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Showing 1 to 20 of 88 for “"Water usage"”.
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Future Implications of Past Domestic Water Usage Trends
Residential water use typically constitutes a large proportion of total urban water consumption. Thus, its understanding is pivotal in water demand planning and management. However, in complex urban environments this task can be challenging since the heterogeneity in the household and housing …
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Investigating flush system method for minimum water usage of toilet system
… these days is the use and availability of clean water. With 83 million more people on Earth each year, demands for clean water will keep on rising. Water is everywhere and also important to living things on Earth. But because of the global warming and pollution, water has become deficit in many …
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Water usage at different growth stages of snap beans grown under two fertilizer regimes
… all life processes take place in the presence of water. For every gram of dry matter produced several hundred grams of water pass through the plant and are lost into the atmosphere from plant surfaces by transpiration. Because of this loss of water, a large amount of water is necessary in order to …
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From Seasonality to Causality: Understanding Urban Water Usage Using Statistical and Machine Learning Models
… between climate conditions and residential water usage, focusing on how seasonal and environmental changes influence water consumption. Utilizing data from over 100,000 households across three micro-climate zones for over a five-year period, we apply statistical analysis and machine learning …
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Water usage in post-harvest handling of groundnuts and beans at Luvhada Irrigation Scheme, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Water is central to sustainable agricultural intensification, as it directly influences several dimensions of sustainability, including social, economic, health and environmental aspects. Therefore, lack of water is the greatest constraint to growth and primary productivity of agricultural crops …
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Assessing the Application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour to Water Usage During and Following a Water Crisis
The global frequency and severity of water scarcity events are increasing, making it necessary to reduce human demand for available water supplies. This mixed-methods research used the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) to investigate determinants of water usage during and after a water crisis. 89 …
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Public perception of alternative water sources and water usage : a case study of desalination and recycled Water facilities
… process for large-scale, municipal water projects is widely understood and documented. In order to assess the role of public perception on the acceptance of alternative water sources, this paper broadly evaluates public preference for alternative water source and water conservation …
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Saving water in schools: evidence on the use of smart water meters and behavioural insights
The city of Cape Town suffered a severe water crisis in 2018. At the peak of the drought in South Africa’s Western Cape, a randomised control trial at 105 schools investigated the impact of two behavioural interventions to encourage responsible water usage: detailed water usage data feedback from …
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A water and greenhouse gas inventory for hygroscopic and conventional evaporative building-scale cooling systems
Freshwater scarcity is a major threat to the resilience of our society, and the challenges are only being exacerbated by the worsening impacts of climate change. The U.S. Department of Defense's Environmental Security Technology Certification Program demonstrated a novel heating, ventilation, and …
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Aeroponic System Optimization for Butterhead Lettuce Growth and Future Sustainability Using Flow Blurring Atomization
… Agriculture accounts for 70% of global fresh water usage. Technology must be developed to accommodate the increase of food production demanded by the growing global population and the subsequent increase in water usage. Aeroponic technology is a water-efficient vertical farming technology that …
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Experimental study of the thermal-hydraulic performance of a brazed aluminum heat exchanger under wet-surface conditions
Using an open-loop wind tunnel and a full-cone water spray nuzzle, the air-side performance of a liquid-to-air heat exchanger is studied experimentally for wet-surface conditions. The test specimen is a brazed-aluminum, louvered-fin heat exchanger. The total capacity, pressure drop and water …
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A Place of Worship: An Architecture Celebrating the Interconnectedness of God, Nature, and Man
… could be implemented for passive solar and water usage. It became apparent that a more important understanding was to be gained: How does an architect touch a site that already has amazing beauty and spiritual voice? Through this work, the answers to this question were lived-out.
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Statistically Evaluating Water Consumption Historically and Across Multiple Users in Virginia
This study explores key aspects of water usage in Virginia via a broad-scale analysis of multiple water users through thirty years of time-series records from the Virginia Water Use Data System. A full spectrum of users is considered, including water used for energy, industrial, agricultural and …
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Decentralized Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Feasibility Study for the College of Marin, Kentfield, CA
… the feasibility using a decentralized wastewater treatment system to provide recycled water for non-potable uses, such as irrigation, flushing toilets, and cooling towers, at the College of Marin (COM) in Kentfield, CA. The 3-year average of water usage at COM is 32.4 acre-feet per year …
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El Milagro De Almeria, Espana: A Political Ecology of Landscape Change and Greenhouse Agriculture
… markets. Initially fueled by abundant aquifer water, years of heavy water usage have depleted the quality of the water and led to innovative methods for reducing water use and the introduction of desalination. The Almería hydropolitics associated with water usage and distribution highlight the …
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El Milagro De Almeria, Espana: A Political Ecology of Landscape Change and Greenhouse Agriculture
… markets. Initially fueled by abundant aquifer water, years of heavy water usage have depleted the quality of the water and led to innovative methods for reducing water use and the introduction of desalination. The Almería hydropolitics associated with water usage and distribution highlight the …
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Leaf Functional Traits as Predictors of Drought Tolerance in Urban Trees
… species composition based upon performance under water stress. Certain leaf functional traits can help horticulturalists more accurately predict water usage of urban trees. Comprehension through rigorous experimentation is lacking, partly due to the thousands of mostly exotic species. Previous …
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Evaluating water performance on platinum mine shafts using a benchmarking technique
South Africa faces escalating water scarcity due to persistent challenges in water availability, posing significant operational risks to the platinum mining industry. Reliable water supply is critical for productivity, economic performance, and the sustainability of platinum mine shafts. …
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Combating Budgetary Complications from the Marcellus Shale: The Case for a Pennsylvania Gas Fund
… per-well highway infrastructure damage and water usage. The creation of a predictive model based upon the Barnett was applied to the Marcellus formation. The results showed support for the hypothesis that shale gas development creates negative externalities that amount to unfunded mandates …
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An assessment of the effects of the shortage of water supply in Vhembe District
Water supply shortage is a global phenomenon that has brought about diverse impacts on people's livelihood and societal well-being. This study was focused on investigating the effects of the shortage of water supply in Vhembe District Municipality. The study is grounded on the Sustainable …
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