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Year of Water H20 08
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- July 14, 2008
- 10:43 AM
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New way to identify high risk areas for arsenic contamination
by Roger in Year of Water H20 08
Contamination of groundwater by the poisonous element arsenic is a major health risk for millions of people, particularly in Southeast Asia.
Up until now, identifying high risk areas has required expensive surveys based on sampling and analyzing groundwater directly from suspect areas.
A Swiss team, based at the Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, has developed [...]... Read more »
Lenny Winkel, Michael Berg, Manouchehr Amini, Stephan Hug, & C Annette Johnson. (2008) Predicting groundwater arsenic contamination in Southeast Asia from surface parameters. Nature Geoscience. DOI: 10.1038/ngeo254
- June 12, 2008
- 10:54 AM
- 865 views
Squeezing water from a stone
by Roger in Year of Water H20 08
Scientists are challenging the well known aphorism, “You can’t squeeze water from a stone.”
A team in Holland has shown over the course of a 20-year project that it may be possible to do just that, and in areas that would benefit the most—the world’s deserts.
Led by Peter van der Gaag of the Holland Innovation [...]... Read more »
Peter Gaag. (2008) Mining water from gypsum. International Journal of Global Environmental Issues, 8(3), 274. DOI: 10.1504/IJGENVI.2008.018642
- June 6, 2008
- 01:05 PM
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The global water system
by Roger in Year of Water H20 08
An editorial in the January to March issue of the open access journal Environmental Research Letters calls for recognition of what the authors call the “global water system.”
Over the past decade or so, a range of disciplines has emerged that tie together significant issues related to water. Earth sciences, climate studies, watershed management and economic ... Read more »
Joseph Alcamo, Charles J Vörösmarty, Robert J Naiman, Dennis P Lettenmaier, & Claudia Pahl-Wostl. (2008) A grand challenge for freshwater research: understanding the global water system. Environmental Research Letters, 3(1), 10202. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/3/1/010202
- June 4, 2008
- 08:02 AM
- 674 views
Is tap water safe for pregnant moms?
by Roger in Year of Water H20 08
A study of almost 400,00 births suggest that treated tap water may increase the chance of birth defects.
A UK-based research team showed that expectant women who drink water disinfected by chlorine may increase the risk of having children with birth defects including heart problems, cleft palate or major brain defects.
Published June 2 in the online ... Read more »
Bing-Fang Hwang, Jouni Jaakkola, & How-Ran Guo. (2008) Water disinfection by-products and the risk of specific birth defects: A population-based cross-sectional study in Taiwan . Environmental Health, 7(1), 23. DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-7-23
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