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International Water Summit
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...dwater Coordinator, International Water Management Institute [IWMI], South Africa), Prof. Ashok Gadgil; Dr. Karen G. Willholth (Principal Researcher with IWMI, SA). Information regarding registration and poster presentation can be found here. https://www.watersummitziwr.com/.... read more
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Glacier-Groundwater – Still Largely Ignored in the Mountain Water Cycle
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...Mountains are often referred to as water towers of the world, supplying fresh water to ecosystems and millions of people downstream. Specifically, snow and glacier melt are important elements in the water balance of mountain regions, supplying water during warmer and drier months of the year. However, little is known...... read more
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Geological Survey of India to assess groundwater contamination by heavy metals in Punjab and Haryana
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...The project will determine the level of trace elements and heavy metals in groundwater from natural and anthropogenic sources and will prepare a geo-environmental map of contaminated and non-contaminated areas. Trace elements and heavy metals are those whose presence in environment is in very low quantity but can be toxic...... read more
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PFAS Update: State-by-State Groundwater Regulations
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...In the absence of federal cleanup standards for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in groundwater, numerous states have started the process of regulating PFAS in groundwater themselves. As a result, US states have adopted a patchwork of regulations and guidance standards that present significant compliance challenges to impacted industries. Find...... read more
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Groundwater is the solution to the water crisis in Uruguay
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...During the persistent drought and the low flow of the Santa Lucía river, which normally supplies Montevideo, the water supply company has also abstracted water from further downstream, near to the estuary of the La Plata River. This has raised chloride and sodium levels in the drinking water quality, described...... read more
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The subterranean chemistry that explains Indiaโs groundwater contamination
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...Vajinder Kumar, a Chemist at Akal University, reports that ‘Malwa is known as the cancer belt of Punjab’. Many residents also suffer from other conditions linked to water contaminated with excess fluoride and arsenic. Fluorosis is characterised by dental and crippling bone problems, while arsenicosis or arsenic poisoning is characterised...... read more
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Indonesia falls short on peatland restoration, risking destructive fire season
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...After devastating wildfires ravaged through Indonesia’s tropical peatlands in 2015 and left more than $16 billion in damages, the country launched an ambitious plan to restore this key ecosystem. This is part of the government’s climate strategy. The definition of “restoration” is taken to be when groundwater levels have been...... read more
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Will the Middle East soon run out of groundwater?
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...Groundwater — fresh water stored underneath the earth and accessed mostly by wells — has always played a significant role in arid Middle East countries. Because it’s underground, it isn’t as impacted by drought and heat , and it’s the main source of fresh water for at least 10 Arab...... read more
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The US has pumped so much groundwater it’s splitting the ground open
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...The US has pumped so much groundwater that it’s literally splitting the ground open across the American Southwest. When too much groundwater gets pumped up from the natural aquifers below the surface, it causes the land to sag and create these cracks. These giant cracks, or fissures, have been spotted...... read more
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6 million-year-old ‘fossil groundwater pool’ discovered deep beneath Sicilian mountains
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...Fresh water that trickled down into Earth’s crust 6 million years ago became trapped thousands of feet beneath the Hyblaean Mountains in Sicily, forming an aquifer that has not budged since. Researchers hope the fresh water can be pumped up to alleviate water scarcity in Sicily and that the discovery will...... read more
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