The Town of Gilbert is a municipality in the East Valley within the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. With incredible population growth over the past decade, the Town is committed to maintaining high quality services and amenities while continuing to plan for growth and development. As the Public Works Department is key to providing services to Town […]
The municipality of Cordoba, in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, has a population of almost 205,000 inhabitants in 89 rural and 6 urban locations. More than 186,000 kg of municipal solid waste is collected daily in the municipality, which is equivalent to an average daily generation per person of 1 kg of municipal solid waste […]
EPIC-Africa formed a new partnership with the city of Mombasa following a series of trainings in Durban during early 2020. Originally planning to implement a mangrove restoration project, the city quickly adapted to the new challenges of the global pandemic and transformed their proposed initiative to address COVID-19 transmission instead. The county government called upon […]
Following a series of training sessions conducted by EPIC Africa in Durban (2020), Gaborone, Harare, and Windhoek (2022), the Gaborone City Council (GCC) and the University of Botswana (UB) began formally collaborating to address various pressing challenges in the city related to waste management and urban planning. To kick off this partnership, the GCC coordinated […]
The City of Peoria, Arizona, is a fast growing scenic suburb of Phoenix. Named the best place to live in Arizona by Money Magazine in 2018 and the best place to live, work and play in Arizona by Ranking Arizona in 2021, the city is well-regarded for its thriving economy and exceptional school districts. Founded […]
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The City of Glendale, Arizona, may have once been a small farming town, but it has grown into a bustling city home to a diverse population of approximately 250,000 residents. Known as “Arizona’s Antique Capital,” thanks to its many historic buildings, there is nothing old about the city. Glendale houses popular hubs like the Westgate […]
A proposed mechanical design for blue-green algae removal including a plankton net and a boat. This supports the SDG 15.1 because it aids in restoring the ecosystem in the Lower Fox River by removing harmful BGA. UniverCity Year Contact Info Gavin Luter Managing Director gavin@cows.org 608-261-1141 […]
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Blue-green algae is a dangerous toxin in waters local to Brown County. The blooms formfrom nutrient-rich water and can best be removed through the process of coagulation andflocculation, as seen in Figure 2. Once the algae is removed it can be utilized in many ways, butwith current technology, biofertilizer is the best option for Brown […]
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This report provides a cost-benefit analysis of the removal of blue-green algae (BGA)from the waterways of Brown County. BGAis a common but toxic bacteriaprone to rapid and uncontrolled growth.Itcan be found in waters around the world,includingthose inBrown County. These algal bloomshave become increasingly frequent and sizeable in Brown County and pose threats to human and […]
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As a part of the UniverCity Year projects aiding Pepin County, our Environmental Monitoring Seminar was presented with water quality data concerning nitrate concentration within the county. Pepin is a small county in west-central Wisconsin whose rural residents rely on private wells for their water supply. The integrity of these private wells is threatened by […]
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