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Alternative To Spreading Biosolids On Farmland Presented In Merritt

In the past year or so, a lot of people in the Merritt area have learned more about Biosolids than they ever imagined.
 
This afternoon, there's another learning opportunity.
 
Biosolids are the waste collected from sewage treatment facilities.
 
In Merritt, there's an ongoing controversy about spreading them on agricultural land.
 
Now, a company called Emergent Waste Solutions has come forward with an alternative.
 
It's a technology called Pyrolysis.
 
The company's CEO, Kevin Hull is holding a public meeting in Merritt, to explain how it works.
 
Source : CBC

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Finding a Balance of Innovation and Regulation - Dr. Peter Facchini

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Regulations help markets and industry exist on level playing fields, keeping consumers safe and innovation from going too far. However, incredibly strict regulations can stunt innovation and cause entire industries to wither away. Dr. Peter James Facchini brings his perspective on how existing regulations have slowed the advancement of medical developments within Canada. Given the international concern of opium poppy’s illicit potential, Health Canada must abide by this global policy. But with modern technology pushing the development of many pharmaceuticals to being grown via fermentation, is it time to reconsider the rules?

Dr. Peter James Facchini leads research into the metabolic biochemistry in opium poppy at the University of Calgary. For more than 30 years, his work has contributed to the increased availability of benzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthetic genes to assist in the creation of morphine for pharmaceutical use. Dr. Facchini completed his B.Sc. and Ph.D. in Biological Sciences at the University of Toronto before completing Postdoctoral Fellowships in Biochemistry at the University of Kentucky in 1992 & Université de Montréal in 1995.