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The big highlights of the project are two cycling highways, one leading to Lower Austria in the south and another leading to Donaustadt
Sântana has only 11,000 residents, yet several municipal buildings will get connected to a renewable geothermal reservoir deep underground
With a decline in passengers due to Covid-19 and the energy crisis, among other factors, the city will focus on increasing the quality of service
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While the new health policy will fund the morning-after pill and various progesterone treatments, it will not cover condoms
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City officials found that simple messages about respecting residents’ sleep were most effective if coupled with the right presentation
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Sântana has only 11,000 residents, yet several municipal buildings will get connected to a renewable geothermal reservoir deep underground
With a decline in passengers due to Covid-19 and the energy crisis, among other factors, the city will focus on increasing the quality of service
The big highlights of the project are two cycling highways, one leading to Lower Austria in the south and another leading to Donaustadt
It will open its doors in 2024 and offer cremations and burials
The building will be on the site of Plato’s Ancient Academy
The city has learned a lot from an ongoing project for a solar roof on the Altonaer Museum
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The city has developed its own way to teach young people how to react when they witness unjust treatments
The city will supply and maintain 138 dispensers in public buildings
While the new health policy will fund the morning-after pill and various progesterone treatments, it will not cover condoms
City officials found that simple messages about respecting residents’ sleep were most effective if coupled with the right presentation
Helsingborg authorities say the trial run involving the laser is going well so far, Source: Helsingborg Municipality
A truly pioneering innovation, that, together with the implementation of DNA sequencing of bacteria, can transform public health management
The Swedish city of Helsingborg has 15 bathing spots on its territory, and it already provides a beach water quality forecast online to residents. However, authorities have recommended that four of the beaches be avoided this summer because they have frequently shown elevated levels of intestinal bacteria through measurements over the past four years.
On the bright side, they have also announced a pilot project, which will boost the testing of the water quality in a pioneering way – the measurements are done with a laser. According to the city website, this makes Helsingborg the first municipality in the world to try this approach. If it is successful, the benefits can be far-reaching on a global scale.
The site of the pilot project is Pålsjöbaden beach. There, seawater is pumped up to three devices. Two of them measure intestinal bacteria (E. coli and enterococci). The third is a laser. By connecting the devices together, the laser must learn what water with bacteria looks like.
“Most of the time the pattern of bacteria looks the same, but after a downpour when the bacteria arrive, the pattern changes. When it rained a few weeks ago, it was exciting to look at the readings. It was excellent that they showed high values,” says Elisabet Lindberg, beach manager at the City of Helsingborg, speaking to the municipal press service.
If the pilot project is successful, it means completely new opportunities to warn of bad bathing water. The problem with water testing is that it takes a long time. The water analysis for the presence of bacteria takes three days.
The laser can also learn what bathing water looks like just before it goes bad. With measurement data, current data and data on radiation from the sun, the goal is for the data to come together in a reliable forecast. Then warnings can be made even before the bacteria reach the shores.
It is possible, thanks to DNA sequencing to also understand the origin of the bacteria. The problem though is that takes even longer. The water samples from last year are still awaiting analysis, for example. Nevertheless, it is an important tool to figure out the source of contamination and take the necessary measures.
And according to Elisabet Lindberg, many municipalities are already paying attention to that project, which increases hopes for the future of water purity control.
It’s unclear when it will reopen
While the new health policy will fund the morning-after pill and various progesterone treatments, it will not cover condoms
With a decline in passengers due to Covid-19 and the energy crisis, among other factors, the city will focus on increasing the quality of service
City officials found that simple messages about respecting residents’ sleep were most effective if coupled with the right presentation
The city has a strategy of putting 10,000 human-controlled and autonomous shuttles on the streets by 2030
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With a decline in passengers due to Covid-19 and the energy crisis, among other factors, the city will focus on increasing the quality of service
It’s unclear when it will reopen
The city has learned a lot from an ongoing project for a solar roof on the Altonaer Museum
While the new health policy will fund the morning-after pill and various progesterone treatments, it will not cover condoms
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