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Independent Sewerage Treatment Plant (i-STP) - the first of its kind in the country for treating sewage in remote places and water villages. Adding a feather ...
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The percentage of people with cavities is much smaller in countries that fluoridate water! It’s in our tap water, toothpaste and even in tea. Fluoride has ...
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A new type of nanofilter that could reduce the energy needed to treat wastewater by up to five times. This remarkable invention has been made ...
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Could artificial dams, placed at the heads of glaciers be a solution to potential water loss in the future? Snow and ice are an important component of the ...
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This is going to be an opportunity in the Yakima Basin to bring back the fish that were here hundreds of years ago, which means, more fish in the basin ...
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Olympic athletes competing in Rio's polluted waters are fearful that performing on the biggest stage of their careers will affect their health. "The water ...
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This natural process uses the biological capabilities of plants to suck up harmful contaminants, thus removing them safely and effectively Due to growing ...
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Clean running water is essential for hospital sanitation, but a new report finds a third of hospitals in the developing world don't have it. "Running water is ...
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While sophisticated systems of dams, aqueducts and channels have enabled great social and economic growth in the past century, they are reaching the end of ...
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Rich, poor, developing and developed countries are facing water shortages on different scales due to natural and man-made influences. In the Middle East, ...
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