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Pollution Leaves 200,000 Without Water in China
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The residential water supply from the Xinyi River had an unusual smell and was found to have levels of ammonia nitrogen far above national standards. Water supply to 200,000 people in eastern China was cut for 40 hours due to this.
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Crisis Looms for Bolivia as Glaciers Melt
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The glaciers in the Andes mountains of Bolivia provide about half the drinking water for two million people down the mountain. But the glaciers are now melting at an unprecedented rate and will be completely gone within 20 years.
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The Sinking, Shrinking Dead Sea
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Dubbed "Red-to-Dead," the plan to transport water here from the Red Sea is still at the drawing-board stage. It is opposed by environmental groups, including Friends of the Earth/Middle East.
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| Editorial |
Experts have found that the lack of attention given to Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) is the reason for the perenial water shortage in Ethiopia. In reaction to this, a capacity building program for the local communities and the experts has been called for.
The melting glaciers in the Andes Mountains pose a severe threat to two million people who are dependant on it for drinking water.
The plan to transport water from the Red Sea to the shrinking Dead Sea is opposed by environmental groups; the plan however is still in the planning stage.
For more updates, read our next issue.
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Potential Ground Water and Surface Water Impacts from Oil Shale and Tar Sands Energy Production Operations |
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Veil, John A. and Puder, Markus |
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Argonne National Laboratory |
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This report is a preliminary evaluation of the impacts to ground water, including impacts to surface water as it interacts with ground water, which could result from the mining and in-situ production of oil from oil shale and tar sands. The report: provides definitions and describes the processes used to recover oil from oil shale and tar sands; discusses the potential impacts to ground water and surface water from oil shale and tar sand production. |
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