SDG 6: CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION – Sustainable Development Goals

Water-conscious building standards

By: Operations Department
Published in:
SDGs : SDG 06 | Units: Administration | Time: 2022 | Link
Description: The university’s water management strategy entails enhancing water use efficiency, promoting responsible water usage, and substituting traditional non-potable water sources with sustainable alternatives . All construction and renovation projects at the university adhere to water efficiency standards for fixtures and appliances (SDG 6.3.4). (more…)

List of drinking water solutions by types and locations throughout the University campuses

By: Operations Department; Mayim4u – health in every sip; “Tami 4” (by Strauss)
Published in:
SDGs : SDG 06 | Units: Administration | Time: 2019 | Link
Description: University of Haifa uses the services of the two of most renowned companies in Israel in the field of drinking water solutions “Mayim4u – health in every sip” and “Tami 4” (by Strauss). “Mayim4u” specializes on water devices – water coolers, filters, purifiers, reverse osmosis and other drinking solutions. “Tami 4” (by Strauss) distributes water bars and dispencers. The document attached lists the types of stainless steel water coolers and water dispencers installed in all of the University campuses. (more…)

Report on the concentration of backflow prevention devices on campus – updated 2022

By: Daniel and Michael: consulting, service, repair and maintenance of backflow prevention devices Ltd.
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SDGs : SDG 06 | Units: Administration | Time: 2022 | Link
Description: The university adheres to a set of guidelines and standards for water discharges on campus. In order to comply with these standards, it operates periodic water quality tests that are performed by external expert companies. Attached is a report on the concentration of backflow prevention devices on campus, updated for 2022, issued by Daniel and Michael: consulting, service, repair and maintenance of backflow prevention devices Ltd. (more…)

Drinking water quality tests results – updated 2023

By: Institute for Food Microbiology and Consumer Goods LTD., ISO/IEC 17025, No. 0026
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SDGs : SDG 06 | Units: Administration | Time: 2023 | Link
Description: The university adheres to a set of guidelines and standards for water discharges on campus. In order to comply with these standards, it operates periodic water quality tests that are performed by external expert companies. Institute for Food Microbiology and Consumer Goods Ltd., accredited by Israel Laboratory Accreditation Authority (ISRAC), ISO/IEC 17025, No. 0026, conducted a microbiological water tests at the university. (more…)

Challenges in the Mediterranean Sea

By: תמר לוטן
Published in: 227.4068
SDGs : SDG 06, SDG 07, SDG 10, SDG 11, SDG 12, SDG 13, SDG 14 ,SDG 16 | Units: Marine Sciences | Time: 2021/2022 First Semester | Link
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Mediterranean seminar and field trips

By: תמר לוטן
Published in: 227.4069
SDGs : SDG 06, SDG 07, SDG 10, SDG 11, SDG 12, SDG 13, SDG 14 ,SDG 16 | Units: Marine Sciences | Time: 2021/2022 First Semester | Link
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סמינר מחלקתי

By: טל לוצאטו כנען
Published in: 227.4002
SDGs : SDG 13, SDG 14, SDG 06, SDG 03 | Units: Marine Sciences | Time: 2021/2022 Second Semester | Link
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SCHOOL SEMINAR

By: סמדר בן טבו דה-לאון
Published in: 224.4444
SDGs : SDG 13, SDG 14, SDG 06, SDG 03 | Units: Marine Sciences | Time: 2021/2022 Second Semester | Link
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The list of water coolers by types and their locations throughout the University campuses

By: Operations Department; Mayim4u – health in every sip
Published in:
SDGs : SDG 06 | Units: Administration | Time: 2019 | Link
Description: The University of Haifa uses the services of the “Mayim4u – health in every sip” company. The company specializes on water devices – water coolers, filters, purifiers, reverse osmosis and other drinking solutions. The document lists the types of stainless steel water coolers installed at the University (more…)

Service for water bars Tami 4 (by Strauss company)

By: Operations Department
Published in:
SDGs : SDG 06 | Units: Administration | Time: 2023 | Link
Description: The responsibility for handling the Tami 4 facilities (by “Strauss” company) has been transferred to the operations department, which coordinates the service issue for the Strauss water bars with the company. The service includes:
Filter replacement – every 6 months. Changing the UV lamp – once a year. (more…)

Pilot dishwasher devices

By: VP of Development office
Published in:
SDGs : SDG 06, SDG 12 | Units: Administration | Time: 2023 | Link
Description: In August 2023 pilot dishwasher devices were installed in the kitchenettes of the several University’s units. Employees in those units were encouraged to try out the new facilities. After about a month period, in September 2023, the questionnaire was sent to these units in order to (more…)

Water consumption

By: The university administration
Published in:
SDGs : SDG 06 | Units: Administration | Time: 2021 | Link
Description: The University published its Water consumption report for the academic year 2021. The report refers Individually to all the buildings (more…)

Predicting the impact of Lake Biomanipulation based on food-web modeling—Lake Kinneret as a case study

By: Ofir E., Heymans J.J., Shapiro J., Goren M., Spanier E., Gal G.
Published in: Ecological Modelling
SDGs : SDG 06 | Units: | Time: 2017 | Link
Description: Biomanipulation is a tool decision makers use to achieve desirable management goals. In lakes, one of the most common go (more…)

Integrating physically based simulators with Event Detection Systems: Multi-site detection approach

By: Housh M., Ohar Z.
Published in: Water Research
SDGs : SDG 06 | Units: Social Sciences | Time: 2017 | Link
Description: The Fault Detection (FD) Problem in control theory concerns of monitoring a system to identify when a fault has occurred (more…)

Follow the road: historical GIS for evaluating the development of routes in the Negev region during the twentieth century

By: Zohar M.
Published in: Cartography and Geographic Information Science
SDGs : SDG 06 | Units: Social Sciences | Time: 2019 | Link
Description: At the beginning of the twentieth century, a British mapping team led by Captain S. F. Newcombe surveyed and mapped the (more…)

Development of a molecular method for testing the effectiveness of UV systems on-site

By: Nizri L., Vaizel-Ohayon D., Ben-Amram H., Sharaby Y., Halpern M., Mamane H.
Published in: Water Research
SDGs : SDG 06 | Units: | Time: 2017 | Link
Description: We established a molecular method for quantifying ultraviolet (UV) disinfection efficacy using total bacterial DNA in a (more…)

Multiobjective calibration of event-detection systems

By: Housh M., Ohar Z.
Published in: Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
SDGs : SDG 06 | Units: Social Sciences | Time: 2017 | Link
Description: CANARY, developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), is a freeware designed for contamination events d (more…)

Water toxicity evaluations: Comparing genetically modified bioluminescent bacteria and CHO cells as biomonitoring tools

By: Manivannan B., Massalha N., Halahlih F., Eltzov E., Nguyen T.H., Sabbah I., Borisover M.
Published in: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
SDGs : SDG 06 | Units: | Time: 2020 | Link
Description: The use of water for drinking and agriculture requires knowledge of its toxicity. In this study, we compared the use of (more…)

Between source and sea: The role of wastewater treatment in reducing marine microplastics

By: Freeman S., Booth A.M., Sabbah I., Tiller R., Dierking J., Klun K., Rotter A., Ben-David E., Javidpour J., Angel D.L.
Published in: Journal of Environmental Management
SDGs : SDG 06 | Units: Marine Sciences | Time: 2020 | Link
Description: Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are a focal point for the removal of microplastic (MP) particles before they are dis (more…)

Atmospheric and soil drought risks combined shape community assembly of trees in a tropical dry forest

By: Méndez-Toribio M., Ibarra-Manríquez G., Paz H., Lebrija-Trejos E.
Published in: Journal of Ecology
SDGs : SDG 06 | Units: | Time: 2020 | Link
Description: Predicting plant community assembly is challenging in part because the influence of environmental conditions via plant f (more…)

Sustainability at the University of Haifa