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Water Scarcity in the Zambezi Basin in the Long-Term Future: A Risk Assessment [PDF]
The aim of this paper is to explore possible futures for the Zambezi basin and to estimate the risks of different water management strategies. Existing uncertainties are translated into alternative assumptions.
Hoekstra, Arjen Y.
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Green energy production from natural resources can reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and pollutants from burning of fossil fuels in power plants.
Claudia Fujita+3 more
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Let us consider an alternative perspective on climate change: The sum of solar radiation and heat generated by human activity result in a net energy input of 1.96 times that of the Sun on the Earth's surface. The expanding global population is expected to exacerbate this issue. Potential solutions are proposed, including replacement and heat recycling.
Martin Bertau, Gerald Steiner
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The water quality parameters analysis was carried out in the Gummidipoondi Lake located in Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu, India. As the Lake was only source for the farmers for irrigation in their place, contamination of the Lake is the major threat.
Bharath Singh Jebaraj+2 more
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In the steppes, semi-deserts, and deserts of Central Asia the most productive ecosystems are riparian ecosystems like forests and shrublands. Rivers also serve as the water source for irrigation so that the major settlements and oases of the region are ...
Niels Thevs+3 more
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GIS-based approach qualitative features of sub-surface water from coastal district in Andhra Pradesh
Quality of water, along Mandal headquarters of a coastal district of Andhra Pradesh, India, was assessed prior to and past rainfall season to determine water's acceptability for consumption using water quality index (WQI).
Manoj Kumar Karnena+4 more
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The purification of wastewater on a small scale by using plants and sand filter
The canteen and laboratory of every academic organization need a lot of clean water, and it generates equivalent amount of wastewater every hour which is neither purified nor reused.
Geeta Saini, Shweta Kalra, Urminder Kaur
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Assuring water quality along multi-barrier treatment systems for agricultural water reuse
Based on three pilot- and demonstration-scale projects investigating agricultural irrigation practices with reclaimed water, risks associated with these water reuse practices are highlighted and processes and strategies to minimize associated microbial ...
Marius Mohr+9 more
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Groundwater vulnerability risk assessment in south Darb El Arbaein, south Western Desert
Groundwater resources in the south Darb El Arbaein are currently threatened by agricultural impact and rock water interaction associated with over exploitation. Planning of Nubian sandstone aquifer is required, especially in this new invest area.
Mohamed ElKashouty
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Annual effective dose from 222Rn in groundwater of a Nigeria University campus area
Radon, the heaviest among the noble gases in the periodic table of element is a radioactive nuclide that is naturally available in rocks, soil and water.
Matthew O. Isinkaye+5 more
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