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Study: Water Use in Concrete Production Higher Than Expected
Researchers uncover areas where better management may mitigate high water use Although many environmental impacts of concrete production have been well studied, little research has been dedicated to just how much water it uses. But, a study published in the journal Natureseeks to quantify the impact of concrete production on global water withdrawals, and it makes some dramatic conclusions and ...
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Water Use in Concrete Production Higher Than Expected - Case Study
Researchers uncover areas where better management may mitigate high water use Although many environmental impacts of concrete production have been well studied, little research has been dedicated to just how much water it uses. But, a study published in the journal Nature seeks to quantify the impact of concrete production on global water withdrawals, and it makes some dramatic conclusions and ...
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Brackish groundwater desalination on the rise
Brackish water is water that is more saline than fresh. It’s not quite as saline as seawater, but it’s still too salty to be used without treatment. Typically, advanced treatment technologies — reverse osmosis and ultrafiltration, as well as other membrane-based technologies — are needed to purify and desalinate brackish groundwater before its use. Brackish groundwater ...
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Why is Europe failing to take the energy-water connection seriously?
Concerns are intensifying in the US about the troubling interdependence of the economy'swater and energy needs. In particular, the vast quantities of water (about 40% of national water withdrawals) needed for cooling US power plants are making headlines, and proposals to build thirsty new generation plants in drought-stricken states like Texas are under heavy scrutiny. Hydropower is also under ...
By Ceres
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Should deep-sea mining go ahead in Papua New Guinea?
Financial disagreement has halted a controversial deep-sea mining project but deeper issues lie with the environment, Prime Sarmiento reports. The fate of a currently halted deep-sea mining project in the Pacific is being watched closely by a number of parties. Mining companies hope that the project might become the start of an extraordinary bonanza of mineral deposits, but environmentalists ...
By SciDev.Net
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