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water conservation; water flow; water requirement, etc ; Solanum lycopersicum var. lycopersicum; acoustics; carbon dioxide; cohesion; data collection; drought; energy; greenhouses; humidity; irrigation; liquids; mathematical models; soil; technology; temperature; tomatoes; transpiration; water stress; Show all 21 Subjects
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... Precision irrigation is an important component of the water-saving approaches in agriculture and is one of the methods for increasing water-saving efficiency. Detecting water stress in crops accurately is the basis of precision irrigation techniques. In this study, the crop water stress monitoring system was developed to detect the acoustic emission (AE) of plants, associating the three factors of ...
water reuse; water treatment, etc ; Japan; activated sludge; biodegradation; biological treatment; biotransformation; databases; metrology; nitrogen; phosphorus; toxicity; wastewater; China; Show all 14 Subjects
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... In order to reveal the hotspots and trends of biological water treatment from the perspectives of scientific and technological innovation, both of the bibliometric review and patents analysis were performed in this study. The Web of Science Core Collection database and Derwent Innovation Index database recorded 30023 SCI papers and 50326 patents, respectively were analyzed via information visualiz ...
hot water treatment; water treatment, etc ; 2,4-dichlorophenol; absorption; adsorption; density functional theory; energy; light; nanospheres; photocatalysis; photocatalysts; surface area; tetracycline; texture; wastewater; China; Show all 16 Subjects
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... High-efficiency photocatalysts are of great significance for the application of photocatalytic technology in water treatment. In this study, N/Cu co-doped ZnS nanosphere photocatalyst (N/Cu-ZnS) is synthesized by a hydrothermal method for the first time. After doping, the texture of nanosphere becomes loose, the nanometer diameter is reduced, making the specific surface area of catalyst increased ...
water; water distribution; water supply, etc ; energy conservation; Show all 4 Subject
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... Simulation of water distribution networks (WDNs) constitutes a key element for the planning and management of water supply systems. The literature presents different formulations of heads-flows equations that differ in terms of dimensionality, computational cost, and solution accuracy. Whereas this problem has been the subject of active research in the past, in the last decades a state of stagnati ...
tap water; water conservation; water pollution, etc ; electricity; freshwater; input output analysis; inventories; wastewater; wastewater treatment; water purification; water quality; water shortages; China; Show all 13 Subjects
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... In the context of severe water shortage and water pollution, wastewater treatment plays an important role in recycling water resources and improving water quality. Renewability of the wastewater treatment system as reflected by the water cost for water purification is revealed by a case investigation of a typical wastewater treatment plant in China, by means of the tiered hybrid method combining p ...
water; water management; water supply, etc ; aesthetics; rivers; Peru; Show all 6 Subjects
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... The Inka site of Tipon had many unique hydraulic engineering features that have modern hydraulic theory counterparts. For example, the Tipon channel system providing water to the Principal Fountain had a channel contraction inducing critical flow as determined by CFD analysis- this feature designed to induce flow stability and preserve the aesthetic display of the downstream Waterfall. The Main Aq ...
water; water management; water utilities, etc ; governance; humans; sanitation; Show all 6 Subjects
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... In 2015, the Kenyan Water Services Regulatory Board (WASREB) introduced a corporate governance indicator for the Kenyan water sector to measure the extent to which water service providers contribute to enhanced sector performance and the realization of the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation. An assessment shows that a utility that performs well on governance is very likely to perfor ...
water; water policy; water security, etc ; adaptive management; climate change; water stress; South Korea; Show all 7 Subjects
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... There is growing evidence that the global meteorological cycle, on which most countries depend for water security, is deviating from traditional patterns due to climate change. The global response to this has been to adopt more integrated water resource management (IWRM) and adaptive management (AM) approaches, but the question of ‘how’ remains largely unanswered. This is because ‘one size fits al ...
drinking water; water hardness; water supply, etc ; asbestos; calcite; calcium; cement; corrosion; water temperature; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Potable water supply system in major countries still uses a large proportion of asbestos-cement (AC) pipes for fresh drinking water delivery. Generally, after installation and initial purging, the AC tubes are believed to self-passivate by calcite scale and bio-film, especially when conveying hard water. However, the overall performance of AC tubes after decades of operation is significantly reduc ...
well water, etc ; arsenic; arsenites; biocompatible materials; colorimetry; electrochemistry; guidelines; oligonucleotides; oxidation; risk; transportation; China; Show all 12 Subjects
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... Approximately 94 to 220 million people worldwide are at risk of drinking well water containing arsenic > 10 µg/L, the WHO guideline value. To identify non-compliant domestic wells, assess health risks and reduce exposure, accurate and rapid on-site inorganic arsenic screening methods are desirable because all domestic wells worldwide need to be tested. Here, the principles, advantages and limitati ...
surface water; water pollution; water quality, etc ; Chironomidae; pH; species diversity; urban areas; water temperature; Show all 8 Subjects
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... Urban waters are often neglected in biodiversity research; nonetheless, the number of aquatic microhabitats present in a city and the surrounding urban area is impressive. Twenty-two waterbodies in the Belgrade functional urban area (FUA) were investigated for faunistic and diversity patterns and to assess the effects of environmental factors on the differentiation of Chironomidae assemblages. A t ...
water; water quality; water recreation, etc ; irrigation; models; prediction; time series analysis; turbidity; water treatment; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Water treatment is an important process, as it improves water quality and makes it better for any end use, whether it be drinking, industrial use, irrigation, water recreation, or any other kind of use. Turbidity is one of the fundamental measurements of the clarity of water in water treatment. Specifically, this component is an optical feature of the amount of light on scatter particles when ligh ...
water; water distribution; water supply, etc ; case studies; computer software; Show all 5 Subjects
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... Designing of District metered areas (DMA) schemes is a key element in developing a technique for detecting and removing unreported leaks in a water distribution system (WDS) called active leakage control. The design of DMA is very specific to individual networks’ hydraulic and often constitutes one area with pressure managed zones. This paper presents the division of a selected water supply networ ...
water; water distribution; water quality, etc ; biochemical pathways; mechanics; research; Show all 6 Subjects
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... The complexity of modeling water quality variations in water distribution systems (WDS), studied for decades, stems from multiple constraints and variables involved and the complexity of the system behavior. The conventional macroscale-based WDS water quality models are founded on continuum mechanics. In attempts to provide a broad picture of the multi-species interactions, these models overlook t ...
water; water purification; water quality, etc ; copper; people; risk assessment; Show all 6 Subjects
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... In most developing countries, drinking water is still a serious challenge. Many water purification methods exist, but they are costly and out of reach for many people. Copper is an ancient metal that has been used from several thousands of years. Because of its antibacterial properties, ancient cultures held this metal in high regard. Copper vessels are still in use today for storing drinking wate ...
soil water; soil water content; water budget, etc ; air temperature; capillarity; freeze-thaw cycles; frost; groundwater; irrigation; liquids; migratory behavior; seasonal variation; snow; snowmelt; snowpack; soil salts; water distribution; water shortages; water storage; water table; water temperature; China; Show all 22 Subjects
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... Freezing- and thawing-induced variations of groundwater level and the corresponding changes in water storage in the saturated zone have been observed in regions with a shallow water table. However, the vertical migration of water under the effect of the freezing-thawing process on shallow groundwater has not been accurately quantified and the influencing factors of groundwater level dynamics durin ...
surface water; water content; water footprint, etc ; aluminum; ceramics; coagulants; compliance; electricity; freshwater; inventories; issues and policy; landfills; sludge; system boundary; water shortages; water treatment; water utilities; Brazil; Show all 18 Subjects
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... Centralized water supply systems provide an essential service for society, although they generate direct and indirect environmental burdens to water resources. Quantifying the environmental aspects and impacts is paramount to improving the sustainability of water supply systems, especially in regions affected by water scarcity. In this context, this study aimed to assess the water footprint (WF) o ...
Raquel S. Chaves; Daniel Salvador; Paulo Nogueira; Miguel M. Santos; Paula Aprisco; Célia Neto; Vítor Cardoso; Maria J. Benoliel; João E. Rodrigues; Rui N. Carneiro
surface water; water quality; water supply, etc ; databases; environmental management; freshwater; humans; hydrologic cycle; models; water treatment; Show all 10 Subjects
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... Water quality monitoring is a fundamental tool in the management of freshwater resources. The purpose of monitoring is to provide meaningful quality data for local action planning and catchment-wide decision making. The assessment of water quality is crucial to guarantee the efficient operation of the Water Treatment Plants (WTPs), promoting health conditions and contributing for a more sustainabl ...
water; water distribution; water quality, etc ; chlorine; probability distribution; research; risk; risk estimate; risk management; water supply; Show all 10 Subjects
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... Implementation of water safety planning methods globally has focused primarily on developing an evidence base to demonstrate the benefits of the WSP methodology for risk management in water systems. However, little work has been completed to understand the appropriateness of the risk matrix method currently used to capture levels of risk for system-specific hazardous events. This study examines tw ...
water; water conservation; water footprint, etc ; crop production; issues and policy; models; pollution; water use efficiency; China; Show all 9 Subjects
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... Scientific evaluation of crop water use efficiency is of great significance for ascertaining water-saving potential and realizing efficient utilization of water resources. In this paper, we calculated the water footprint of crop growth, pollution water footprint and production water footprint of 14 cities in Liaoning Province, China, by using the water footprint theory, established the crop water ...