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Reducing Water Scarcity by Restoring Contaminated Groundwater Aquifers

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Reducing Water Scarcity by Restoring Contaminated Groundwater Aquifers

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The fight against water scarcity is becoming one of the main 21st century challenges, with securing a clean supply key to efforts. The REGROUND project has ...

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Competition for Shrinking Groundwater

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Competition for Shrinking Groundwater

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The U.S. has less fresh groundwater than previously thought, according to research by UC Santa Barbara scientists. By Harrison Tasoff Research examining ...

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Newly-Discovered Bacterium Rids Problematic Pair of Toxic Groundwater Contaminants

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Newly-Discovered Bacterium Rids Problematic Pair of Toxic Groundwater Contaminants

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NJIT researchers have detailed the discovery of the first bacterium known capable of simultaneously degrading the pair of chemical contaminants — 1,4-Dioxane ...

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Avoiding 'Adverse Impacts' of Groundwater Pumping on Surface Waters

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Avoiding 'Adverse Impacts' of Groundwater Pumping on Surface Waters

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New report informs local agencies on how to avoid inadvertent threats to surface water as defined by new California groundwater law. By Megan Glatzel Local ...

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Using the Latest Remote-sensing Technology to Assess Groundwater Recharge

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Using the Latest Remote-sensing Technology to Assess Groundwater Recharge

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Southwest Research Institute scientists are investigating using the latest remote-sensing technology to assess groundwater recharge more accurately. This ...

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Study Uses Seismic Noise to Track Water Levels in Underground Aquifers

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Study Uses Seismic Noise to Track Water Levels in Underground Aquifers

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Researchers used seismic noise to measure the size and the water levels in underground aquifers in California. Seismic noise—the low-level vibrations caused ...

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Algorithm Provides Early Warning System for Tracking Groundwater Contamination

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Algorithm Provides Early Warning System for Tracking Groundwater Contamination

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Berkeley Lab researchers devise system to monitor contaminant plumes. By Julie Chao Groundwater contamination is increasingly recognized as a widespread ...

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Animation Based on Satellite Data Shows SoCal "Breathing" Water

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Animation Based on Satellite Data Shows SoCal "Breathing" Water

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Using an unprecedented number of satellite radar images, geophysicists at Caltech have tracked how the ground in Southern California rises and falls as ...

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Monsoon ​Rainfall and ​its Impact on ​Groundwater ​Recharge –​ New Mexico ​Case Study

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Monsoon ​Rainfall and ​its Impact on ​Groundwater ​Recharge –​ New Mexico ​Case Study

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Using a combination of field instrumentation, unmanned aerial vehicles and a hydrologic model,  a team of researchers has been studying the fate of monsoon ...

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Who Owns the Aquifer? The Changing Scope of Native American Groundwater Rights

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Who Owns the Aquifer? The Changing Scope of Native American Groundwater Rights

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Scientists map groundwater at stake after a court decision that bolsters Native American rights to a precious resource across an increasingly arid West. By ...

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Widespread ​Groundwater ​Contamination ​Risk from ​Chromium

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Widespread ​Groundwater ​Contamination ​Risk from ​Chromium

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Natural sources of the toxic form of chromium appear in wells that provide drinking water to a large population in California, offering a new perspective on ...

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Carbon ​Nanotubes ​Extract Groundwater Via the ​Roots of Tree ​Stumps

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Carbon ​Nanotubes ​Extract Groundwater Via the ​Roots of Tree ​Stumps

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In an article in Advanced Sustainable Systems, Professor Liangbing Hu and co-workers from the University of Maryland, USA, develop carbon nanotubes (CNTs) ...

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Bangladesh Lost a Third of its Groundwater in a Decade

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Bangladesh Lost a Third of its Groundwater in a Decade

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Although a deltaic country, Bangladesh faces water scarcity because of unsustainable groundwater extraction practices that exceed recharge rates threatening ...

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Making an ​Economic Case ​for Local Water ​in L.A. County ​

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Making an ​Economic Case ​for Local Water ​in L.A. County ​

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New research shows financial benefits of using sources such as groundwater. Los Angeles voters have a history of putting their money where their mouths are, ...

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