefit to the R&D and commercialization of such a product.Item Open Access Improving Water Quality in China: Developing a Platform to Help Industry with Water Issues(2017-04-27) Zhu, Xinnan; Shen, Yu; Zhang, Wenyu; Gao, ZhihaoAgricultural water pollution in China coupled with new governmental policies provide opportunities for collaboration between industries and environmental service providers (ESPs). Last year, SinoAltas, a platform was established providing information and opportunities for stakeholders to meet and cooperate. This year, the objective is to identify a target agricultural industry, identify its water pollution challenges, conduct technology to promote cooperation between industries and ESPs. After conducting literature reviews, qualitative interviews of pollution experts and new governmental policies for water pollution, we identified pig farms as our target industry. We researched current waste treatment techniques in China and created equations to calculate the cost benefit of each technique. We also developed an online Search System to provide ESPs information, which enables farmers to select ESPs based on their geographical location and waste water treatment choice. Once search system and treatment models are posted online, our client can market SinoAtlas to increase platform popularity and user engagement by developing social media communication and attending industrial conferences.Item Open Access Remediating water quality in China: Creating a platform that enables opportunities for global private entities(2016-04-28) Fu, Yiling; Gu, YiyunChina’s rising environmental consciousness, slowing industrial production and gradual transition to service economy provide a great opportunity to coordinate different private sectors through market force to tackle the water pollution issues in China. SinoAtlas (sinoatlas.asia), a platform sponsored by Enterprise Exchange Singapore, was therefore created to allow farmers, environmental firms and investors to gather the most up-to-date regulatory and market trends while proactively cooperate to form water relevant projects. Web-GIS is integrated for project visualization. Through literature/policy reviews on potential cooperation modes, interviews with agricultural professionals and case studies on successful business modes, the fundamental structure of this platform was established. A SWOT analysis of SinoAtlas indicates future MP groups shall work on use engagements and adaptively improve the objectives of the platform.Item Open Access Wastewater Pollution from Petrochemical Refining Industries: Modernizing Treatment Technologies & Downstream Impacts(2024-04-26) Satagopan, Nanditha Ram; Furr, Tiajahlyn; Li, DiliThe Clean Water Act of 1972 was created to regulate pollutant discharge into the surface waters of the United States and aims to produce fishable, swimmable waters across the U.S. and eliminate the pollution of navigable waters by 1985. Over the last few decades, petrochemical refineries have expanded capacity and the volume and variety of the pollutants they discharge have increased exponentially. Through the Clean Water Act, the EPA is required to set effluent limit guidelines (ELGs) for discharge based on the best available treatment technologies (BATs). However, revisions have not been made since 1985 and standards do not reflect the advances in the BATs used by oil refineries. Our research aims to provide evidence to the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) to advocate for updated pollution control standards enforced by the Clean Water Act, identify possible explanatory factors for differences in effluent levels, and evaluate the impacts on downstream populations disproportionately affected by refinery discharges.