Making every drop count

Article Abstract:

Vast population expansion and industrialization have combined to pose the gravest threat to the continuing viability of earth's water supply in history. Hydroelectric power projects have left a legacy of depleted ecosystems around the world. Overpopulated cities create conditions resulting in polluted rivers and aquifers and waste of water on a massive scale. A progressive proposal for rethinking industrial civilization's attitudes toward water supply and conservation is presented.

United States, Statistical Data Included, Forecasts and trends, Protection and preservation, Environmental policy, Hydroelectric power plants, Aquifers, Dams, Water reuse, Water-supply, Agricultural, Water-supply, Industrial, Agricultural water supply, Industrial water supply

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Bagged and dragged: transporting water in enormous bags may not be such a crazy idea

Article Abstract:

Towing giant plastic bags of freshwater with small boats is an innovative method for the delivery of water to resource-poor regions that may replace other, costlier methods. Companies such as Nordic Water Supply in Norway supply fresh water to places such as the Bahamas, which have a demand for fresh water that their own resources cannot supply. The method is less expensive than using modified oil tankers.

United Kingdom, Services, Supply and demand, Fresh water, Water transfer, Aquarius Water Trading and Transportation Company Ltd., Nordic Water Supply

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Cleaning up the River Rhine: intensive international efforts are reclaiming the most important river in Europe

Article Abstract:

The Rhine River was heavily polluted by industrial waste and organic pollution as European nations began to develop and use the river as a dumping ground for sewage. In 1989, implementation of a program to reduce the pollution was begun by several countries after a chemical spill.

International aspects, Rhine River

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