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A clear, odorless, tasteless liquid that is essential for most animal and plant life and is an excellent solvent for many substances. The chemical formula is hydrogen oxide (H2O). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

Means or process of supplying water (as for a community) usually including reservoirs, tunnels, and pipelines and often the watershed from which the water is ultimately drawn. (Webster, 3d ed)

Water containing no significant amounts of salts, such as water from RIVERS and LAKES.

Fluids composed mainly of water found within the body.

Contamination of bodies of water (such as LAKES; RIVERS; SEAS; and GROUNDWATER.)

Any of several processes in which undesirable impurities in water are removed or neutralized; for example, chlorination, filtration, primary treatment, ion exchange, and distillation. It includes treatment of WASTE WATER to provide potable and hygienic water in a controlled or closed environment as well as provision of public drinking water supplies.

Chemical compounds which pollute the water of rivers, streams, lakes, the sea, reservoirs, or other bodies of water.

Substances or organisms which pollute the water or bodies of water. Use for water pollutants in general or those for which there is no specific heading.

The withholding of water in a structured experimental situation.

The flow of water in enviromental bodies of water such as rivers, oceans, water supplies, aquariums, etc. It includes currents, tides, and waves.

The consumption of liquids.

A class of porins that allow the passage of WATER and other small molecules across CELL MEMBRANES.

The salinated water of OCEANS AND SEAS that provides habitat for marine organisms.

The balance of fluid in the BODY FLUID COMPARTMENTS; total BODY WATER; BLOOD VOLUME; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; INTRACELLULAR SPACE, maintained by processes in the body that regulate the intake and excretion of WATER and ELECTROLYTES, particularly SODIUM and POTASSIUM.

Large natural streams of FRESH WATER formed by converging tributaries and which empty into a body of water (lake or ocean).

Constructions built to access underground water.

Aquaporin 1 forms a water-specific channel that is constitutively expressed at the PLASMA MEMBRANE of ERYTHROCYTES and KIDNEY TUBULES, PROXIMAL. It provides these cells with a high permeability to WATER. In humans polymorphisms of this protein result in the Colton blood group antigen.

Contaminated water generated as a waste product of human activity.

The condition that results from excessive loss of water from a living organism.

The property of objects that determines the direction of heat flow when they are placed in direct thermal contact. The temperature is the energy of microscopic motions (vibrational and translational) of the particles of atoms.

The placing of a body or a part thereof into a liquid.

A process of separating particulate matter from a fluid, such as air or a liquid, by passing the fluid carrier through a medium that will not pass the particulates. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

A greenish-yellow, diatomic gas that is a member of the halogen family of elements. It has the atomic symbol Cl, atomic number 17, and atomic weight 70.906. It is a powerful irritant that can cause fatal pulmonary edema. Chlorine is used in manufacturing, as a reagent in synthetic chemistry, for water purification, and in the production of chlorinated lime, which is used in fabric bleaching.

Circulation of water among various ecological systems, in various states, on, above, and below the surface of the earth.

The loss of water vapor by plants to the atmosphere. It occurs mainly from the leaves through pores (stomata) whose primary function is gas exchange. The water is replaced by a continuous column of water moving upwards from the roots within the xylem vessels. (Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990)

The monitoring of the level of toxins, chemical pollutants, microbial contaminants, or other harmful substances in the environment (soil, air, and water), workplace, or in the bodies of people and animals present in that environment.

Rendering pathogens harmless through the use of heat, antiseptics, antibacterial agents, etc.

Environmental reservoirs of water related to natural WATER CYCLE by which water is obtained for various purposes. This includes but is not limited to watersheds, aquifers and springs.

Refuse liquid or waste matter carried off by sewers.

Stable oxygen atoms that have the same atomic number as the element oxygen, but differ in atomic weight. O-17 and 18 are stable oxygen isotopes.

The isotopic compound of hydrogen of mass 2 (deuterium) with oxygen. (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed) It is used to study mechanisms and rates of chemical or nuclear reactions, as well as biological processes.

Pollutants, present in water or bodies of water, which exhibit radioactivity.

Liquids that dissolve other substances (solutes), generally solids, without any change in chemical composition, as, water containing sugar. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)

The unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth that serves as a natural medium for the growth of land plants.

Water content outside of the lung vasculature. About 80% of a normal lung is made up of water, including intracellular, interstitial, and blood water. Failure to maintain the normal homeostatic fluid exchange between the vascular space and the interstitium of the lungs can result in PULMONARY EDEMA and flooding of the alveolar space.

Behaviors associated with the ingesting of water and other liquids; includes rhythmic patterns of drinking (time intervals - onset and duration), frequency and satiety.

Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.

A shiny gray element with atomic symbol As, atomic number 33, and atomic weight 75. It occurs throughout the universe, mostly in the form of metallic arsenides. Most forms are toxic. According to the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP 85-002, 1985), arsenic and certain arsenic compounds have been listed as known carcinogens. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)

A drive stemming from a physiological need for WATER.

A functional system which includes the organisms of a natural community together with their environment. (McGraw Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

Beaches, both natural and man-made, used for bathing and other activities.

Prolonged dry periods in natural climate cycle. They are slow-onset phenomena caused by rainfall deficit combined with other predisposing factors.

Divisions of the year according to some regularly recurrent phenomena usually astronomical or climatic. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)

Methanes substituted with three halogen atoms, which may be the same or different.

Expanded structures, usually green, of vascular plants, characteristically consisting of a bladelike expansion attached to a stem, and functioning as the principal organ of photosynthesis and transpiration. (American Heritage Dictionary, 2d ed)

Models used experimentally or theoretically to study molecular shape, electronic properties, or interactions; includes analogous molecules, computer-generated graphics, and mechanical structures.

The normality of a solution with respect to HYDROGEN ions; H+. It is related to acidity measurements in most cases by pH = log 1/2[1/(H+)], where (H+) is the hydrogen ion concentration in gram equivalents per liter of solution. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)

Removal of moisture from a substance (chemical, food, tissue, etc.).

Aquaporin 4 is the major water-selective channel in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM of mammals.

Property of membranes and other structures to permit passage of light, heat, gases, liquids, metabolites, and mineral ions.

A member of the alkali group of metals. It has the atomic symbol Na, atomic number 11, and atomic weight 23.

A rigorously mathematical analysis of energy relationships (heat, work, temperature, and equilibrium). It describes systems whose states are determined by thermal parameters, such as temperature, in addition to mechanical and electromagnetic parameters. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 12th ed)

Aquaporin 2 is a water-specific channel protein that is expressed in KIDNEY COLLECTING DUCTS. The translocation of aquaporin 2 to the apical PLASMA MEMBRANE is regulated by VASOPRESSIN, and MUTATIONS in AQP2 have been implicated in a variety of kidney disorders including DIABETES INSIPIDUS.

An activity in which the body is propelled through water by specific movement of the arms and/or the legs. Swimming as propulsion through water by the movement of limbs, tail, or fins of animals is often studied as a form of PHYSICAL EXERTION or endurance.

The mixture of gases present in the earth's atmosphere consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and small amounts of other gases.

Spectroscopic method of measuring the magnetic moment of elementary particles such as atomic nuclei, protons or electrons. It is employed in clinical applications such as NMR Tomography (MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING).

A measure of the amount of WATER VAPOR in the air.

The immersion or washing of the body or any of its parts in water or other medium for cleansing or medical treatment. It includes bathing for personal hygiene as well as for medical purposes with the addition of therapeutic agents, such as alkalines, antiseptics, oil, etc.

Enumeration by direct count of viable, isolated bacterial, archaeal, or fungal CELLS or SPORES capable of growth on solid CULTURE MEDIA. The method is used routinely by environmental microbiologists for quantifying organisms in AIR; FOOD; and WATER; by clinicians for measuring patients' microbial load; and in antimicrobial drug testing.

The pressure required to prevent the passage of solvent through a semipermeable membrane that separates a pure solvent from a solution of the solvent and solute or that separates different concentrations of a solution. It is proportional to the osmolality of the solution.

Inorganic compounds that contain chlorine as an integral part of the molecule.

The solid substance formed by the FREEZING of water.

Inland bodies of still or slowly moving FRESH WATER or salt water, larger than a pond, and supplied by RIVERS and streams.

Theoretical representations that simulate the behavior or activity of chemical processes or phenomena; includes the use of mathematical equations, computers, and other electronic equipment.

Antidiuretic hormones released by the NEUROHYPOPHYSIS of all vertebrates (structure varies with species) to regulate water balance and OSMOLARITY. In general, vasopressin is a nonapeptide consisting of a six-amino-acid ring with a cysteine 1 to cysteine 6 disulfide bridge or an octapeptide containing a CYSTINE. All mammals have arginine vasopressin except the pig with a lysine at position 8. Vasopressin, a vasoconstrictor, acts on the KIDNEY COLLECTING DUCTS to increase water reabsorption, increase blood volume and blood pressure.

Water particles that fall from the ATMOSPHERE.

The tendency of a gas or solute to pass from a point of higher pressure or concentration to a point of lower pressure or concentration and to distribute itself throughout the available space. Diffusion, especially FACILITATED DIFFUSION, is a major mechanism of BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT.

A quality of cell membranes which permits the passage of solvents and solutes into and out of cells.

One of the three domains of life (the others being Eukarya and ARCHAEA), also called Eubacteria. They are unicellular prokaryotic microorganisms which generally possess rigid cell walls, multiply by cell division, and exhibit three principal forms: round or coccal, rodlike or bacillary, and spiral or spirochetal. Bacteria can be classified by their response to OXYGEN: aerobic, anaerobic, or facultatively anaerobic; by the mode by which they obtain their energy: chemotrophy (via chemical reaction) or PHOTOTROPHY (via light reaction); for chemotrophs by their source of chemical energy: CHEMOLITHOTROPHY (from inorganic compounds) or chemoorganotrophy (from organic compounds); and by their source for CARBON; NITROGEN; etc.; HETEROTROPHY (from organic sources) or AUTOTROPHY (from CARBON DIOXIDE). They can also be classified by whether or not they stain (based on the structure of their CELL WALLS) with CRYSTAL VIOLET dye: gram-negative or gram-positive.

Aquaporin 3 is an aquaglyceroporin that is expressed in the KIDNEY COLLECTING DUCTS and is constitutively localized at the basolateral MEMBRANE.

Deuterium. The stable isotope of hydrogen. It has one neutron and one proton in the nucleus.

Water naturally or artificially infused with CARBON DIOXIDE.

Substances that dissociate into two or more ions, to some extent, in water. Solutions of electrolytes thus conduct an electric current and can be decomposed by it (ELECTROLYSIS). (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)

Stable elementary particles having the smallest known positive charge, found in the nuclei of all elements. The proton mass is less than that of a neutron. A proton is the nucleus of the light hydrogen atom, i.e., the hydrogen ion.

Excrement from the INTESTINES, containing unabsorbed solids, waste products, secretions, and BACTERIA of the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.

Aquaporin 6 is an aquaglyceroporin that is found primarily in KIDNEY COLLECTING DUCTS. AQP6 protein functions as an anion-selective channel.

The ability of a substance to be dissolved, i.e. to form a solution with another substance. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)

Characteristics or attributes of the outer boundaries of objects, including molecules.

Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories.

A genus of coccidian parasites of the family CRYPTOSPORIDIIDAE, found in the intestinal epithelium of many vertebrates including humans.

A great expanse of continuous bodies of salt water which together cover more than 70 percent of the earth's surface. Seas may be partially or entirely enclosed by land, and are smaller than the five oceans (Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Antarctic).

A family of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that do not form endospores. Its organisms are distributed worldwide with some being saprophytes and others being plant and animal parasites. Many species are of considerable economic importance due to their pathogenic effects on agriculture and livestock.

A group of cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates having gills, fins, a cartilaginous or bony endoskeleton, and elongated bodies covered with scales.

Learning the correct route through a maze to obtain reinforcement. It is used for human or animal populations. (Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 6th ed)

The enrichment of a terrestrial or aquatic ECOSYSTEM by the addition of nutrients, especially nitrogen and phosphorus, that results in a superabundant growth of plants, ALGAE, or other primary producers. It can be a natural process or result from human activity such as agriculture runoff or sewage pollution. In aquatic ecosystems, an increase in the algae population is termed an algal bloom.

Closable openings in the epidermis of plants on the underside of leaves. They allow the exchange of gases between the internal tissues of the plant and the outside atmosphere.

The usually underground portions of a plant that serve as support, store food, and through which water and mineral nutrients enter the plant. (From American Heritage Dictionary, 1982; Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990)

A mass of organic or inorganic solid fragmented material, or the solid fragment itself, that comes from the weathering of rock and is carried by, suspended in, or dropped by air, water, or ice. It refers also to a mass that is accumulated by any other natural agent and that forms in layers on the earth's surface, such as sand, gravel, silt, mud, fill, or loess. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed, p1689)

The science, art or practice of cultivating soil, producing crops, and raising livestock.

Theoretical representations that simulate the behavior or activity of biological processes or diseases. For disease models in living animals, DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL is available. Biological models include the use of mathematical equations, computers, and other electronic equipment.

The physical or physiological processes by which substances, tissue, cells, etc. take up or take in other substances or energy.

A genus of flagellate intestinal EUKARYOTES parasitic in various vertebrates, including humans. Characteristics include the presence of four pairs of flagella arising from a complicated system of axonemes and cysts that are ellipsoidal to ovoidal in shape.

Total mass of all the organisms of a given type and/or in a given area. (From Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990) It includes the yield of vegetative mass produced from any given crop.

The relationships of groups of organisms as reflected by their genetic makeup.

Presence of warmth or heat or a temperature notably higher than an accustomed norm.

The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.

The characteristic three-dimensional shape of a molecule.

Gram-negative aerobic rods, isolated from surface water or thermally polluted lakes or streams. Member are pathogenic for man. Legionella pneumophila is the causative agent for LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE.

Computer-based representation of physical systems and phenomena such as chemical processes.

The ability of the kidney to excrete in the urine high concentrations of solutes from the blood plasma.

Disorders associated with acute or chronic exposure to compounds containing ARSENIC (ARSENICALS) which may be fatal. Acute oral ingestion is associated with gastrointestinal symptoms and an encephalopathy which may manifest as SEIZURES, mental status changes, and COMA. Chronic exposure is associated with mucosal irritation, desquamating rash, myalgias, peripheral neuropathy, and white transverse (Mees) lines in the fingernails. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1212)

The synthesis by organisms of organic chemical compounds, especially carbohydrates, from carbon dioxide using energy obtained from light rather than from the oxidation of chemical compounds. Photosynthesis comprises two separate processes: the light reactions and the dark reactions. In higher plants; GREEN ALGAE; and CYANOBACTERIA; NADPH and ATP formed by the light reactions drive the dark reactions which result in the fixation of carbon dioxide. (from Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2001)

Worthless, damaged, defective, superfluous or effluent material from industrial operations.

A compound formed in the liver from ammonia produced by the deamination of amino acids. It is the principal end product of protein catabolism and constitutes about one half of the total urinary solids.

The characteristic 3-dimensional shape of a protein, including the secondary, supersecondary (motifs), tertiary (domains) and quaternary structure of the peptide chain. PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY describes the conformation assumed by multimeric proteins (aggregates of more than one polypeptide chain).

Degree of saltiness, which is largely the OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION of SODIUM CHLORIDE plus any other SALTS present. It is an ecological factor of considerable importance, influencing the types of organisms that live in an ENVIRONMENT.

An atom or group of atoms that have a positive or negative electric charge due to a gain (negative charge) or loss (positive charge) of one or more electrons. Atoms with a positive charge are known as CATIONS; those with a negative charge are ANIONS.

The discarding or destroying of liquid waste products or their transformation into something useful or innocuous.

The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms.

Zygote-containing cysts of sporozoan protozoa. Further development in an oocyst produces small individual infective organisms called SPOROZOITES. Then, depending on the genus, the entire oocyst is called a sporocyst or the oocyst contains multiple sporocysts encapsulating the sporozoites.

Parts of plants that usually grow vertically upwards towards the light and support the leaves, buds, and reproductive structures. (From Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990)

A nonmetallic element with atomic symbol C, atomic number 6, and atomic weight [12.0096; 12.0116]. It may occur as several different allotropes including DIAMOND; CHARCOAL; and GRAPHITE; and as SOOT from incompletely burned fuel.

A colorless, odorless gas that can be formed by the body and is necessary for the respiration cycle of plants and animals.

Constituent of 30S subunit prokaryotic ribosomes containing 1600 nucleotides and 21 proteins. 16S rRNA is involved in initiation of polypeptide synthesis.

The external elements and conditions which surround, influence, and affect the life and development of an organism or population.

An element in the alkali group of metals with an atomic symbol K, atomic number 19, and atomic weight 39.10. It is the chief cation in the intracellular fluid of muscle and other cells. Potassium ion is a strong electrolyte that plays a significant role in the regulation of fluid volume and maintenance of the WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE.

The protection, preservation, restoration, and rational use of all resources in the total environment.

An element with atomic symbol O, atomic number 8, and atomic weight [15.99903; 15.99977]. It is the most abundant element on earth and essential for respiration.

The location of the atoms, groups or ions relative to one another in a molecule, as well as the number, type and location of covalent bonds.

The quality or state of being wettable or the degree to which something can be wet. This is also the ability of any solid surface to be wetted when in contact with a liquid whose surface tension is reduced so that the liquid spreads over the surface of the solid.

An element with the atomic symbol N, atomic number 7, and atomic weight [14.00643; 14.00728]. Nitrogen exists as a diatomic gas and makes up about 78% of the earth's atmosphere by volume. It is a constituent of proteins and nucleic acids and found in all living cells.

The exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents in the environment or to environmental factors that may include ionizing radiation, pathogenic organisms, or toxic chemicals.

Concentrated pharmaceutical preparations of plants obtained by removing active constituents with a suitable solvent, which is evaporated away, and adjusting the residue to a prescribed standard.

The study of PHYSICAL PHENOMENA and PHYSICAL PROCESSES as applied to living things.

The physical characteristics and processes of biological systems.

Inorganic salts of hydrofluoric acid, HF, in which the fluorine atom is in the -1 oxidation state. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Sodium and stannous salts are commonly used in dentifrices.

The testing of materials and devices, especially those used for PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SUTURES; TISSUE ADHESIVES; etc., for hardness, strength, durability, safety, efficacy, and biocompatibility.

Activity engaged in for pleasure.

The study of crystal structure using X-RAY DIFFRACTION techniques. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

Calamities producing great damage, loss of life, and distress. They include results of natural phenomena and man-made phenomena. Normal conditions of existence are disrupted and the level of impact exceeds the capacity of the hazard-affected community.

A strain of albino rat used widely for experimental purposes because of its calmness and ease of handling. It was developed by the Sprague-Dawley Animal Company.

Reduced water permeability and altered ultrastructure in thin descending limb of Henle in aquaporin-1 null mice. (1/15056)

It has been controversial whether high water permeability in the thin descending limb of Henle (TDLH) is required for formation of a concentrated urine by the kidney. Freeze-fracture electron microscopy (FFEM) of rat TDLH has shown an exceptionally high density of intramembrane particles (IMPs), which were proposed to consist of tetramers of aquaporin-1 (AQP1) water channels. In this study, transepithelial osmotic water permeability (Pf) was measured in isolated perfused segments (0.5-1 mm) of TDLH in wild-type (+/+), AQP1 heterozygous (+/-), and AQP1 null (-/-) mice. Pf was measured at 37 degrees C using a 100 mM bath-to-lumen osmotic gradient of raffinose, and fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-dextran as the luminal volume marker. Pf was (in cm/s): 0.26 +/- 0.02 ([+/+]; SE, n = 9 tubules), 0.21 +/- 0.01 ([+/-]; n = 12), and 0.031 +/- 0.007 ([-/-]; n = 6) (P < 0.02, [+/+] vs. [+/-]; P < 0.0001, [+/+] vs. [-/-]). FFEM of kidney medulla showed remarkably fewer IMPs in TDLH from (-/-) vs. (+/+) and (+/-) mice. IMP densities were (in microm-2, SD, 5-12 micrographs): 5,880 +/- 238 (+/+); 5,780 +/- 450 (+/-); and 877 +/- 420 (-/-). IMP size distribution analysis revealed mean IMP diameters of 8.4 nm ([+/+] and [+/-]) and 5.2 nm ([-/-]). These results demonstrate that AQP1 is the principal water channel in TDLH and support the view that osmotic equilibration along TDLH by water transport plays a key role in the renal countercurrent concentrating mechanism. The similar Pf and AQP1 expression in TDLH of (+/+) and (+/-) mice was an unexpected finding that probably accounts for the unimpaired urinary concentrating ability in (+/-) mice. (+info)

The posterior nasal nerve plays an important role on cardiopulmonary reflexes to nasal application of capsaicin, distilled water and l-menthol in anesthetized dogs. (2/15056)

The sensory innervation of the cardiopulmonary reflexes to nasal application of capsaicin (CAPS), distilled water (DW) and l-menthol (LM) was studied in anesthetized dogs breathing through tracheostomy. A marked cardiopulmonary reflex was observed by CAPS and DW into the nasal cavity, while a prolongation of expiration was induced by LM. All these reflexes were significantly decreased by bilateral section of the posterior nasal nerve (PNN) and completely abolished by topical nasal anesthesia with lidocaine. Responses of the whole nerve activity of the PNN to these substances corresponded to the magnitude of the reflexes. These results indicate that PNN afferents play an important role on the reflex elicitation of the noxious, water and cold stimuli from the nasal cavity. (+info)

The accessibility of iron at the active site of recombinant human phenylalanine hydroxylase to water as studied by 1H NMR paramagnetic relaxation. Effect of L-Phe and comparison with the rat enzyme. (3/15056)

The high-spin (S = 5/2) Fe(III) ion at the active site of recombinant human phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) has a paramagnetic effect on the longitudinal relaxation rate of water protons. This effect is proportional to the concentration of enzyme, with a paramagnetic molar-relaxivity value at 400 MHz and 25 degrees C of 1. 3 (+/- 0.03) x 10(3) s-1 M-1. The value of the Arrhenius activation energy (Ea) for the relaxation rate was -14.4 +/- 1.1 kJ/mol for the resting enzyme, indicating a fast exchange of water protons in the paramagnetic environment. The frequency dependence of the relaxation rate also supported this hypothesis. Thus, the recombinant human PAH appears to have a more solvent-accessible catalytic iron than the rat enzyme, in which the water coordinated to the metal is slowly exchanging with the solvent. These findings may be related to the level of basal activity before activation for these enzymes, which is higher for human than for rat PAH. In the presence of saturating (5 mM) concentrations of the substrate L-Phe, the paramagnetic molar relaxivity for human PAH decreased to 0.72 (+/- 0.05) x 10(3) s-1 M-1 with no significant change in the Ea. Effective correlation times (tauC) of 1.8 (+/- 0.3) x 10(-10) and 1.25 (+/- 0.2) x 10(-10) s-1 were calculated for the enzyme and the enzyme-substrate complex, respectively, and most likely represent the electron spin relaxation rate (tauS) for Fe(III) in each case. Together with the paramagnetic molar-relaxivity values, the tauC values were used to estimate Fe(III)-water distances. It seems that at least one of the three water molecules coordinated to the iron in the resting rat and human enzymes is displaced from coordination on the binding of L-Phe at the active site. (+info)

Molecular dynamics study of substance P peptides in a biphasic membrane mimic. (4/15056)

Two neuropeptides, substance P (SP) and SP-tyrosine-8 (SP-Y8), have been studied by molecular dynamics (MD) simulation in a TIP3P water/CCl4 biphasic solvent system as a mimic for the water-membrane system. Initially, distance restraints derived from NMR nuclear Overhauser enhancements (NOE) were incorporated in the restrained MD (RMD) in the equilibration stage of the simulation. The starting orientation/position of the peptides for the MD simulation was either parallel to the water/CCl4 interface or in a perpendicular/insertion mode. In both cases the peptides equilibrated and adopted a near-parallel orientation within approximately 250 ps. After equilibration, the conformation and orientation of the peptides, the solvation of both the backbone and the side chain of the residues, hydrogen bonding, and the dynamics of the peptides were analyzed from trajectories obtained in the RMD or the subsequent free MD (where the NOE restraints were removed). These analyses showed that the peptide backbone of nearly all residues are either solvated by water or are hydrogen-bonded. This is seen to be an important factor against the insertion mode of interaction. Most of the interactions with the hydrophobic phase come from the hydrophobic interactions of the side chains of Pro-4, Phe-7, Phe-8, Leu-10, and Met-11 for SP, and Phe-7, Leu-10, Met-11 and, to a lesser extent, Tyr-8 in SP-Y8. Concerted conformational transitions took place in the time frame of hundreds of picoseconds. The concertedness of the transition was due to the tendency of the peptide to maintain the necessary secondary structure to position the peptide properly with respect to the water/CCl4 interface. (+info)

Molecular dynamics study of substance P peptides partitioned in a sodium dodecylsulfate micelle. (5/15056)

Two neuropeptides, substance P (SP) and SP-tyrosine-8 (SP-Y8), have been studied by molecular dynamics (MD) simulation in an explicit sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) micelle. Initially, distance restraints derived from NMR nuclear Overhauser enhancements (NOE) were incorporated in the restrained MD (RMD) during the equilibration stage of the simulation. It was shown that when SP-Y8 was initially placed in an insertion (perpendicular) configuration, the peptide equilibrated to a surface-bound (parallel) configuration in approximately 450 ps. After equilibration, the conformation and orientation of the peptides, the solvation of both the backbone and the side chain of the residues, hydrogen bonding, and the dynamics of the peptides were analyzed from trajectories obtained from the RMD or the subsequent free MD (where the NOE restraints were removed). These analyses showed that the peptide backbones of all residues are either solvated by water or are hydrogen-bonded. This is seen to be an important factor against the insertion mode of interaction. Most of the interactions come from the hydrophobic interaction between the side chains of Lys-3, Pro-4, Phe-7, Phe-8, Leu-10, and Met-11 for SP, from Lys-3, Phe-7, Leu-10, and Met-11 in SP-Y8, and the micellar interior. Significant interactions, electrostatic and hydrogen bonding, between the N-terminal residues, Arg-Pro-Lys, and the micellar headgroups were observed. These latter interactions served to affect both the structure and, especially, the flexibility, of the N-terminus. The results from simulation of the same peptides in a water/CCl4 biphasic cell were compared with the results of the present study, and the validity of using the biphasic system as an approximation for peptide-micelle or peptide-bilayer systems is discussed. (+info)

Charge pairing of headgroups in phosphatidylcholine membranes: A molecular dynamics simulation study. (6/15056)

Molecular dynamics simulation of the hydrated dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC) bilayer membrane in the liquid-crystalline phase was carried out for 5 ns to study the interaction among DMPC headgroups in the membrane/water interface region. The phosphatidylcholine headgroup contains a positively charged choline group and negatively charged phosphate and carbonyl groups, although it is a neutral molecule as a whole. Our previous study (Pasenkiewicz-Gierula, M., Y. Takaoka, H. Miyagawa, K. Kitamura, and A. Kusumi. 1997. J. Phys. Chem. 101:3677-3691) showed the formation of water cross-bridges between negatively charged groups in which a water molecule is simultaneously hydrogen bonded to two DMPC molecules. Water bridges link 76% of DMPC molecules in the membrane. In the present study we show that relatively stable charge associations (charge pairs) are formed between the positively and negatively charged groups of two DMPC molecules. Charge pairs link 93% of DMPC molecules in the membrane. Water bridges and charge pairs together form an extended network of interactions among DMPC headgroups linking 98% of all membrane phospholipids. The average lifetimes of DMPC-DMPC associations via charge pairs, water bridges and both, are at least 730, 1400, and over 1500 ps, respectively. However, these associations are dynamic states and they break and re-form several times during their lifetime. (+info)

Localization and environment of tryptophans in soluble and membrane-bound states of a pore-forming toxin from Staphylococcus aureus. (7/15056)

The location and environment of tryptophans in the soluble and membrane-bound forms of Staphylococcus aureus alpha-toxin were monitored using intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence. Fluorescence quenching of the toxin monomer in solution indicated varying degrees of tryptophan burial within the protein interior. N-Bromosuccinimide readily abolished 80% of the fluorescence in solution. The residual fluorescence of the modified toxin showed a blue-shifted emission maximum, a longer fluorescence lifetime as compared to the unmodified and membrane-bound alpha-toxin, and a 5- to 6-nm red edge excitation shift, all indicating a restricted tryptophan environment and deeply buried tryptophans. In the membrane-bound form, the fluorescence of alpha-toxin was quenched by iodide, indicating a conformational change leading to exposure of some tryptophans. A shorter average lifetime of tryptophans in the membrane-bound alpha-toxin as compared to the native toxin supported the conclusions based on iodide quenching of the membrane-bound toxin. Fluorescence quenching of membrane-bound alpha-toxin using brominated and spin-labeled fatty acids showed no quenching of fluorescence using brominated lipids. However, significant quenching was observed using 5- and 12-doxyl stearic acids. An average depth calculation using the parallax method indicated that the doxyl-quenchable tryptophans are located at an average depth of 10 A from the center of the bilayer close to the membrane interface. This was found to be in striking agreement with the recently described structure of the membrane-bound form of alpha-toxin. (+info)

Polarization-modulated FTIR spectroscopy of lipid/gramicidin monolayers at the air/water interface. (8/15056)

Monolayers of gramicidin A, pure and in mixtures with dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (DMPC), were studied in situ at the air/H2O and air/D2O interfaces by polarization-modulated infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS). Simulations of the entire set of amide I absorption modes were also performed, using complete parameter sets for different conformations based on published normal mode calculations. The structure of gramicidin A in the DMPC monolayer could clearly be assigned to a beta6.3 helix. Quantitative analysis of the amide I bands revealed that film pressures of up to 25-30 mN/m the helix tilt angle from the vertical in the pure gramicidin A layer exceeded 60 degrees. A marked dependence of the peptide orientation on the applied surface pressure was observed for the mixed lipid-peptide monolayers. At low pressure the helix lay flat on the surface, whereas at high pressures the helix was oriented almost parallel to the surface normal. (+info)

"Water". Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery of Modern Art. Retrieved 14 February 2020. QAGOMA. "I, Object". Queensland Art Gallery ... Past and current exhibitions at GOMA include: Water (07 December 2019 - 26 April 2020) I, Object (3 August 2019 - 29 August ...

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Water Sci. Technol. 70, 996-1003. Hughes, R.J., Nair, J., Ho, G., 2008. The toxicity of ammonia/ammonium to the vermifiltration ... Water Science & Technology, 15, 369-383. Wang, L., Guo, F., Zheng, Z., Luo, X. & Zhang, J. 2011 Enhancement of rural domestic ... When this kind of sanitation system is used to treat only the mixture of excreta and water from flush toilets or pour-flush ... Water Res. 44(8), 2572-82. Lourenço, N., Nunes, L.M., Submitted. Optimization of a vermifiltration process for treating urban ...

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... transport inside the water masses, or development by metabolic processes within the water. They can likewise be expended due to ... This model takes into account the water exchange and flow rate, and yields the values of biogenic substance rates for any area ... When it comes to measuring biogenic substances in a natural environment such as a body of water, a hydroecological CNPSi model ... These were O2, DOC, and DISi, which are normally found in large concentrations in natural water. The biogenic substances that ...

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Waters, J; Schaefer, A; Sakmann, B (Jan 2005). "Backpropagating action potentials in neurones: measurement, mechanisms and ... Water, J; Schaefer, A; Sakmann, B (September 2004). "Backpropagating action potentials in neurones: measurement, mechanisms and ... Waters et al., 2004). Results have indicated a linear increase in the density of A-type channels with increasing distance into ... Waters et al., 2004). This process permits the large influx of calcium which provokes a cascade of events to cause potentiation ...

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Access to water in southern Oregon can be limited and long stretches of waterless trail can be expected. John Muir Trail Long- ... "Water Issues". Pacific Crest Trail Association. Retrieved 2015-05-01.. ...

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Gloomy Water. Saucy Jane. And Maggie knows too". He is also given a piece of paper. The next morning, Mrs. Taggart's son is ... The following day, Maggie and Dirty Dick come to Gloomy Water to search for the loot and are annoyed to see the children there ... Julian decides they should hike to a ruined house called Two-Trees, located at Gloomy Water, a marshy lake higher on the moors ...

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"Study and Executive Projects of Irrigation and Drainage Networks". Water Department. Khuzestan Water and Power Authority. ... Water from the Karun provides irrigation to over 280,000 hectares (690,000 acres) of the surrounding plain and a further ... Iran Water and Power Resources Development Co. Retrieved 2010-03-14. Karun-3, Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant, History. N. ... Iran Water and Power Resources Development Co. Retrieved 2010-03-14. "Karun 3 Project: Technical Info". Karun 3 Project. Iran ...

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Water as a natural resource is now governed by the National Water Act (NWA) and the Water Services Act (WSA) In terms of these ... The NWA terminated the distinction between public and private water in 1998, so that all water is now regarded as public water ... where water is a scarcer resource. The distinction between public and private water was embodied in the Water Act (WA), the ... "authorisation to use water," as opposed to ownership of water. The Water Services Act provides the technical and practical ...

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Water Research. 68: 1-11. Mao Q., Ji F., Wang W., Wang Q., Hu Z., Yuan S. (2016) Chlorination of parabens: reaction kinetics ... This reaction can occur with free chlorine present in tap water or with sodium hypochlorite, which is often used in WWTPs as a ... International Journal of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering. 5, 272-279. Vo T. T. B., Jeung E. B. (2009) An ... In another study, tap water at 20 °C (68 °F) containing 50-200 μM free chlorine was spiked with 0.5 μM propylparaben and the ...

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Drinking water supplies in Europe had been compromised by the war and membrane filters were used to test for water safety. ... Pre-treatment of the feed water is used to reduce the suspended solids and bacterial content of the feed-water. Flocculants and ... The water to be treated passes between the membranes of two adjacent membrane assemblies. The plate supports the membranes and ... Raw feed-water is sometimes used to flush the accumulated material from the membrane surface. Cross-flow filtration where the ...

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Department of Marine and Harbors (1985), The Waters of South Australia a series of charts, sailing notes and coastal ... is the eastern of two large inlets of water on the southern coast of Australia, in the state of South Australia, the other ... SA Water. Retrieved 28 July 2015. "Adelaide Desalination Plant (Port Stanvac)". ACCIONA Australia. Archived from the original ... supplies the Adelaide metropolitan area with desalinated water from the gulf. It officially opened in 2013. The Gulf teems with ...

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"Guidelines for Determine Flood Flow Frequency" (PDF). USGS Water. March 1982. Retrieved 2019-06-14. Pearson, Karl (1893). " ...

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Water in natural reservoirs, for example, is subjected to sun irradiation, while swimming-pool water is often disinfected by ... The photolytic rates of both compounds in natural waters are faster than those in pure water. Radical scavenging experiments ... Water-soluble NOM is composed of organic acids. These organic acids are mainly humic substances, which can be categorized into ... In natural waters, •CO3 can reach a higher steady-state concentration than •OH because of its lower reactivity. The enhancement ...

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For example, a profile created from cultured bacteria from some water sample can be compared to a profile of known pathological ... Water Research. 40 (1): 67-74. doi:10.1016/j.watres.2005.10.019. PMID 16360192.. ... bacteria to find out if the water is polluted by feces or not. Biodiesel production Anneken, David J.; Both, Sabine; Christoph ...

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Extraction of polyphenols can be performed using a solvent like water, hot water, methanol, methanol/formic acid, methanol/ ... For water-soluble polyphenols, molecular weights between 500 and 3000 were reported to be required for protein precipitation. ... generally moderately water-soluble compounds with molecular weight of 500-4000 Da with >12 phenolic hydroxyl groups with 5-7 ... Water Research. 34 (11): 3026-3032. doi:10.1016/S0043-1354(00)00039-7. Wigglesworth, V. B. (1988). "The source of lipids and ...

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... in preventing drinking water incidents and securing safe drinking water" (PDF). Water Research. 43 (13): 3227-3238. doi:10.1016 ...

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... collecting plankton or water samples from a range of depths, and carrying acoustic fish-finding equipment. Fisheries research ... Water Encyclopedia. Wiley. doi:10.1002/047147844X.sw249. ISBN 047147844X. Evolving approaches to managing marine recreational ...

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"Draft Water Resource Plan" (PDF). Bristol Water. 18 April 2008. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2009. ... The river is used by Bristol Water, who maintain a series of dams and ponds which supply the nearby Cheddar Reservoir, via a ... In the Chew Stoke flood of 1968, the flow of water washed large boulders down the gorge, damaging the cafe and entrance to ... When this melted during the summers, water was forced to flow on the surface, and carved out the gorge. During warmer periods, ...

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For example, Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency has been reported in scientific literature for model simulations of discharge; water ... Water Resources Research. 47 (10): W10601. Bibcode:2011WRR....4710601G. doi:10.1029/2011WR010962. Knoben, W.J; Freer, J.E.; ... Water Resour. Res. 35 (1): 233-241. Bibcode:1999WRR....35..233L. doi:10.1029/1998WR900018. Campforts, Benjamin; Vanacker, ...

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... is in the Potton Public Water Supply Zone (RW50). The water supplied by Anglian Water comes from groundwater ... Wrestlingworth incorporates the hamlet of Water End, some half mile to the south of the village centre. At the 2011 census date ... Public footpaths and bridleways A public footpath from Water End links with bridleways to Biggleswade via Lousy Bush, The Lodge ... http://vcp.e2bn.org/case_studies/case11232-sarah-dazley-murder.html "Drinking Water Quality Information". Anglian Water. ...

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His name may also be interpreted as "lord of the waters" (from PIE *potis and Sanskr. daFon: "water"). Walcot 1966, p. 85f.; ... An EH-MH settlement was discovered near a fresh-water well on top of the Kalkani hill south-west of the acropolis. The first ... The powers of animal nature fostered a belief in nymphs whose existence was bound to the trees and the waters, and in gods with ... Besides its strong defensive and strategic position, it had good farmland and an adequate water supply. There are only faint ...

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For this reason, it is rare for nitrite to accumulate in ocean waters. The two-step conversion of ammonia to nitrate observed ... The nitrite-oxidation reaction generally proceeds more quickly in ocean waters, and therefore is not a rate-limiting step in ... Water Research. 35 (2): 433-40. doi:10.1016/S0043-1354(00)00312-2. PMID 11228996. Pillay, B.; Roth, G.; Oellermann, A. (1989 ... therefore important for the biological pump which exports carbon and other particulate organic matter from the surface waters ...

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The water was later found to be contaminated. Oxfam, a British NGO, has reported that settlers deliberately poisoned the only ... "Water Wars". Channel 4. Retrieved 2008-08-18. Pearce, Fred (2006-03-01). "Running on empty". The Guardian. London. "Seizure of ... Spencer, Richard (19 Mar 2012). "Israeli settlers using 'acts of intimidation' to take over water supplies on Palestinian land ... violence and intimidation to deny Palestinians access to their water resources in the West Bank. The survey stated that Israeli ...

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... s in cooling water systems also serve to control corrosion of iron and steel. In pulp and paper manufacturing and in ... By reducing the water content in concrete, it decreases its porosity, improving so the mechanical properties (compressive and ... Phosphonates are highly water-soluble while the phosphonic acids are only sparingly so. Phosphonates are effective chelating ... That is, they bind tightly to di- and trivalent metal ions, which is useful in water softening. In this way, they prevent ...

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"Water Systems". Boston Water and Sewer Commission. Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2012-08-15.. ... This allows water flow to be redistributed through pipes when a limited number of valves are shut or pumps shut down. Active ...

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Dates for these meetings are: July 15: Diving TC, Open Water TC July 16: Synchronized Swimming TC, Water Polo TC July 23: ... Official FINA results: Diving; Swimming; Open water; Synchronised swimming; Water polo Swim Rankings results (Archived 8 ... The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines: diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronised ... open water) * Host nation (Italy) As is customary with the World Championships, FINA held its biennial General Congress in Rome ...

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Certain pipes that carry drinking water from the water source to the home may contain lead. Household plumbing fixtures, ... The most common sources of lead in drinking water are lead pipes, faucets, and plumbing fixtures. ... Ask to have your water tested. Many public water systems will test drinking water for residents upon request. There are also ... Ask your water provider if you have a lead service line providing water to your home. If you have a lead service line, ask if ...

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Islamic State attacks on dams and water systems threaten Iraqs supply, which was already being squeezed by dams in Turkey and ... The only thing ministers care about water is the water they put into their whiskey, said Talib Murad Elam, an adviser to the ... Amid Terror Attacks, Iraq Faces Water Crisis. Islamic States assault on dams and water systems threatens Iraqs supply, which ... Farmers bear some responsibility for this poor water quality and the shrinking volume of usable water. They adhere to ancient ...

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Solar water heaters -- also called solar domestic hot water systems -- can be a cost-effective way to generate hot water for ... Water flows through the system when warm water rises as cooler water sinks. The collector must be installed below the storage ... The water then continues on to the conventional backup water heater, providing a reliable source of hot water. They should be ... In two-tank systems, the solar water heater preheats water before it enters the conventional water heater. In one-tank systems ...

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... Asian Water Dragon, Chinese Water Dragon, Green Water Dragon, Thai Water Dragon: Physignathus sp.. ... Water dragons are semi-arboreal but also need enough water to submerge and swim comfortably in, as well as branches for ... Check out Tricia PowersWater Dragon & Iguana site and her Water Dragon email list for more detailed information on the care of ... Water. Must be available at all times for full body immersions up to at least 1/2 their height. Must be cleaned and disinfected ...

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As climate change warms ocean waters, were seeing bigger and stronger hurricanes-which could result in the release of ... Food & Water Watch champions healthy food and clean water for all. We stand up to corporations that put profits before people, ... As climate change warms ocean waters, were seeing bigger and stronger hurricanes-which could result in the release of ... Get the latest on your food and water with news, research and urgent actions. ...

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GROUND WATER. Ninety-five percent of all fresh water on earth is ground water. Ground water is found in natural rock formations ... Onsdorff, KA Pollution; Water ENVIRON. LAW PRACT., vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 14-18, 1996. MacDonnell, LJ Water Quality LAND WATER LAW ... Terry, LA Water Pollution ENVIRON. LAW PRACT., vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 19-29, 1996. Poppe, Wayne; Hurst, Renee Water Pollution WATER ... WATER QUALITY. Water quality is closely linked to water use and to the state of economic development. In industrialized ...

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... s have a long history of human use. Several Plains Indian tribes used the species as a food source, while other ... Water Smartweed (Polygonum amphibium). By Walter Fertig. Plants that occur in wetland habitats typically specialize in either ... Water smartweed belongs to one such segregate genus, Persicaria, along with 100 other Polygonum species with spike-like flower ... One such species is the Water smartweed (Polygonum amphibium), which true to its Latin epithet, is an amphibious plant. It has ...

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... water supply networks, and water purification facilities, water tanks, water towers, water pipes including old aqueducts. ... Fresh water storage. Main article: Water resources. Water occurs as both "stocks" and "flows." Water can be stored as lakes, ... Water fit for human consumption is called drinking water or potable water. Water that is not potable may be made potable by ... Pressurized water is used in water blasting and water jet cutters. Also, very high pressure water guns are used for precise ...

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Native to China and Korea, there are two subspecies: the Chinese water deer (Hydropotes inermis inermis) and the Korean water ... Water deer are proficient swimmers, and can swim several miles to reach remote river islands. Chinese Water Deer are now ... The genus name Hydropotes derives from the two ancient greek words ὕδωρ (húdōr), meaning "water", and ποτής (potḗs), meaning " ... In China, water deer are found in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Hubei, Henan, Anhui, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shanghai, and Guangxi. ...

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Access to safe drinking water is one of 10 interventions that could help prevent more than a million children each year from ... A Pakistani child drinks water from a hand pump in an impoverished neighborhood of Karachi. ... A Pakistani child drinks water from a hand pump in an impoverished neighborhood of Karachi. Access to safe drinking water is ... A Pakistani child drinks water from a hand pump in an impoverished neighborhood of Karachi. Access to safe drinking water is ...

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Water filtration is the process of remove the all unwanted particles from the water. Different kinds of water purification ... There a couple of things to know about with respect to water filtration utilizing Chlorine. Numerous Chlorine tablets are ...

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Directed by Larry Rippenkroeger. With Vanessa Angel, Trevor Donovan, Max Adler, Nikki Leigh. The hilarious misadventures of a cocky jet skier who gets his dream shot to compete on the pro jet ski tour.

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... guidance on water to help the global community meet the increasing demand for innovative and effective approaches to water ... Together with the World Water Council and the Netherlands, the OECD established the Roundtable on Financing Water.. The ... Session 1: Trends in water-related technological innovation, OECD. *Session 1: Prospects in Water-related Technological ... Session 2: The Bellagio Principles on Valuing Water, (an input to the High Level Panel on Water) ...

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... guidance on water to help the global community meet the increasing demand for innovative and effective approaches to water ... The Roundtable on Financing Water. Established by the OECD, the World Water Council and the Netherlands, the Roundtable draws ... The Roundtable on Financing Water. Established by the OECD, the World Water Council and the Netherlands, the Roundtable draws ... The established Roundtable on Financing Water aims to accelerate action to scale-up financing for water investment which ...

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Water, like Baran, is subtle, preferring to let the human side of the story tell you what you need to know, and showing us the ... Water is similar to both of these films on several thematic levels. Deepa Mehta finishes he trilogy on a powerful note. She ... But Water succeeds on the level of Baran - unlike Osama, which preaches incessantly, hitting you over the head with its point ... Water Cooler: Host, Lovecraft Country, The Rental, Black is King, An American Pickle, Ip Man 4, The Secret Garden, Into the ...

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Water carrier (also water seller) is a profession that existed before the advent of centralized water supply systems. A water ... In the 1940s Chengdu water carriers still went barefoot to show that they go deep into the river to collect the purest water. ... Tunisia, early 20th Century Water Carriers Of The Ganges river, early 20th Century Rajasthan in 2006 Venice, 19th Century Water ... carrier collected water from a source (a river, a well, water pumps, etc.) and transported or carried containers with water to ...

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The Water Banquet is an offshoot of Henan cuisine and has existed since the Sui dynasty. It is sometimes credited to the Tang ... The Water Banquet (Chinese: 水席, shǔixí) is a Chinese set of dishes comprising eight cold and 16 warm dishes cooked in various ... It has a history going back more than 1,000 years and the residents of Luoyang often use the Water Banquet to treat important ... like flowing water. First, eight cold dishes are served with other drinks. The next 16 are the warm dishes, served in different ...

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Water Nothing is more important to your health and quality of life than safe drinking water and clean streams and lakes. Across ... Water. EWG keeps you up to date with analysis of the latest news, interviews with experts and more. ... Tap Water for 500,000 Minnesotans Contaminated With Elevated Levels of Nitrate * EWGs Clean & Healthy Living Leadership Summit ... Central Iowans got bad news about the quality of their drinking water on Friday when a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by the ...

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But do you know why? Experiment with colored ice cubes for insight into water density. ... Unit D - Water and Weather * Chapter 8 - Earths Water * Lets Talk With Melanie Stiassny About the Oceans ... Chapter 8 - Air, Water, and Energy * The Mystery of a Lifeless Creek: Investigating Dissolved Oxygen and Fecal-Coliform ... A series of inquiry-based questions to get students thinking about how and why water temperature changes along with depth. ...

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... or water vapour (see spelling differences), also aqueous vapor, is the gas phase of water. Water vapor is one state ... Liquid water that becomes water vapor takes a parcel of heat with it, in a process called evaporative cooling.[2] The amount of ... Water vapor can be produced from the evaporation of boiling liquid water or from the sublimation of ice. Under typical ... General properties of water vapor. Evaporation/sublimation. Whenever a water molecule leaves a surface, it is said to have ...

https://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Water_vapor.html

Water Temperature data is collected daily from sources such as USGS and the US Army Corp of Engineers. Data are queried from ... Water temperature data is important in hydrologic forecasting for monitoring formation of ice on rivers and lakes in our ... Additional sources for Water Temperature Information:. *NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Great Lakes Surface ... US Army Corps of Engineers sites along the Mississippi River report water temperature that can be found at RiverGages.com ...

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The water the dinosaurs drank millions of years ago is the same water that falls as rain today. But will there be enough for a ... The water the dinosaurs drank millions of years ago is the same water that falls as rain today. But will there be enough for a ... On my desk, a glass of water has caught the afternoon light, and Im still looking for wonders. Who owns this water? How can I ... Water is life. Its the briny broth of our origins, the pounding circulatory system of the world, a precarious molecular edge ...

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2010/04/water-is-life/

Click here to read the Summer 2019 Oklahoma Water Survey Newsletter! (ou.edu)

As the world's largest multilateral source of financing for water in developing countries, the World Bank is working closely with partners to achieve "A Water-Secure World for All," by sustaining water resources, delivering services and building resilience. (worldbank.org)
Americans rank high among the world's champion water guzzlers. (nwf.org)
Global water consumption is doubling every 20 years, and by 2025, at least two-thirds of the world's population will likely be living in water stressed areas. (nature.org)
Water is essential for life, but it is also the world's most threatened essential resource. (greenpeace.org)
Waterpik are said to be the world's number-one water flosser brand, and their products have amassed hundreds of five-star reviews online. (yahoo.com)
WATER-BEARERS Greif claims that WaterWear is the world's first purposed-designed water-transport product that. (inhabitat.com)
water shortage Learn about the world's decreasing water supply and efforts to deal with the problem. (britannica.com)

These violations included exceeding health-based standards, failing to properly test water for contaminants, and failing to report contamination to state authorities or the public. (nrdc.org)
Water is stored in containers outside their hogans, which are prone to contamination. (huffingtonpost.com)
By leading experts, this is an up-to-date view of the strategies essential for an effective response to water contamination emergencies. (rsc.org)
Your regular water source could be cut-off or compromised through contamination. (ready.gov)
Populations around the world face many severe water challenges, from scarcity to contamination, from political or violent conflict to economic disruption. (scienceblogs.com)
Efforts are being made to curb the contamination of water resources. (britannica.com)
Inventory contaminants and assess water susceptibility to contamination. (michigan.gov)

We are pleased to announce that the 5th European Water Conference will take place in Vienna on 20-21 September 2018 . (europa.eu)
For instance, the International Year of Cooperation in the Water Sphere 2013 , and the current International Decade for Action on Water for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028 . (un.org)

Under natural conditions, lakes, rivers, and other water bodies undergo Eutrophication, an aging process that slowly fills in the water body with sediment and organic matter. (angelfire.com)
The genus name Hydropotes derives from the two ancient greek words ὕδωρ ( húdōr ), meaning "water", and ποτής ( potḗs ), meaning "the fact of drinking", [5] [6] and refers to the preference of this cervid for rivers and swamps. (wikipedia.org)
Water deer inhabit the land alongside rivers, where they are protected from sight by the tall reeds and rushes. (wikipedia.org)
Water temperature data is important in hydrologic forecasting for monitoring formation of ice on rivers and lakes in our regions. (weather.gov)
Cities there function like space stations, importing every ounce of fresh water from distant rivers or fossil aquifers. (nationalgeographic.com)
Studies of the health hazards of toxic algae blooms have focused largely on the danger of direct contact with contaminated water in lakes, rivers and the ocean. (ewg.org)
Lima is the second largest desert city in the world, and gets most of its water from three rivers- the Rimac, Chillon, and Lurin-that originate high in the Andes Mountain Range and flow to the Pacific Ocean. (nature.org)
The ten largest rivers originating in the Hindu Kush Himalayas alone supply water to over 1.35 billion people. (fao.org)
Increased sedimentation, nutrient runoff and flooding all contribute to water degradation in our lakes, rivers and groundwater. (nature.org)
Surface water includes rivers, lakes and reservoirs. (medlineplus.gov)

The water you drink is a combination of surface water and groundwater. (medlineplus.gov)
Arsenic is an undeniably toxic chemical that can, indeed, be found in both public water supplies and in groundwater. (snopes.com)
other available water resources include groundwater and deep subsurface waters and glaciers and permanent snowfields. (britannica.com)

Where treated tap water is available, aging or inadequate water treatment infrastructure may not effectively disinfect water or maintain water quality during distribution. (cdc.gov)
Where untreated surface or well water is used and there is no sanitation infrastructure, the risk of waterborne infection is high. (cdc.gov)
NRDC has documented serious problems with our outdated and deteriorating water infrastructure, widespread violations and inadequate enforcement of the Safe Drinking Water Act for more than 25 years. (nrdc.org)
Our work focuses on water governance that integrates the needs of people and nature, the implementation of sustainable water resource management to secure water-related ecosystem services and conserve freshwater biodiversity, and support increased investment in ecosystems as natural water infrastructure. (iucn.org)
The World Bank offers loans, grants, and technical assistance to governments to support expanding or improving water infrastructure, improving management practices and ensuring community engagement. (worldbank.org)
It's not just climate change that is bringing about a water crisis, but faulty and aging infrastructure as well. (investopedia.com)
These resources are used to fund projects involving the local communities in the implementation of green infrastructure, promoting a new water culture to citizens and training farmers in sustainable resource management. (nature.org)
TNC's water strategy in Peru focuses on the conservation of priority watersheds and landscapes that contain our primary natural infrastructure for securing reliable supplies of water. (nature.org)
Anglian Water called on its partner Capgemini, which hosts the data centers on behalf of the company, to work with vendors to propose possible infrastructure solutions. (ibm.com)
Anglian Water worked as an integrated team with Capgemini and IBM on a nine-month project, to complete the infrastructure deployment and SAP application and database migration. (ibm.com)
Sustainable practices support water infrastructure and create sustainable communities. (epa.gov)

As climate change warms ocean waters, we're seeing bigger and stronger hurricanes-which could result in the release of dangerous pollution from factory farms. (foodandwaterwatch.org)
Factory farms produce a lot of manure and when they're built in areas prone to flooding they can result in the release of huge amounts of toxic pollution during heavy rains and high water. (foodandwaterwatch.org)
In order to combat water pollution, we must understand the problems and become part of the solution. (angelfire.com)
Water pollution occurs when a body of water is adversely affected due to the addition of large amounts of materials to the water. (angelfire.com)
Point sources of pollution occur when harmful substances are emitted directly into a body of water. (angelfire.com)
The Exxon Valdez oil spill best illustrates a point source water pollution. (angelfire.com)
An example of this type of water pollution is when fertilizer from a field is carried into a stream by rain, in the form of run-off which in turn effects aquatic life. (angelfire.com)
Three last forms of water pollution exist in the forms of petroleum, radioactive substances, and heat. (angelfire.com)
The previously mentioned Exxon Valdez is an example of this type of water pollution. (angelfire.com)
Connecticut DEEP's Nonpoint Source Pollution (NPS) Program administers a Nonpoint Source Grant Program with funding from EPA under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act. (ct.gov)
Across the country, pollution from farms is one of the primary reasons water is no longer clean or safe. (ewg.org)
DEP operates 14 wastewater treatment plants that together treat around 1.3 billion gallons of wastewater and biosolids each day, and the agency also employs a fleet of boats that are used to monitor the waters and the shoreline for water quality and sources of pollution. (nyc.gov)
This first line of defense against water pollution-our forests, wetlands and prairies-is at risk as local populations grow and put increased pressure on our lands. (nature.org)
In an effort to curb waste and pollution, many National Parks have banned the sale of bottled water. (treehugger.com)
AP) - Two Tennessee environmental groups are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on whether the federal Clean Water Act applies to pollution from a coal ash dump. (ap.org)
A longtime advocate for pure water, Finlandia will use its commitment to support nonprofits working to protect the earth's water resources and reverse the effects of water pollution to ensure they remain beautiful and healthy for the next generations. (prweb.com)
The campaign shows how our use of water will help reduce floods, droughts, scarcity and pollution, and will help fight climate change itself. (un.org)

Nothing is more important to your health and quality of life than safe drinking water and clean streams and lakes. (ewg.org)

Water" is the name of the liquid state of H 2 O at standard ambient temperature and pressure . (wikipedia.org)
This experiment uses colored ice cubes to demonstrate how temperature changes water density. (amnh.org)
A series of inquiry-based questions to get students thinking about how and why water temperature changes along with depth. (amnh.org)
The aggregate measurement of this kinetic energy transfer is defined as thermal energy and occurs only when there is differential in the temperature of the water molecules. (princeton.edu)
Water Temperature data is collected daily from sources such as USGS and the US Army Corp of Engineers. (weather.gov)
Water temperature is important, too. (kidshealth.org)
But in general, 82°-86°F (28°-30°C) is comfortable for recreational swimming for children (babies are more comfortable when the water is on the warmer side of this temperature range). (kidshealth.org)
Body temperature drops more quickly in water than on land, and it doesn't take long for hypothermia (when the body loses heat faster than it can produce it) to set in. (kidshealth.org)
Since the climate crisis is now melting those glaciers, NASA climate scientist Josh Willis spent the past couple of years mapping the ocean floor around Greenland and measuring the water temperature where the glaciers are resting. (forbes.com)

Water shortages and water scarcities continue to be a major threat around the world, but also within the U.S. as well. (investopedia.com)
Although New York State isn't known for water shortages, New York City occasionally runs low when its upstate reservoir system is drained to the limits. (nwf.org)
To tackle the problem of water shortages, the focus should be on conservation--how to live with less water. (amnh.org)
Growth is also taking place in developed nations, which seek to make water safer from pollutants and more readily available in areas of shortages. (kiplinger.com)
Other procedures employed for relieving water shortages include control of runoff and the reduction of evaporation by means of agricultural-engineering measures. (britannica.com)

Two 'marsh gardens' along the route provide extra storage for water in a storm, reducing the peak runoff and releasing the water through throttled outlets into the channels over the next day or two after a big rain. (google.com)
The pond is designed to hold enough water that the runoff from the site is equal to pre-development levels for up to a 1-in-5 year flood. (google.com)
Water moves continually through the water cycle of evaporation , transpiration ( evapotranspiration ), condensation , precipitation , and runoff , usually reaching the sea. (wikipedia.org)
The primary objective of the University is to ensure that this runoff does not adversely impact surface water quality. (uky.edu)
To protect our water from runoff and sediment overload, we're working with ag to solve our water issues by sharing practices that increase soil health, improve nutrient management and protect water. (nature.org)

While this eliminated 103 lagoons, there are at least another 150 in the floodplain which were never closed and continued to pose a risk to water quality and downstream communities. (foodandwaterwatch.org)
To receive Water Quality Planning Information by email, you must subscribe to the Water Quality Planning email Listserv. (ct.gov)
A description of the Long Island Sound water quality monitoring conducted for low dissolved oxygen for the summer of 2009. (ct.gov)
A description of the Long Island Sound water quality monitoring conducted for low dissolved oxygen for the summer of 2016 with links to narrative summer hypoxia maps. (ct.gov)
Central Iowans got bad news about the quality of their drinking water on Friday when a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by the Des Moines Water Works against three northern Iowa drainage districts. (ewg.org)
Continued improvements to wastewater handling and treatment are chiefly responsible for continued improvements to water quality, which have led to increased recreational opportunities such as swimming and fishing. (nyc.gov)
The City of New York has been collecting water quality data in New York Harbor since 1909. (nyc.gov)
These data are utilized by regulators, scientists, educators and citizens to assess impacts, trends and improvements in the water quality of New York Harbor. (nyc.gov)
Learn what DEP is doing to address CSOs and improve water quality. (nyc.gov)
To maintain New York Harbor water quality, most of New York's marine and inland waters are designated as No Discharge Areas, where it is illegal for boaters to discharge sewage within these waters. (nyc.gov)
Rising water demand and greater variability in quantity and quality of supplies resulting from climate change and degradation of natural areas that provide water are only a few of the threats to water security. (nature.org)
This ingenious system will escalate the quality of life of the Navajo people, and restore the basic human right to water. (huffingtonpost.com)
The main overall objective of EU water policy is to ensure access to good quality water in sufficient quantity for all Europeans, and to ensure the good status of all water bodies across Europe. (europa.eu)
From the water we drink to the food we eat, the quality of our lives is intrinsically connected to the health of our waters. (nature.org)
Not only does this approach to protecting water save us money in the long-term, it also provides us with tangible economic and quality-of-life benefits in the near-term. (nature.org)
It provides data, maintains templates regarding the quality of the water and the equipment carrying it. (slideshare.net)
Treat all water of uncertain quality before using it for drinking, food washing or preparation, washing dishes, brushing teeth or making ice. (ready.gov)
The United States has one of the safest water supplies in the world, but drinking water quality can vary from place to place. (medlineplus.gov)
Overuse has resulted in the progressive deterioration of water quality. (britannica.com)
2% are concerned about the quality of local tap water. (latimes.com)
Finlandia Vodka's unparalleled quality can be attributed to only the finest ingredients: pure glacial spring water, a legacy of the Ice Age, and six-row barley, which offers the highest quality starch and the lowest possible content of natural oils, delivering a crisp, clean taste. (prweb.com)
Discover the percentage of drinking water, water quality, population with access to sanitation services, or the proportion of wastewater that is treated safely. (un.org)
The Clean Water Act requires EPA to develop criteria for ambient water quality that accurately reflect the latest scientific knowledge on the impacts of pollutants on human health and the environment. (epa.gov)
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has completed an assessment of each source of drinking water in community and noncommunity public water supplies, as required by the 1996 reauthorization of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). (michigan.gov)
The Storm Water Program is part of the Wetlands and Storm Water Section within the Office of Water Quality. (in.gov)

Desalination now supplies the majority of clean drinking water in areas surrounding the Persian Gulf, but it's. (inhabitat.com)
Water from desalination plants is generally suitable for household use and for irrigation. (britannica.com)

Waterborne disease is a risk for international travelers who visit countries that have poor hygiene and inadequate sanitation, and for wilderness visitors who rely on surface water in any country, including the United States. (cdc.gov)
Billions of people around the world still live in conditions that deprive them of safe drinking water and adequate sanitation facilities. (iucn.org)
Learn about the Bank's support to developing countries in achieving universal access to water and sanitation and water security. (worldbank.org)
Store at least one gallon of water per person per day for three days, for drinking and sanitation. (ready.gov)
water and sanitation for all by 2030. (un.org)
There are sustainable, affordable and scalable water and sanitation solutions. (un.org)
These observances serve to reaffirm that water and sanitation measures are key to poverty reduction, economic growth, and environmental sustainability. (un.org)
Climate-resilient water supply and sanitation could save the lives of more than 360,000 infants every year. (un.org)

By 2020, NASCA will have 3 water funds in Peru, 1 of them in consolidation phase (Lima) and 2 more with the asssitance of technical local partners (Piura, Cusco). (nature.org)
By 2020, two countries in NASCA will have a complete, approved and fully operation water tariffs scheme with real conservation and mantainance costs canalized by water funds in Peru and Costa Rica. (nature.org)
Operational and rural development programmes for 2014-2020 have been assessed to measure their contribution towards EU water policy. (europa.eu)
World Water Day 2020 is about water and climate change - and how the two are inextricably linked. (un.org)

2030 WRG helps countries achieve water security by 2030 by facilitating collective action on water between government, the private sector, and civil society. (worldbank.org)
Visit the official website of UN Water to learn more about the goals we aim to fulfill in accordance with the 2030 Agenda . (un.org)

There is no evidence showing anyone has gotten COVID-19 through drinking water, recreational water, or wastewater. (cdc.gov)
New report highlights a paradigm shift, reframing wastewater treatment plants as water resource recovery facilities. (worldbank.org)

Water in three states: solid (ice), liquid and vapor (here mostly invisible water vapor , cooling and condensing, is building clouds). (wikipedia.org)
The gaseous state of water is steam or water vapor . (wikipedia.org)
2 O . [11] The other two common states of matter of water are the solid phase, ice , and the gaseous phase, water vapor or steam . (wikipedia.org)
freezing (water to ice), melting (ice to water), vaporization (water to vapor), condensation (vapor to water), sublimation (ice to vapor) and deposition (vapor to ice). (wikipedia.org)
Water vapor or water vapour (see spelling differences ), also aqueous vapor , is the gas phase of water . (princeton.edu)
Water vapor is one state of water within the hydrosphere . (princeton.edu)
Water vapor can be produced from the evaporation of boiling liquid water or from the sublimation of ice . (princeton.edu)
Under typical atmospheric conditions, water vapor is continuously generated by evaporation and removed by condensation . (princeton.edu)
Water vapor is lighter than air and triggers convection currents that can lead to clouds. (princeton.edu)
Water vapor is a potent greenhouse gas along with other gases such as carbon dioxide and methane . (princeton.edu)
Each individual water molecule which transitions between a more associated (liquid) and a less associated (vapor/gas) state does so through the absorption or release of kinetic energy. (princeton.edu)
Liquid water that becomes water vapor takes a parcel of heat with it, in a process called evaporative cooling . (princeton.edu)
[ 2 ] The amount of water vapor in the air determines how fast each molecule will return back to the surface. (princeton.edu)
Distillation involves boiling water and then collection of only the vapor that condenses. (ready.gov)

An NRDC study has found that contaminants that may harm human health are found in tap water in every state in the nation. (nrdc.org)
Established in 1974, the Safe Drinking Water Act is one of our bedrock environmental laws, consisting of rules that regulate about 100 contaminants found in drinking water. (nrdc.org)
All water -- no matter if it comes from a natural spring, artesian well, or regular tap -- may have trace but safe amounts of minerals , bacteria, pesticides, and other contaminants. (webmd.com)
The reports include where your water came from and what contaminants are in it. (medlineplus.gov)

Water Funds are innovative financial mechanisms that harness investments from the private and public sectors to help protect and restore forests and ecosystems in upstream watersheds that, in turn, capture and clean the water we need to supply our cities and economies downstream. (nature.org)
Protection of water resources, of fresh and salt water ecosystems and of the water we drink and bathe in is therefore one of the cornerstones of environmental protection in Europe. (europa.eu)
Most importantly, watershed management must take into account the needs of all those who depend on mountain water, including those who have the greatest stake in preserving healthy mountain ecosystems - people who live in mountain areas themselves, who are often marginalized from the decision-making processes. (fao.org)
With the global demand for water having increased annually by 1% for a number of decades, water governance forms a key element of ensuring safe and predictable water supplies as well as the health of ecosystems. (springer.com)
Seepage of mineral fertilizers (phosphates and nitrates), pesticides, and herbicides into surface and subsurface waters has not only rendered them unfit for human consumption but also disrupted aquatic ecosystems. (britannica.com)

Water Scarcity and Droughts - the European Union is taking action! (europa.eu)
While Europe is largely considered as having adequate water resources, water scarcity and drought is an increasingly frequent and widespread phenomenon in the European Union. (europa.eu)
Read more about EU action on water scarcity and drought . (europa.eu)
As populations and economies grow, peak water pressures on existing renewable water resources also tend to grow up to the point that natural scarcity begins to constrain the options of water planners and managers. (scienceblogs.com)
The WULCA consensus characterization model for water scarcity footprints: assessing impacts of water consumption based on available water remaining (AWARE) " (Open Access) Anne-Marie Boulay, et al. (springer.com)

however, dishonest vendors in some countries may sell tap water in bottles that are "sealed" with a drop of glue to mimic the factory seal. (cdc.gov)
London is taking a swing at plastic waste by offering alternatives to plastic water bottles. (inhabitat.com)
Before filling with chlorinated water, thoroughly clean the containers with dishwashing soap and sanitize the bottles by cleaning with a solution of one teaspoon of non-scented liquid household chlorine bleach to a quart of water. (ready.gov)
It's time we made water bottles part of our every day carry (EDC) kit. (treehugger.com)
With increased focus on the environmental impact of disposable plastic water bottles, manufacturers are pitching a variety of reusable alternatives. (wsj.com)
We found the bottles to be lightweight and practical, but a few made the water taste funny. (wsj.com)
The amount of oil required to make plastic bottles and the inefficiency of the recycling process make bottled water a terribly wasteful habit. (treehugger.com)

Willis wanted to understand the interaction between the water and ice to find out how much the ocean water impacts the glaciers and how fast they're melting. (forbes.com)
He suspected that the warmer ocean water could come right to under glaciers that sit in deep water fjords and melt them. (forbes.com)
They used a ship mounted with a multi-beam echo sounder to sail up the narrow fjords surrounding Greenland to map the undersea canyons where the 4 to 5 degree Celsius Atlantic Ocean water meets the bottoms of the frozen zero degree glaciers and melts them. (forbes.com)
The team found that glaciers that have been retreating a lot tend to be in thousands of feet of water, whereas glaciers that haven't thinned much tend to be in water only 100-200 feet deep. (forbes.com)

Water is the visible face of climate and, therefore, climate change. (nationalgeographic.com)
Although much of the receding water supply stems from drier than normal monsoon seasons, global warming and climate change are also suspected to play a role. (investopedia.com)
Explore the latest thinking from our experts on some of the most significant challenges we face today, including climate change, food and water security, and city growth. (nature.org)
By adapting to the water effects of climate change, we will protect health and save lives. (un.org)
Water can help fight climate change. (un.org)
Climate change presents one of several significant challenges for water supplies in California and throughout the western United States, where population is increasing and the continued availability of clean, reliable, and low-cost water is uncertain. (rand.org)
David Groves is a policy researcher at the RAND Corporation whose work on water resources management has helped several water agencies in California address climate change in their long-term planning. (rand.org)
This briefing presents an analysis of how different adaptive water-management strategies may reduce Southern California's vulnerability to climate change and other planning uncertainties. (rand.org)

We've worked with the natural contours of the land to direct the water into shallow channels running beside each path, allowing the water to run overland and more closely follow the natural system. (google.com)
Our stormwater channels are based on 'swales', known in permaculture terms as shallow vegetated channels that collect rainwater and follow the contours to retain as much water on-site as possible. (google.com)
Bog plants grow naturally in shallow waters so they can be propped up on rocks or upside down in a small pot so the larger pot's water just barely covers the roots and soil they are in. (nwf.org)
But since water pressure on your body can initially spike your blood pressure, you should start in shallow water if your blood pressure is high. (aarp.org)
Then, as if out of nowhere, the deep blue water explodes in color, as shallow reefs pop up all around. (cnn.com)

IN THE LOBBY of my apartment building in Manhattan, a large poster admonishes residents to "Save water, it's a precious resource. (nwf.org)
Our ambitions are bold: To fundamentally change the way land managers, water utilities, cities and corporations manage our most precious resource-water-for the benefit of people and nature. (nature.org)
We can stand together to combat water poverty by saving this precious resource. (huffingtonpost.com)
OKH2O represents a desire and passion to do something every day to protect and enhance Oklahoma Water (OKH20) , our state's most precious resource and all that it represents--environmentally, economically, and culturally--for all Oklahomans. (ou.edu)

But the sudden loss of prime agricultural land and the swift appropriation of scarce water resources have intensified the crisis. (nationalgeographic.com)
The KWRRI focuses on water resources and water-related environmental issues important to the state of Kentucky. (uky.edu)
The CIWA assists riparian governments in Sub-Saharan Africa in cooperative water resources management and development. (worldbank.org)
For example, in the mid-1980s, when Boston was faced with spiraling demand for water and limited supplies due to drought, instead of tapping new sources and building costly tunnels to transport water, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority opted for conservation. (nwf.org)
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is helping cities protect their water supplies by creating partnerships between urban and rural communities and other stakeholders to protect the resources on which they rely, and by finding ways to finance watershed conservation. (nature.org)
The region has approximately one quarter of the country's known thermal water resources, at five health resorts. (fao.org)
Given the importance of mountain water resources worldwide, the careful management of mountain water resources is a global priority. (fao.org)
The challenges of water management due to misuse or abuse of water resources and the ever mounting challenges on use, reuse and conservation of water are described in Water Resources and Environmental Engineering , edited by M. Rathinasamy, S. Chandramouli, K.B.V.N. Phanindra and U. Mahesh, U., offering an in-depth perspective from across the Indian subcontinent. (springer.com)
Environmental Processes , Water Resources Management , Sustainable Water Resources Management , and Mine Water and the Environment , to name but a few. (springer.com)
PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio (symbol PHO ), an exchange traded fund, mirrors his index. (kiplinger.com)
The Survey's goal is to study the state's water resources and to collect, analyze, interpret and disseminate research-based information to industry professionals, researchers, students, teachers, citizens, governments and other organizations. (ou.edu)
Browse the Oklahoma water resources Oklahoma Water Survey has compiled. (ou.edu)
The Oklahoma Water Survey provides educational resources in the forms of workshops that are held throughout the year and data aggregation. (ou.edu)
The University of Oklahoma is committed to providing leadership to help solve the challenges facing our state's water resources. (ou.edu)
Asia's water resources constitute a vast potential, both for generating hydroelectricity and for irrigating crops. (britannica.com)
Human use of natural waters, particularly of freshwater resources, has increased steadily over the centuries. (britannica.com)
Surface-water resources are already being used to their maximum capacity in various regions of the world, as, for example, in the southwestern United States. (britannica.com)
The latter not only helps to restore water resources but also conserves the water supply by effective recycling . (britannica.com)
Nevada Division of Water Resources. (google.com)

Islamic State's assault on dams and water systems threatens Iraq's supply, which was already squeezed by dams in Turkey and Iran. (nationalgeographic.com)
Built in the early 1980s to supply water, irrigate fields, control floods, and generate electricity, the dam offers an apt metaphor for the war-torn country's shaky foundation. (nationalgeographic.com)
Last year, an irregular water supply damaged his fruit crop, and he fears another ruined harvest this year if Islamic State commanders divert irrigation channels away from his property. (nationalgeographic.com)
Water carrier (also water seller) is a profession that existed before the advent of centralized water supply systems. (wikipedia.org)
Evolution of Water Supply Through the Millennia. (wikipedia.org)
When something goes wrong with a public water supply, utility officials often issue an advisory warning residents. (inhabitat.com)
Cape Town, Africa recently experienced a drought that threatened erode the city's water supply. (investopedia.com)
In 2014, California experienced record setting droughts and in Michigan, pipes that were not safe for drinking water leached led into the towns water supply, making many of the town's children and elderly residents fall ill. (investopedia.com)
The Navajo Water Access Project works with the Navajo Indian community of Smith Lake, New Mexico, to create a long term, clean, sustainable and an easily accessible water supply. (huffingtonpost.com)
At Smith Lake, conditions have remained the same as 75 years ago, with no running water, and a severely limited supply being trucked in from 70 miles away. (huffingtonpost.com)
This meager supply may only last halfway through the month, forcing families to source alternative, less sanitary supplies of water from open ponds or livestock troughs to subsidize the deficit. (huffingtonpost.com)
A family's entire water supply is stored in containers outside their traditional Hogan, photo courtesy of DIGDEEP. (huffingtonpost.com)
Greater frequency of extreme weather events, droughts and floods, including flash floods and glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), are also expected to increase in mountains, causing imbalance between current water supply and demand. (fao.org)
During a routine well-child exam, you may be surprised to find the doctor examining your child's teeth and asking you about your water supply. (kidshealth.org)
Dramatic reductions in tooth decay in the past 30 years is attributed to fluoridation of the water supply, and parents and health professionals should continue to ensure that kids receive enough fluoride to prevent cavities. (kidshealth.org)
Prepare yourself by building a supply of water that will meet your family's needs during an emergency. (ready.gov)
In Iraq, residents of cities such as Baghdad and Basra lost their water supply during the war suffered the consequences. (scholastic.com)
Such a limited supply combined with prolonged dry spells presents a constant challenge to the company, which is responsible for providing more than six million customers with sustainable water and water recycling services. (ibm.com)
AEC is working on implementing several applications, from an electricity generating unit for industrial, commercial and home power, to an electrical system to supply an electric vehicle -- all from water, and the input of their proprietary alloy. (prweb.com)
Identify the areas that supply public drinking water. (michigan.gov)

Water covers 71% of the Earth 's surface , mostly in seas and oceans . (wikipedia.org)
The oceans hold over 97% of Earth's water. (amnh.org)

Water availability and management impacts whether poor girls are educated, whether cities are healthy places to live, and whether growing industries or poor villages can withstand the impacts of floods or droughts. (worldbank.org)

The most common sources of lead in drinking water are lead pipes, faucets, and plumbing fixtures. (cdc.gov)
Certain pipes that carry drinking water from the water source to the home may contain lead. (cdc.gov)
Some drinking water fountains with lead-lined tanks and other plumbing fixtures not intended for drinking water (e.g., lab faucets, hoses, spigots, hand washing sinks) may also have lead in the water. (cdc.gov)
Lead can enter drinking water when a chemical reaction occurs in plumbing materials that contain lead. (cdc.gov)
You cannot see, taste, or smell lead in drinking water. (cdc.gov)
The best way to know your risk of exposure to lead in drinking water is to identify the potential sources of lead in your service line and household plumbing. (cdc.gov)
Many public water systems will test drinking water for residents upon request. (cdc.gov)
Contact Information for Certification Programs and Certified Laboratories for Drinking Water. (cdc.gov)
EPA has set the maximum contaminant level goal for lead in drinking water at zero because lead can be harmful to human health even at low exposure levels. (cdc.gov)
If you are concerned about lead in water or know that your plumbing contains lead, you can take action to reduce the amount of lead in your drinking water and minimize your potential for exposure. (cdc.gov)
Many types of bacteria and viruses can cause intestinal (enteric) infection through drinking water. (cdc.gov)
Parasitic worms are not commonly transmitted through drinking water, but it is a potential means of transmission for some. (cdc.gov)
All international travelers, especially long-term travelers or expatriates, should become familiar with and use simple methods to ensure safe drinking water. (cdc.gov)
America has a drinking water crisis. (nrdc.org)
Our analysis shows that in 2015 alone, there were more than 80,000 reported violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act by community water systems. (nrdc.org)
In 2016, we released What's in Your Water: Flint and Beyond , which detailed the lead crisis in Flint, Michigan, and contextualized a larger, national crisis around lead in drinking water. (nrdc.org)
This report picks up where that one left off, detailing a stunning number of violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act around the nation. (nrdc.org)
The presence of coliforms in drinking water indicates that possible presence of organisms that can cause diarrhea, cramps, nausea, and headaches in otherwise-healthy people. (nrdc.org)
In addition to innocent organisms dying off, our drinking water has become greatly affected as is our ability to use water for recreational purposes. (angelfire.com)
Access to safe drinking water is one of 10 interventions that could help prevent more than a million children each year from dying due to diarrhea, according to a study in PLoS Medicine. (latimes.com)
In fact, farmers are largely exempt from most environmental and public health regulations, including rules designed to protect drinking water. (ewg.org)
Located on the Arizona-Utah border, Lake Powell serves the drinking water needs of 40 million people in the Southwest. (inhabitat.com)
Up to 170 million Americans in all fifty states may be exposed to radiation-tainted drinking water. (inhabitat.com)
A solar-powered purification system could slake the thirsts of rural India with clean drinking water for the first. (inhabitat.com)
Months after the Flint, Michigan water crisis emerged, residents still can't obtain clean drinking water straight. (inhabitat.com)
A new report reveals everyday sources of drinking water expose 200 million American people to chromium-6, a chemical. (inhabitat.com)
A new water-testing chip allows users to check for lead, pesticides, heavy metals, and alkalinity in drinking water. (inhabitat.com)
A mechanical device designed to dispense small quantities of drinking water , usually in a public place such as a school or office. (wiktionary.org)
With your support, we can secure clean drinking water for more than 2.5 million Minnesotans by protecting the iconic Mississippi River, its most important tributaries and their surrounding lands. (nature.org)
Help secure a future in which all of us have access to clean drinking water and places to safely fish, swim and play. (nature.org)
Some studies have found a link between drinking water low in calcium and magnesium to tiredness, muscle cramps , weakness, and heart disease . (webmd.com)
Following a disaster clean drinking water may not be available. (ready.gov)
Never ration drinking water unless ordered to do so by authorities. (ready.gov)
Do not drink carbonated or caffeinated beverages instead of drinking water. (ready.gov)
Caffeinated drinks and alcohol dehydrate the body which increases the need for drinking water. (ready.gov)
Did you ever think that drinking water can cause wrinkles? (inhabitat.com)
Your water supplier must give you annual reports on drinking water. (medlineplus.gov)
Yet the World Health Organization estimates that 1.1 billion people (of six billion on Earth) lack safe drinking water, and half of all hospital beds in the world are filled with people suffering from water-related diseases. (kiplinger.com)
JECFA concluded that for certain regions of the world where concentrations of inorganic arsenic in drinking-water exceed 50-100 μg/litre, there is some evidence of adverse effects. (snopes.com)
While it is not inconceivable, especially if you are a somewhat scatterbrained individual, to boil away this amount of water from time to time, these numbers apply to chronic exposure, and as such would require all of the water you consume for every use to be boiled down by 80% - even your regular drinking water. (snopes.com)
PARADISE, Calif. (AP) - The drinking water in Paradise, California, where 85 people died last year in the nation's worst wildfire in a century, is contaminated with the cancer-causing chemical benzene, officials said. (ap.org)
Today, 1 in 3 people live without safe drinking water. (un.org)

1. Topic 3: Human population, carrying capacity and resource use 3.6.1 Describe the Earth's water budget. (slideshare.net)

You needn't know how to swim to take an aquatics class in shallower water. (aarp.org)
So he compared two types of glacier: ones that sit in deep water fjords and ones that sit in shallower water fjords. (forbes.com)

Water deer are indigenous to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River , coastal Jiangsu province ( Yancheng Coastal Wetlands ), and islands of Zhejiang of east-central China, and in Korea, where the demilitarized zone has provided a protected habitat for a large number. (wikipedia.org)
Jamaica Bay a 31-square-mile water body with a broader watershed of approximately 142 square miles is a diverse ecological resource that supports multiple habitats, including open water, salt marshes, grasslands, coastal woodlands, maritime shrublands, and brackish and freshwater wetlands. (nyc.gov)
Wetlands, prairies and forests all play a critical role in keeping our water clean by providing a natural filtration system. (nature.org)
Staff within these programs (Storm Water and Wetlands ) administers their respective programs in relation to permitting, compliance, and outreach. (in.gov)

Clouds are formed from suspended droplets of water and ice , its solid state. (wikipedia.org)
Clouds, fog, and mist are clusters of tiny liquid water droplets called 'drizzle drops. (amnh.org)
Here it is droplets of water colliding with each other. (scienceblogs.com)

Less jeans for sale, saving a total of 16 million gallons of water. (fastcompany.com)
On average the Germans and French, for instance, use 40 percent less water than do Americans, roughly 55 to 60 gallons daily. (nwf.org)
The average American uses nearly 100 gallons of water daily for preparing food, bathing, washing clothes and dishes, flushing toilets and watering lawns and gardens. (nwf.org)
Thousands of Navajo use less than 10 gallons of water per day. (huffingtonpost.com)
Using the average American female body weight of 166 lbs (75 kg), one would have to boil over 2600 gallons ( nearly 10,000 L ) of water down an amount that could fit in a regular coffee cup. (snopes.com)
At the moment my family of five members are practically bathing in a teacup and keeping our water consumption to under 250 gallons per day, compared to her honor's 3,248 per day. (latimes.com)
I didn't realize that the mayor's idea of 50% voluntary water conservation meant only counting the gallons on one of her meters. (latimes.com)

Tap water can be disinfected by boiling, filtering, or chemically treating it, for example with bleach or another chlorine product. (cdc.gov)
There a couple of things to know about with respect to water filtration utilizing Chlorine. (google.com)
It was produced by passing chlorine gas through a water solution of potash ( potassium carbonate ). (infoplease.com)
Fluoride , chlorine, and other additives in the water from your shower may dull your tresses. (webmd.com)
If it still does not smell of chlorine, discard it and find another source of water. (ready.gov)

In the wake of the Flint crisis, Michigan is adopting new lead water rules - the strictest in the U.S., according. (inhabitat.com)
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has announced that Flint water is once again safe to drink, and the state will soon. (inhabitat.com)
Public utilities are even subject to financial loss, as was the case with the contaminated water provided to residents in Flint, Michigan. (investopedia.com)
FLINT, Mich. (AP) - A judge says the federal government can be sued by Flint residents who blame the Environmental Protection Agency for waiting too long to intervene in the city's water crisis. (ap.org)

E. coli (Escherichia coli) is a type of bacteria that lives in the digestive tracts of warm-blooded organisms and can cause serious health impacts to people who are exposed-often through contaminated food and water. (foodandwaterwatch.org)

Also, distilled water may not help you stay hydrated as well as other kinds of water. (webmd.com)
You still need to stay hydrated even in the water. (aarp.org)

But the good news is that, overall, America's water use is dropping. (nwf.org)
The Nature Conservancy has undertaken an ambitious initiative to use nature to secure clean water supplies for Latin America's most at-risk cities benefiting up to 100 million Latin Americans by 2025. (nature.org)

Bathing and showering should be safe for you and your children because human skin does not absorb lead in water. (cdc.gov)
Raw fruits or vegetables may be safe if you can peel them yourself or wash them in safe (bottled or disinfected) water. (cdc.gov)
If you washed the fruit in safe water and squeezed the juice yourself, drink up. (cdc.gov)
We all need safe food and clean water. (foodandwaterwatch.org)
The good news is there are many ways to keep your kids safe in the water - and make sure that they take the right precautions when they're on their own. (kidshealth.org)
For more than 60 years, water fluoridation has proved to be a safe and cost-effective way to reduce dental caries. (kidshealth.org)
It also provides the necessary measures to be taken by the users to keep the water clean and safe. (slideshare.net)
Distilled water is safe to drink. (webmd.com)
A fail-safe filter that delivers water easily with a sip or a squeeze could save lives in places where water-borne illnesses thrive, but look for it first as a trendy gym accessory. (treehugger.com)
This little solar powered device can take the guesswork out of SODIS water treatment, showing when the resulting water is safe to drink. (treehugger.com)
Water treatment plants north of Baghdad, hit during an air raid, are fixed and once again making water safe to drink. (scholastic.com)
This is why boiling water mostly ensures that it's safe to drink. (snopes.com)
Water workouts generally are safe for most people. (aarp.org)
World Water Day celebrates water and raises awareness of the 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water. (un.org)

It is about taking action to tackle the global water crisis. (un.org)
By limiting global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the world will be in a much better position to manage and solve the water crisis that we all face. (un.org)

The fact that we collect roof water into our tank system for use within the houses substantially reduces the amount of rainwater that would otherwise be piped off the site. (google.com)
In the 1940s Chengdu water carriers still went barefoot to show that they go deep into the river to collect the purest water. (wikipedia.org)
A new device that relies on simple condensation to collect clean water from the atmosphere promises to provide. (inhabitat.com)

For the past few months, drinking fountains in Chicago have been running non-stop because the water pipes there. (inhabitat.com)
How soon do you fix leaky water pipes or garden hoses? (nwf.org)
Is your child's school flushing water pipes to reduce lead exposures? (treehugger.com)

When this occurs, the mix of excess storm water and untreated sewage flows directly into the city's waterways. (nyc.gov)
During heavy rain and snow storms, treatment plants can hit overcapacity, and the mix of excess storm water and untreated sewage flows directly into the city's waterways. (nyc.gov)

But such is the human inclination to take water as a birthright that public fountains still may bubble in Arizona's town squares and farmers there raise thirsty crops. (nationalgeographic.com)
That means drowning can happen where you'd least expect it - the sink, the toilet bowl, fountains, buckets, inflatable pools, or small bodies of standing water around your home, such as ditches filled with rainwater. (kidshealth.org)
Bubblers or fountains can be either solar- or electric-sourced and will eliminate mosquitoes by keeping water from becoming stagnant. (nwf.org)

World Water Day, held on 22 March every year since 1993, focuses on the importance of freshwater. (un.org)

Different kinds of water purification methods are available. (google.com)
One solution for purifying water in remote off-grid areas comes in the form of a wagon, complete with solar panel and water purification system. (treehugger.com)

As part of ongoing efficiency and sustainability programs, Anglian Water is transforming its operational resilience, reducing risk and enhancing service for millions of customers. (ibm.com)
I call on all stakeholders to increase climate action and invest in robust adaptation measures for water sustainability. (un.org)

Some larger hotels and resorts may provide additional onsite water treatment to provide potable water. (cdc.gov)
Advanced sewage-treatment facilities have made it possible to obtain potable water purer than most stream water. (britannica.com)

This reaction is more severe when water has high acidity or low mineral content. (cdc.gov)

Cape Town, South Africa has been struck by severe drought - and now residents have just 100 days of water left. (inhabitat.com)

For kids younger than 5 years old, choose a vest with a strap between the legs and head support - the collar will keep the child's head up and face out of the water. (kidshealth.org)
The dosage depends on how much fluoride naturally occurs in the water and your child's age. (kidshealth.org)

When a net evaporation occurs, the body of water will undergo a net cooling directly related to the loss of water. (princeton.edu)

When these sediments enter various bodies of water, fish respirationbecomes impaired, plant productivity and water depth become reduced, and aquatic organisms and their environments become suffocated. (angelfire.com)
A record-breaking number of potentially toxic algae blooms have plagued bodies of water across the country this summer. (ewg.org)
In nature they are on the "margins" of bodies of water, such as marshes and swamps. (nwf.org)

This heats the water that then flows into the home. (energy.gov)
Water flows through the system when warm water rises as cooler water sinks. (energy.gov)
Any water that has not been absorbed on its journey down the channels eventually flows into a large pond at the north end of the site, firstly into a sediment forebay which allows further settling of sediment, and thence into the main pond. (google.com)
In order to protect our water, we must protect the lands through which it flows. (nature.org)

Water filtration is the process of remove the all unwanted particles from the water. (google.com)

Bacteria, often from sewage spills, can pollute fresh or salt water. (medlineplus.gov)

Certain germs can grow even in nutrient-poor distilled water. (webmd.com)
In addition to having a bad odor and taste, contaminated water can contain microorganisms (germs) that cause diseases such as dysentery, cholera, typhoid and hepatitis. (ready.gov)
While boiling and chlorination will kill most microbes in water, distillation will remove microbes (germs) that resist these methods, as well as heavy metals, salts and most other chemicals. (ready.gov)

Excessive growth of these types of organisms consequently clogs our waterways, use up dissolved oxygen as they decompose, and block light to deeper waters. (angelfire.com)
When natural bacteria and protozoan in the water break down this organic material, they begin to use up the oxygen dissolved in the water. (angelfire.com)
Boiled water will taste better if you put oxygen back into it by pouring the water back and forth between two clean containers. (ready.gov)
The alloy apparently 'creates a magnetic field' that is involved in catalyzing the splitting of the hydrogen from the two oxygen molecules of water. (prweb.com)

But its steadily retreating reservoir tells another story, one of how Iraq's water shortage is growing more urgent by the day. (nationalgeographic.com)

Comprising over 70% of the Earth s surface, water is undoubtedly the most precious natural resource that exists on our planet. (angelfire.com)
Plants that occur in wetland habitats typically specialize in either growing on waterlogged but not flooded muddy soils, or in the water itself (either submerged or floating on the surface). (fed.us)
Whenever a water molecule leaves a surface, it is said to have evaporated. (princeton.edu)
Prevent algae by covering two-thirds of the water's surface using water lilies, floaters, or other plants that shade the surface of the water. (nwf.org)
Projects to remove salt and other dissolved solids from brackish surface water as well as from seawater have been undertaken in such countries as Australia, Kuwait, and the United States. (britannica.com)

Thankfully, if we make simple changes in the way we farm, we can take a big step toward clean water. (ewg.org)
Clean water is perhaps the biggest key to keeping us alive, and scientists are forever testing new laboratory methods. (inhabitat.com)
Clean water is a need shared by just about every inhabitant of planet Earth, and that resource is getting increasingly. (inhabitat.com)
According to the World Wildlife Fund , approximately 1.1 billion people around the world go without access to clean water. (investopedia.com)
His vision, DIGDEEP , is a brilliant, transparent project that brings clean water to the Navajo reservation. (huffingtonpost.com)
Every American is equal, and has the right to clean water. (huffingtonpost.com)
This December, DIGDEEP has partnered up with St. Bonaventure Indian Mission , to bring reliable, clean water to 250 homes in Smith Lake. (huffingtonpost.com)
Transparency and clarity is the key to running this successful non-profit organization, which focuses on human rights, and restores dignity to impoverished people in the form of access to a reliable, clean source of water. (huffingtonpost.com)
This allows the water to clean out the mouth without harming the gums. (yahoo.com)
Water flossers are a particularly effective way to clean hard-to-reach areas where traditional brushing and flossing cannot, flushing away plaque and debris from around dental braces, bridges, crowns, implants and periodontal pockets. (yahoo.com)
Contact us to make a gift for clean water. (nature.org)
We can protect Minnesota's famously clean water if we act now. (nature.org)
To learn how you can make a charitable donation for clean water, wildlife and future generations, please contact Mavis Lindstrom at [email protected] . (nature.org)
Our scientists have pinpointed the 200,000 acres in the Mississippi's 13-million-acre headwaters area that are most critical to securing the river's clean waters. (nature.org)
If you have used all of your stored water and there are no other reliable clean water sources, it may become necessary to treat suspicious water. (ready.gov)
People need clean water to survive. (scholastic.com)
UNICEF has been the international group to take charge of restoring clean water to Iraq. (scholastic.com)
As emerging markets expand, demand for clean water is accelerating. (kiplinger.com)

Answer the following simple questions to see where you rank on the water-conservation meter. (nwf.org)
As might be expected, water conservation drives this trend. (nwf.org)
According to Deborah Lumia, a USGS hydrologist, "the downward trend in water withdrawals is a function of widespread water conservation measures, especially in industry and municipalities and to a lesser extent in agriculture. (nwf.org)
However, most cities around the world have neglected to include the costs of watershed conservation and management in water pricing. (nature.org)
The introduction and development of Water Funds, a financial and governance mechanism, aimed at promoting the conservation of the watersheds. (nature.org)
Adjustment of the water tariffs to cover for watershed conservation costs, in order to ensure that the water tariffs in Peru include a fee aimed at investing in ecosystem services efforts that guarantee water provision to cities and economies. (nature.org)

Citizens like you can help keep our waters trash free too. (nyc.gov)
Citizens in southern Iraq gather to receive water from a water truck brought to their village by coalition forces on April 11. (scholastic.com)
An Iraqi girl carries away a box of bottled water and humanitarian meals distributed by citizens of Kuwait and U.S. Army soldiers. (scholastic.com)
New York City water doesn't need to be filtered and citizens have already paid for it, that's what. (treehugger.com)

Shifting rain patterns flood some regions and dry up others as nature demonstrates a grave physics lesson: Hot air holds more water molecules than cold. (nationalgeographic.com)

This conference aimed to discuss effective and innovative applications of blended finance, defined by OECD as the strategic use of development finance for the mobilisation of additional finance towards sustainable development in developing countries, in the water sector. (oecd.org)
The Roundtable facilitates an ongoing dialogue between the water and finance communities (broadly interpreted) on how to overcome the global challenges of financing the investments needed for water security and sustainable economic growth and water contribution to the wider set of Sustainable Development Goals. (oecd.org)

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Organisms8

Diseases3

Chemicals and Drugs38

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment12

Psychiatry and Psychology4

Phenomena and Processes52

Disciplines and Occupations2

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena2

Technology, Industry, Agriculture3

Information Science3

Health Care30

Geographicals1

Reduced water permeability and altered ultrastructure in thin descending limb of Henle in aquaporin-1 null mice. (1/15056)

The posterior nasal nerve plays an important role on cardiopulmonary reflexes to nasal application of capsaicin, distilled water and l-menthol in anesthetized dogs. (2/15056)

The accessibility of iron at the active site of recombinant human phenylalanine hydroxylase to water as studied by 1H NMR paramagnetic relaxation. Effect of L-Phe and comparison with the rat enzyme. (3/15056)

Molecular dynamics study of substance P peptides in a biphasic membrane mimic. (4/15056)

Molecular dynamics study of substance P peptides partitioned in a sodium dodecylsulfate micelle. (5/15056)

Charge pairing of headgroups in phosphatidylcholine membranes: A molecular dynamics simulation study. (6/15056)

Localization and environment of tryptophans in soluble and membrane-bound states of a pore-forming toxin from Staphylococcus aureus. (7/15056)

Polarization-modulated FTIR spectroscopy of lipid/gramicidin monolayers at the air/water interface. (8/15056)

Water

Water Supply

Fresh Water

Body Water

Water Pollution

Water Purification

Water Pollutants, Chemical

Water Pollutants

Water Deprivation

Water Movements

Water Softening

Drinking

Aquaporins

Seawater

Water-Electrolyte Balance

Rivers

Water Wells

Aquaporin 1

Waste Water

Dehydration

Temperature

Immersion

Filtration

Chlorine

Water Cycle

Plant Transpiration

Environmental Monitoring

Disinfection

Water Resources

Sewage

Oxygen Isotopes

Deuterium Oxide

Water Pollutants, Radioactive

Solvents

Soil

Extravascular Lung Water

Drinking Behavior

Time Factors

Arsenic

Thirst

Ecosystem

Bathing Beaches

Droughts

Seasons

Trihalomethanes

Plant Leaves

Models, Molecular

Hydrogen-Ion Concentration

Desiccation

Water Pollution, Radioactive

Swimming Pools

Aquaporin 4

Permeability

Sodium

Thermodynamics

Aquaporin 2

Swimming

Air

Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Humidity

Baths

Colony Count, Microbial

Osmotic Pressure

Chlorine Compounds

Ice

Lakes

Models, Chemical

Vasopressins

Rain

Diffusion

Cell Membrane Permeability

Bacteria

Aquaporin 3

Deuterium

Carbonated Water

Electrolytes

Protons

Feces

Aquaporin 6

Solubility