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Invention and diffusion of water supply and water efficiency technologies: Insights from a global patent dataset There is little doubt that technology – ...
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"This study is the first to systematically quantify potential contributions of different strategies of farm water management to increase global crop ...
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DC Water and the Water Environment Federation (WEF) have signed an agreement to develop a National Green Infrastructure Certification Program aimed at ...
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Flint’s water crisis, after a switch in the drinking water source allowed dangerous levels of lead and potentially caused deadly cases of Legionnaires’ ...
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Millions of tiny pieces of plastic are escaping wastewater treatment plant filters and winding up in rivers where they could potentially contaminate drinking ...
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This time, the Water Network team had a talk with Douglas Woodring. Doug is the co-founder of the Ocean Recovery Alliance, which is focused on bringing ...
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Many industrial zones nationwide failed to operate their waste treatment systems properly and have dumped large amounts of industrial waste with high levels ...
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