Across Europe the price of water has gone up along with higher European standards for the purity of drinking water and for the treatment of waste.

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Three main topics will be tackled, namely removal of particulate and colloidal matter within drinking water production and in wastewater treatment, and reduction of colloidal carriers mobilised from waste disposals.

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Treatment for drinking excess water is "relatively straightforward", says Professor Forrest.

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It aims to establish a platform for exchange of knowledge with respect to methods for characterisation of colloidal and particulate matter in these systems and to cover the technological aspects of particulate matter in different water treatment processes such as drinking water, wastewater and landfill polluted waters.

UNESCO: Water Portal | Water Events Worldwide

Water treatment plants in several states had shut down, contaminating drinking water and causing Americans to fall ill.

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