aquifer contaminated Articles
-
Water Shortage Problems Solved
Freewater4u no more water shortage problems - Member Article By Freewater4u (portugalconnexions.com) Freewater4u is the only company in Portugal that can help with any water shortages. Our machines can produce 10ltr a day to 100,000 ltr a day Grid or solar powered ... domestic and commercial systems available. Buy or lease our systems Homes Offices Clinics Hospital Schools Farms Fire services ...
-
Tonga Eruption Disrupts Island Nation’s Drinking Water Supply
No matter where, authorities can prepare for drinking water emergencies with a decentralized approach In January, an undersea volcano 40 miles off the coast of Tonga exploded, shaking the Pacific island nation and covering it with volcanic ash. The eruption was followed by 50-foot tsunami waves. The catastrophe shut down rainwater harvesting systems, and aquifers needed to be monitored for ...
-
MEW Superfund Site: TCE Groundwater Plume - Case Study
Working with NASA-Ames Environmental Remediation Group and the EPA, this site was our first field deployment of Endophyte Assisted Phytoremediation, at one of the region’s largest Superfund sites with TCE groundwater contamination. Intrinsyx planted 300 hybrid poplar trees as 12-inch cuttings. Within a year, the benefits of using our PDN3 bacterial endophyte to inoculate trees were visible, ...
-
Advantages of containerized atmospheric water generation compared to other alternatives
Access to drinking water is an unquestionable need. If we think of remote locations, the difficulties in accessing to drinking water are evident. For this reason, atmospheric water generation is presented a great advance, allowing this access in places such as field hospitals, military or emergency camps, oil rigs or sustainable houses. GENAQ atmospheric water generators are a great alternative ...
-
Monitoring of a borehole to detect potential fuel contamination - Case Study
APPLICATION Monitoring a borehole after a diesel spill to en-sure the aquifer is not contaminated. CUSTOMER Water Company, England. PROBLEM The water company used a diesel-powered pump, and this led to a spill from the storage tank. The company wants to ensure that the ar-ea has been properly ...
-
What is an Aquifer?
Aquifers are natural formations that store groundwater, but these vital structures are threatened The word “aquifer” means “water bearer.” In the context of hydrogeology, it refers to a natural underground formation of permeable rock or sediment that stores and conducts the groundwater we access through wells and springs. A healthy aquifer not only supplies water, but ...
-
Billions of gallons of wastewater injected daily. sustainable?
Billions of gallons of water are removed each year from the hydrologic cycle and injected into underground formations thousands of feet below the earth's surface, never available again. Hydrologists agree that there is approximately less than 1% usable water for humans on our planet. With proven enhanced evaporation and recycling methods, why do we continue sending this precious resource ...
-
Benefits and characteristics of W-Tank digesters®
The digester is an important ally in different projects. It is common to use in areas that lack access to sewage systems, significantly benefits the environment by avoiding aquifer contamination, and is even a perfect choice for construction projects because of ease of installation. The biodigestor has an inlet for the organic material, a space for its decomposition, an outlet with control ...
-
Ozone Case Study
Historic activities at the site involved degreasing and industrial clean-ing service using solvents, primarily tetrachloroethene (PCE) and trichloroethene (TCE) to support the growing aerospace industry in Southern California. Site investigations indicated the presence of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including. PCE, TCE, cis-1,2-dicloroethene (1,2-DCE), 1,1-dichloroethane (1,1-DCA), ...
-
How To Get Benefits From Waste Tyre Pyrolysis Oil Plant
Were you aware that it had been easy to actually take used tyres, what type that happen to be seen in landfills all throughout the world, and break those tyres into something which is usable such as diesel oil which can be sold and used? This process is named pyrolysis which is becoming more popular today, primarily as the technologies have improved dramatically and the expense of creating the ...
-
Study: Coal-Fired Power Plants Are Polluting Groundwater
Environmental groups are pushing for tighter regulation and enforcement of EPA rules A new study shows that of the 265 coal-burning power plants it studied in the United States, 241 have dangerous levels of toxic metals in the groundwater around them, based on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards. The figure, which comes to 91% of the plants, was derived only from plants that must ...
-
The Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus
The water-energy-food security nexus recognizes the complex interplay among agriculture, power generation, and drinking water. Taking an integrated approach to resource management is used to address ‘vicious cycle of fragility’ Fresh water is a basic human need that’s enmeshed in every aspect of human existence, not just as drinking water. Large quantities of fresh water are ...
-
Pakistan Facing Deadly Water Contamination
Drought, overdraft of aquifers, and water contamination all contribute to an ever-increasing water crisis in Pakistan. 40% of deaths in country are attributed to critical pollution problem An estimated 40% of all deaths in Pakistan are caused by ingesting contaminated water — water filled with industrial waste, arsenic, diseases, and sewage. As recently as the late 1990s, ...
-
U.S. Groundwater Reserves More Limited Than Assumed
In many parts of the U.S., farmers rely on groundwater to irrigate their fields. It’s long been assumed that there was a reliable supply of fresh water in deep “fossil aquifers,” but researchers are finding that these often contain brackish water not suitable for irrigation. Deep ‘fossil aquifers’ are more likely than expected to be brackish or contaminated As ...
-
Stevens enhances groundwater remediation effectiveness - Case Study
The Stevens HydraProbe is now being used to monitor the progress of a new groundwater pollution clean up method called phytoremediation. Phytoremediation is the method by which trees are used to pull contamination out of groundwater. Remediation of contaminated aquifers can take many years to complete. The need for clean, healthy rivers, lakes and streams has stimulated ...
-
New EPA Injection Well Study Points to Keeping the Injected Wastewater in the Hydrologic Cycle
Billions of gallons of water are removed each year from the hydrologic cycle and injected into underground formations thousands of feet below the surface of the earth. Hydrologists agree that there is approximately less than 1% usable water for humans on our planet. With proven enhanced evaporation methods, why continue sending this precious resource underground out of the hydrology cycle? ...
-
Stanford Researchers Link Aquifer Overdraft to Arsenic Contamination
In a recent study, researchers used satellite data to establish a link between excessive pumping from California aquifers and dangerous arsenic concentration spikes in the groundwater of the Tulare Basin. This promises to be an important early warning system for the growing problem of arsenic contamination, which potentially threatens drinking water for more than a million people. Arsenic cannot ...
-
Why You Should Monitor Groundwater?
What is groundwater? Groundwater is water that is stored below the earth’s surface. When rain or other sources of water come into contact with the ground, the majority of it travels below the surface. Though much of this moisture is then absorbed by plants or returned to the atmosphere (through infiltration), some water will travel deeper beneath the surface – where it reaches and ...
-
Can Toilet-to-Tap Overcome Yuck Factor?
UC Riverside researchers use a taste test for recycled wastewater Much has been made of the “yuck factor” associated with drinking recycled wastewater, but Daniel Harmon, a University of California Riverside psychology graduate researcher, recently conducted an experiment to determine whether the yuck is only in our heads. Harmon’s research question isn’t only an ...
-
Cities Around the World Face Water Supply ‘Day Zeros’
Drought, pollution, and overpopulation add to the chance that taps will one day run dry International attention has focused on Cape Town South Africa’s water crisis with the approach of “Day Zero,” when the taps of a modern city may for the first time run dry. Regardless of whether Day Zero comes or whether preparations will avert catastrophe, the specter of Day Zero has ...
Need help finding the right suppliers? Try XPRT Sourcing. Let the XPRTs do the work for you