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An integrated methodology to define Protection Zones for groundwaterbased drinking water sources: an example from the Tuscany Region, Italy

Acque Sotterranee, 2015
Water is an essential economic and social resource. It is also finite and vulnerable. For Europe, this generally accepted understanding has been translated into the European and National Directive (2000/60/EC, D.Lgs. 152/2006).
Matia Menichini, Simone Da Prato, Marco Doveri, Alessandro Ellero, Matteo Lelli, Giulio Masetti, Barbara Nisi, Brunella Raco   +7 more
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Water scarcity in agriculture: An overview of causes, impacts and approaches for reducing the risks

Heliyon, 2023
Freshwater is a vital resource for both ecosystem health and human survival, and it is the natural resource that is the most extracted at the global level.
Carlo Ingrao, Rossana Strippoli, Giovanni Lagioia, Donald Huisingh   +3 more
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Optimizing The Riparian Buffer: Harold Brook In The Skaneateles Lake Watershed, New York [PDF]

, 2002
The use of riparian land buffers to protect water quality for human consumption and wildlife habitat has become an important conservation tool of both government and non-government agencies.
Jon M. Conrad, Paul J. Ferraro, Zevi Azzaino   +2 more
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Amenity counts significantly improve water consumption predictions

PLoS ONE, 2022
Anticipating the increase in water demand in an urban area requires us to properly understand daily human movement driven by population size, land use, and amenity types among others.
Damian Dailisan, Marissa Liponhay, Christian Alis, Christopher Monterola   +3 more
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China’s rising hydropower demand challenges water sector [PDF]

, 2015
Demand for hydropower is increasing, yet the water footprints (WFs) of reservoirs and hydropower, and their contributions to water scarcity, are poorly understood.
AY Hoekstra, B Lehner, BM Fekete, CJ Vörösmarty, CW King, D Bastviken, H Inhaber, HL Huang, I Herath, J Liu, JLDS Soito, M Mekonnen, N Barros, NK Sharma, P Gerbens-Leenes, PH Gleick, PH Gleick, PH Gleick, RE Grumbine, SGSA Rothausen, T Oki, TH Bakken, TH Bakken, V Fthenakis, W Gerbens-Leenes, X Chang   +25 more
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Management of water resources in semi-arid: assessment of the drinking water supply in rural communities of Chapada do Apodi-RN

Sustentabilidade em Debate, 2019
Water is a natural resource, present in metabolic processes of living beings, which has been used for various purposes, especially human consumption.
Jorge Luís de Oliveira Pinto Filho, Alana Ticiane Alves do Rêgo, Anderson Rodrigo da Silva Lunes   +2 more
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Endocrine disruptors in water for human consumption: chemical and biological monitoring

Journal of Biological Research, 2011
Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDcs) are substances that, mimicking the effect of natural hormons or antagonising their action, alter function of the endocrine systems and consequently cause adverse health effects. The problem of Endocrine Disrupters in
O. Conio, E. Raffo, L. Canesi, F. D'Agostini, D. Reali   +4 more
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Introduction to Issues and Technology in Water Contaminants [PDF]

, 2020
About 70% of the earth’s surface is covered with water. Although the quantity of water on earth is vast, most of this does not fit for direct human consumption, particularly the saline water.
Abdullah, Noorul Hudai, Puteh, Mohd Hafiz   +1 more
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