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Study Analyzes Impacts of Implementing Water Transfer or Waterway Projects

The study "The environmental costs of water transfers", published in Nature Sustaintability, studies the proposals for water roads to face the water crisis that affects Chile.

5 May 2020

Study Estimates Increase in Irrigated Areas by 2050 than Predicted Before

The amount of farmland around the world that will need to be irrigated in order to feed an estimated global population of 9 billion people by 2050 could be up to several billion acres, far higher than scientists currently project, according to new research.

5 May 2020

Gisera Examines Hydraulic Fracturing Impacts on Air Quality, Soils, Groundwater and Waterways

A comprehensive three-year scientific study into the air, water and soil impacts of hydraulic fracturing in Queensland has found little to no impacts on air quality, soils, groundwater and waterways.

27 Apr 2020

Hydrothermal Synthetic Processes Alternatives to Produce Organic Plastics

Several materials used in day-to-day life are not lasting. A few of them are hazardous to plants or animals, and the remaining ones consist of rare elements that will not always be as readily available as they are at present.

22 Apr 2020

Cellulose-Based Steam Generator for Purification and Desalination of Water

Researchers at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics of Linköping University have used natural and inexpensive materials like cellulose to develop a highly efficient steam generator for the desalination and purification of water.

21 Apr 2020

A Sustainable Way to Fix Gas Leaks in Water Heaters

Natural gas present in water heating systems escapes through leaks, and also because some of this gas is not combusted by the burner.

20 Apr 2020

Measuring Dissolved Oxygen (DO)

What is dissolved oxygen (DO)? Why is this parameter so relevant, e.g., for water analysis, and which technologies are used to determine it? In a free White Paper, Dr. Sabrina Gschwind, product manager sensors and electrodes at Metrohm AG takes a comprehensive look at dissolved oxygen and compares the advantages and disadvantages of the methods commonly used to determine this parameter.

From Metrohm USA Inc. 14 Apr 2020

Bio-Based Hydrogel Beads Clean Up Contaminated Groundwater

Beads containing bacteria and a slow-release food supply to sustain them can be used to clean up contaminated groundwater for several months without the need for maintenance.

26 Mar 2020

Researchers Study Fate of Nanoscale Plastics Entering into Aquatic Environment

A research team from Washington State University has discovered that nanoparticles of the increasingly used plastics move along with the water supply, specifically in freshwater, or reach wastewater treatment plants, eventually ending up as landfills, sludge, and often as fertilizers.

16 Mar 2020

Future of Valuable Wetland in Spotlight

Experts in aquifer and groundwater springs are pumping their energy into conserving the delicate balance of water flow through the environmentally important Doongmabulla Springs Complex (DSC) in the Carmichael Basin in Queensland.

12 Mar 2020