October 02, 2008
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Water & Wastewater Newsletter October 02, 2008 |
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Water footprints for food
Carbon footprints are now familiar to most people, but food production and trade leaves yet another important mark on the environment – a water footprint. Research has led to a novel strategy for calculating the impact of international food trade on water supplies and the implications for various water users. New calculations could be a key step towards balancing the demands on dwindling surface and groundwater supplies. Freshwater supplies are under increasing pressure, especially in countries where water demands are exceeding supply, including those in Southern Europe. Previous studies ... |
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Who is to blame for dumping toxic oil sludge in the Cote D`Ivoire?
A trial is under way in Abidjan of local officials accused of conniving in the dumping of toxic oil sludge in August 2006 and causing over a dozen deaths, and illnesses to tens of thousands. Victims of the Abidjan dumping scandal, environmentalists and lawyers say the real culprits have slipped away. The president of the Union of Abidjan and Surrounding Areas’ Victims of Toxic Waste, Ouattara Aboubacar, told IRIN the trial of 12 Abidjan port and customs officials was missing the big players: “This trial sanctions impunity. We are sending underlings to trial without trying their silent partner, ... |
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