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California Water Myths [PDF]

, 2009
Presents eight common myths about water supply, ecosystems, and the legal and political aspects of governing California's water system and explains how each myth drives the debate, the reality, and alternatives for better informed policy ...
Ariel Dinar, Barton "Buzz" Thompson, Brian Gray, Ellen Hanak, Jay Lund, Jeffrey Mount, Peter Moyle, Richard Howitt   +7 more
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Towards Water, Food and Energy Security: The Global Challenges and Possible Solutions for a Holistic Vision of Sustainability

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This invited paper gives an overview of the challenges the world is facing and offers a possible solution for water and food security within the holistic integrated concept of the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus. The paper summarizes the experience the author gained through working on various research projects at national and international ...
Ragab Ragab
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Water Quality Produced at Each Stage of the Seawater Desalination Process on Hydrogen Production in Water Electrolysis

Applied Sciences
Hydrogen production via water electrolysis using desalinated seawater offers a sustainable energy solution and has attracted considerable attention in recent years. However, its efficiency depends heavily on the quality of water.
Pyae Pyae Shwe Sin, Tomohiro Yadai, Hiroshi Yamamura, Yoshihiro Suzuki, Yasuyuki Ota, Kensuke Nishioka   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Marine trophic architecture and hidden ecological connections in the Strait of Magellan: keystone species and ecosystem resilience

Oikos, EarlyView.
Understanding the ecological implications of species coexistence is central to biodiversity studies and to identify environmental and anthropogenic drivers of ecosystem dynamics, where ecological network analysis offers valuable insights. This study examines the complexity, structure, and potential responses to disturbances of the Strait of Magellan's ...
Claudia D. Andrade, Taryn Sepúlveda, Cristóbal Rivera, Cristian Aldea, Tomás I. Marina   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Macroscopic assembly of 2D materials for energy storage and seawater desalination. [PDF]

iScience, 2023
Zhao C, Wang R, Fang B, Liang H, Li R, Li S, Xiong Y, Shao Y, Ni B, Wang R, Xu B, Feng S, Mo R.   +12 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Irrigation using slightly saline water from emerging desalination technologies as a solution to short‐term drought

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
With global weather patterns becoming more extreme and unpredictable, sourcing reliable irrigation water is vital for improving food security and conserving drinking water in drought‐prone areas. Emerging desalination technologies, which are still in the development phase, could potentially provide large quantities of slightly saline water for ...
Harry Myrans, Shuqi Xu, Mona E. Mahani, Steven Crimp, Juan F. Torres, Roslyn M. Gleadow   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of Minerals Extracted during Seawater Desalination Using Two-Dimensional Correlation Spectroscopy. [PDF]

Molecules, 2023
Ji H, Park Y, Jung YM.
europepmc   +1 more source

Isolation, Insularity and Resilience: A Review of the Geophysical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Vulnerabilities of Gran Canaria and Lesvos Islands for Policy Interventions to Global Change

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The dynamic nature of small islands being geographically isolated and their perceived connectedness with global networks complicates research attempts to draw general conclusions on whether insularity leads to marginalization or strengthens their resilience for sustainable development.
Toheeb Lekan Jolaosho, Mazen Marouani, Takwa Boughanmi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research on sustainable off-grid desalination technology of solar interfacial evaporation

Gongye shui chuli
As the problem of global environmental pollution becomes more and more serious, freshwater resources are increasingly scare, desalination has become a research hotspot.
XU Bing, YANG Xiaotong, LIU Jia, ZHANG Xu, YAO Xingjie, GUO Peixun, ZHANG Xinyu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Experimental Investigation of a Plate-Frame Water Gap Membrane Distillation System for Seawater Desalination. [PDF]

Membranes (Basel), 2023
Lawal DU, Abdulazeez I, Alsalhy QF, Usman J, Abba SI, Mansir IB, Sathyamurthy R, Kaleekkal NJ, Imteyaz B.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source