river water Articles
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Public preferences for water quality improvements: implications for the implementation of the EC Water Framework Directive in Scotland
The EC Water Framework Directive (WFD) sets ambitious quality targets for member state water bodies by 2015. The provisions are being transposed predominantly using a cost-effectiveness criterion, which raises questions about the relative balance of costs [of reaching good status (GS)] and corresponding (non-)market benefits or the economic efficiency of the legislation. This study provides an ...
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How to Deal with Arsenic in Drinking Water
Thanks to recent developments in technology, daily drinking water undergoes a rigorous treatment process for water to be consumable. This is because most ground and natural river waters have a chemical in them called arsenic. Arsenic is a metallic chemical element that is found commonly among rocks and sulfur in the Earth’s crust. Arsenic is known for getting into your drinking water from ...
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Valuing Global Valves
Control valve solves flow control & pressure challenges Donnacona, Quebec, Canada, is an industrial town just west of Quebec City. The town’s water treatment plant was built in 1969 and has since undergone three major retrofits: new high-pressure pumps and an electrical upgrade in 1995; a filter bottoms change in 2000; and a river water intake upgrade in 2005. The plant includes ...
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6 Industries Impacted By Algal Blooms
Water is a vital resource for many businesses, making careful management necessary to achieve its optimal quality. One of the problems that many companies face in this process is the presence of microalgae in large concentrations. Harmful algal blooms (HABs) have financial and operational consequences in a wide variety of industries. However, the challenges in each industry are different. From ...
By LG Sonic
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Tucson to Revive River with Recycled Wastewater
Tucson’s project to restore the Santa Cruz River will take advantage of the city’s prior investment in water reclamation facilities and an extensive pipe network. Plan will take advantage of existing water reuse facilities Traveler Julius Froebel once described the lush river valley that he encountered on his 1855 trip along the Santa Cruz River as: […] covered with ...
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Water scarcity & climate change: Growing risks for businesses & investors
Water is crucial for the economy. Virtually every industry from agriculture, electric power and industrial manufacturing to beverage, apparel, and tourism relies on it to grow and ultimately sustain their business. Yet water is becoming scarcer globally and every indication is that it will become even more so in the future. Decreasing availability, declining quality, and growing demand for water ...
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Optical Assessment of Dissolved Organic Carbon
Natural organic matter is present in all sources of drinking water. When chlorine is used for drinking-water treatment, a portion of the natural organic matter reacts to form halogenated compounds, referred to as disinfection by-products (DBPs), some of which are regulated by the USEPA due to their health effects. The implementation of stricter drinking-water quality regulations for DBPs has ...
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