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Showing 1 to 20 of 179 for “"Water source"”.
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Assessment of Atrazine in a Rural Water Source: Rough River Lake, Kentucky
… US corn production, impacts quality of drinking water for many rural water supply systems. Four systems at Rough River Lake, Kentucky, have had high levels of atrazine in raw water and in some cases finished water that have exceeded the legal limit of 3 parts per billion (ppb). The Rough River …
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Springing for Safe Water: Drinking Water Source Selection in Central Appalachian Communities
… Central Appalachia that collect their drinking water from roadside springs despite having access to in-home piped point-of-use (POU) water. Residents have cited perceptions about water availability/quality as primary motivators for collecting drinking water from roadside springs. Water from …
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Determining the Sustainability of Coal Mine Cavity Discharge as a Drinking Water Source
In southwestern Virginia, adequate sources of public water for small isolated communities are difficult to find. While many alternatives exist, one of the largest sources of water in this region is flooded abandoned coal mines. One such coal mine aquifer was chosen for a sustainability study in …
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Associations Between Drinking Water Source Watershed and Adverse Birth Outcomes in Central Appalachia
In order to ensure clean drinking water for all, it is crucial to understand potential upland stressors that compromise the quality of source waters treated by local community water systems (CWSs). Contamination associated with specific types of land cover can result in downstream water quality …
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Demonstration of anaerobic digestion centrate as a nitrogen & water source for corn grain production
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Chloramine and MIEX control of disinfection by-products formed from an alluvial aquifer water source
… the formation of these DBPs varies with the water quality and/or the treatment process. The compliance of TTHMs may become a major issue in most facilities which use ground water as their raw water and apply softening as the primary treatment goal. For this kind of facility, however, …
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Recommendations for at-risk water supplies in Capiz Province, Philippines : using water source and community assessments
… for expert advice to support its drinking water quality testing program. Civil and Environmental Engineering Department Senior Lecturer, Susan Murcott, recommended specific state-of-the-art test methods for quantification of E.coli in drinking water as well as the involvement of a …
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Consumers in informal settlements and their water source choice: Evidence from a two-season survey in Freetown, Sierra Leone
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2022-11-11 without embargo terms
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Assessing the energy implications of exploiting stormwater, through artificial aquifer recharge, as an alternative water source in the Cape Flats, South Africa
… been facing challenges in both its energy and water sectors over the past few years. They are heavily dependent on each other and a better understanding of the linkages between the two sectors is crucial for sustainable development and planning in both sectors. While the water-energy nexus has …
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Off-stream water sources for grazing cattle as a stream bank stabilization and water quality BMP
… cattle behavior, stream bank erosion and water quality due to the installation of off-stream water sources for grazing cattle as an alternative to stream bank fencing. The study was located on two commercial cow-calf operations in southwest Virginia which utilized rotational grazing. The …
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WATER SOURCES AND ECOPHYSIOLOGY OF SELECTED RIPARIAN SPECIES OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS, USA
The following research examined water source utilization of two native riparian species along a perennial river in the southern Appalachian foothills, USA (Chapter II), including water source patterns over an entire year (III), and how these patterns changed according to differing hydrologic …
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THE CHOICE OF WATER SUPPLY SOURCES FOR U.S. CITIES
… governments consider the provision of water supply as an essential service for public health and safety, economic growth, and community well-being. As the demand for water increases with population growth, municipal water sources are approaching their limits and water source expansion …
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The effect of water quality, acidification, and zinc source on growth performance of nursery and finishing pigs
… research: 1) evaluating the effect of zinc sources on growth performance and body weight variation of grow-finish pigs, 2) evaluating water characteristics and their effects on reducing water pH using citric acid, and 3) evaluating the effect of dietary ABC-4 formulation strategy, water …
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Environmental health hazards on under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa : analysis using multilevel discrete-time hazard model
… health hazards using the following indicators: water source, type of toilet facility, flooring material, type of wall, type of roof, type of cooking fuel and location of water source. I have used a multilevel discrete-time hazard model to assess the relationship between the environmental index …
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Implications of Bottled Water Use in Rural Central Appalachia
… increasing number of Americans identify bottled water as their preferred water source to meet household needs, despite additional expenses and less stringent quality reporting requirements. Previous studies note perceptions of poor water quality and/or distrust in public water authorities as the …
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Stream water quality corridor assessment and management using spatial analysis techniques: Introduction, evaluation, and implementation of the WQCM model.
… often produces detrimental effects on surface water quality entering local reservoirs through vulnerable stream channels. This study presents a methodology that incorporates geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing techniques for the creation of a stream corridor evaluation …
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Effects of different water sources on MS2 and porcine rotavirus reduction in biosand filters
… in BSFs has not be studied. Furthermore, how the water chemistry of the source water used in BSFs effects virus reduction is not clearly understood. In this study, three bench-scale BSFs were fed daily with groundwater or a cation-free buffered solution to determine MS2 and porcine rotavirus …
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Variability in water use by phreatophytic Banksia woodland vegetation of the Swan Coastal Plain, Western Australia
Seasonal changes exist in source-water utilisation by Banksia woodland species overlying a shallow aquifer on the Swan Coastal Plain in Western Australia These were studied to identify the importance of groundwater as a water source to this vegetation. Intra-and interspecific variation in seasonal …
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