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Safe water access goal further away than previously thought
A failure to incorporate water quality data into measurements of progress on the Millennium Development Goal of access to safe water has made some countries appear closer to achieving the goal than they actually are, according to a new study. UNICEF (the UN Children's Fund) and the WHO share responsibility for monitoring progress towards the goal through a Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP), which ...
By SciDev.Net
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EPA Releases Plan to Address Pollution at San German Toxic Site; Public Invited to Public Meeting on August 19
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a plan to address contaminated soil and groundwater at the San German Groundwater Contamination Superfund Site in San German, P.R. Sampling at the site showed that public water supply wells, soil and groundwater were contaminated with volatile organic compounds, including PCE, a widely used solvent in industrial processes. Exposure to PCE can ...
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UK Water Crisis ‘Down to Conservative Government Failures’
You would perhaps be forgiven for thinking that the UK, with its famously damp weather, would be relatively immune to the issues presented by the global water crisis, but this in fact could not be further from the case. Water is becoming increasingly problematic for countries all over the world as climate change takes hold and the UK is certainly not exempt from this, with ageing infrastructure, ...
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Watering solutions for small plots of land
As any farmer knows, water is a factor that will determine whether you will have a good or bad harvest Farmers are constantly searching for ways to optimize the watering of their plots especially so if the available water resources are limited. In addition to the shortage of water, the increasing energetic costs associated from the irrigation are considerable. Therefore, it is necessary to ...
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Following the flow of Urban Water from source to tap and back
Rising demand for water, as the global population increases, has led to concerns about the effects of over - use of water supplies on the environment. However, ensuring the most efficient and sustainable water - supply system, especially in complex urban situations, is far from simple. In this study, funded by the EU TRUST project 1 , researchers initially examined the two types of approach ...
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WASSER BERLIN INTERNATIONAL 2013: The congress slogan is ”The innovative concepts, measures and technologies of a forward-looking water industry”
International attendance at the congress WASSER BERLIN INTERNATIONAL 2013 will be higher than ever before. Taking place on 24 and 25 April 2013, its slogan is “The innovative concepts, measures and technologies of a forward-looking water industry“. The dominant theme is the concept of a cycle that begins with protecting inshore waters and culminates with the processing of wastewater. ...
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Video: Water digitalisation – could it be Denmark’s next export success?
Boasting abundant aquifers and 120,000 lakes, Denmark is blessed with water. Yet behind the country’s 80+ suppliers and utilities, disruption is taking place, particularly on the use of data and digitalisation. We speak to a variety of water utilities and companies to find out more. Winds of change for water Lego, Bang & Olufsen and Lurpak: three powerful brands known around the ...
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