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Water In The 21st Century - Water Quality, Pollution, And The Environment - ADB.
water quality, Pollution, and the environment. Emerging Asia, publishedby ADB in 1997, identified water pollution as the most serious
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Reports/Water/water_quality.asp

Extractions: Table of Contents p. 2 of 19 BACK NEXT Emerging Global Water Issues Water Quality, Pollution, and the Environment ... Water in the 21st Century Emerging Asia The impact of this can be seen from the following comparison: the combined volume of water used and water needed to dilute and flush pollutants is almost equal to the volume of accessible freshwater in the world's river systems. The development of freshwater resources for human uses has compromised natural ecosystems that depend on these resources for their continued integrity. Freshwater ecosystems, comprising lakes, rivers, and wetlands, have already lost a greater proportion of species and habitat than land or ocean ecosystems. Unrestricted development of surface water and groundwater has altered the hydrologic cycle and threatens the natural functions of deltas and wetlands. Wetlands have been converted to cropland, and rivers that channeled water to estuaries and deltas have dried up. The Yellow River in the PRC, for example, is now dry during substantial portions of the year, while adjacent wetlands that tempered floods have been lost. The Aral Sea basin illustrates vividly the extent to which human intervention has affected the natural functioning of aquatic systems. Excessive diversion of water for irrigation so reduced the flow of rivers entering the sea that its surface has shrunk by 45 percent and its volume by 70 percent since 1970. A formerly flourishing fishing industry has collapsed, and major health problems are now associated with windblown toxic salts and contaminated residues. Diminished productive potential, loss of vegetation, increased health risks, and irreversible desecration of aquatic biota are the sad legacy.
Environment Article - Subtitle 10. Water Quality Laboratories
Source Maryland Code/environment/TITLE 9. water, ICE, AND SANITARY FACILITIES/SUBTITLE10. water quality LABORATORIES. Home Button Last Updated on 11/20/02.
http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/labs/html/WtrCrt/subtitle 10 Water Quality Laborator

Extractions: SUBTITLE 10. WATER QUALITY LABORATORIES PART I. DEFINITIONS; GENERAL PROVISIONS § 9-1001. Definitions. (a) In general.- In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) Certification.- "Certification" means certification by the Department under this subtitle. (c) Person.- "Person" includes any state, county, municipal corporation, federal agency, or special taxing area. (d) Public drinking water system.- "Public drinking water system" has the meaning stated in the federal Safe Drinking Water Act for "public water system". (e) Water quality laboratory.- "Water quality laboratory" means any person who, by any method, examines a public drinking water system: (1) To determine whether it complies with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act or State standards for public drinking water; or (2) To produce laboratory information for enforcement of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act or State standards for public drinking water. [An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 34A; 1982, ch. 240, § 2.] § 9-1002. Exemption from fees.
DHI Water & Environment
DHI water environment A leading provider of consultancy and technology
http://www.dhi.dk/
Division Of Water Quality - Home
Division of. water quality. DWQ DENR - State of NC About Division of water quality. Budget Office Groundwater Documents. Maps. water quality Downloads. water quality FTP Server
http://dem.ehnr.state.nc.us/
Freshwater Website - Environment Canada / Site Web Sur L'eau Douce - Environneme
http://www.ec.gc.ca/water/
WEFTEC 2003
water environment Federation Preserving Enhancing the Global water environment, LosAngeles - It's All Right Here! © 2003 water environment Federation
http://www.weftec.org/
Division Of Water Quality - Home
State government site providing information on regulations, regional offices, and wetlands restoration Category Regional North America North Carolina GovernmentDivision of water quality. DWQ DENR - State of NC, Laboratory Section,Regional Offices, water quality Section, Wetlands Restoration Program.
http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/
Water Quality Section - Home
Division of water quality water quality Section. About. Contact. Search.DWQ DENR - State of NC, Administration - Applications/Forms
http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/wqs/
WEF - Public Information - News Room - Wastewater Glossary
litter rubbish discarded in the environment instead of in trash containers. nationalwater quality standards maximum contaminant levels for a variety of
http://www.wef.org/publicinfo/newsroom/wastewater_glossary.jhtml

Extractions: abandoned well: any well (drinking water, oil and gas, etc.) which is not used for a long period of time, is not maintained properly, and/or is not properly sealed when its useful life is over. acidity: the strength (concentration of hydrogen [H+] ions) of an acidic substance; measured as pH. acid rain (or acid precipitation): rain with a pH of less than 5.6; results from atmospheric moisture mixing with sulphur and nitrogen oxides emitted from burning fossil fuels or from volcanic activity; may cause damage to buildings, monuments, car finishes, crops, forests, wildlife habitats, and aquatic life. The Act to Prevent Pollution From Ships: legislation regulating the discharge of oil, noxious liquid substances, or garbage generated during normal operations of vessels. adhesion: force of attraction between two unlike materials. aeration: the process of exposing to circulating air.
Water - Alberta Environment
Alberta environment is responsible for water policy and legislation to ensure thequality and quantity of our water resources and to ensure thriving ecosystems
http://www3.gov.ab.ca/env/water.html
Watershed Blues Page
A local water board is concerned about the water quality in its watershed.
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/waterq/waterq.html
Surface Water Quality Bureau, New Mexico Env. Dept.
Explore the Draft water quality Standards! water quality ManagementPlan Revision Review the proposed changes to the Introduction
http://www.nmenv.state.nm.us/swqb/swqb.html

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EW - How We Measure Quality
How We Measure quality. Find out about the different aspects of water qualityEnvironment Waikato measures, and our guidelines used to assess them.
http://www.ew.govt.nz/ourenvironment/water/healthyrivers/measuringstreams.htm

Extractions: How we assess stream health Water quality is measured by either taking measurements on site or taking samples of water back to the laboratory for analysis. How water quality is assessed depends on its use. Water suitable for some uses may be unacceptable for others. For example, water contaminated with treated sewage may be unsafe for swimming but still suitable for industrial cooling. Table 1 lists the different aspects of water quality we measure every month. It summarises why these are important and the guidelines used to assess them. The water quality measures in Table 1 are divided into two groups: those measuring whether water quality is suitable for plants and animals living in a river ( ecological health ) and
Korea Environment Institute
National Strategies for Sediment quality Criteria Development. of social costs ofwater pollution around I KEI News I Publications I environment Information I
http://www.kei.re.kr/eng/04_publ/04_p_report_list.asp?b_type=1&view=1
CEO - Caucasus Environment Outlook
Terek River and other small river bodies with oil products, exceeding the existingwater quality standards 200 to 600 times (Ministry of environment and Nature
http://www.gridtb.org/projects/CEO/ch2_4_3.htm

Extractions: Appendix 3 Chapter 2. State of the Caucasus Environment and Policy Measures: a retrospective from 1972 to 2002 2.4 Fresh Waters 2.4.3 Surface and Ground Water Quality Diffused sources of pollution, other than agriculture runoff, drainage waters from legal landfills and illegal dumpsites and open-pit mining operations, etc. as well as urban run-off also posed high threat to surface and ground waters. In Armenia, for example, the Debed River, a tributary of the Kura River was highly polluted with copper and zinc discharged from the Alaverdi mine in Northeast Armenia. In Georgia, waste-waters from copper mining operations heavily polluted the Kazretula River (Kura River basin) with heavy metals. In the North Caucasus, the contamination of Terek-Kuma artesian aquifer with arsenic was and still is a problem (Ministry of Environment and Nature Resources Protection, Russian Federation 1996). Historically, the coverage rate of the Caucasus region by sewage systems was high, amounting to about 50-60% of the urban population. The majority of the rural populations however, were not covered by sewage services and they at large relied on septic tanks. Water treatment facilities usually received more waste-water than they could treat. In many cases, industrial waste-waters were discharged directly into municipal sewage collectors. In addition, frequently rain water sewers and domestic sewage systems were connected to each other, causing overloading during heavy rainfalls.
NCDENR-Home
State reports on environmental issues, habitats, and wildlife.Category Recreation Outdoors Hunting Regulations United States Beach Access, Soil and water, Solid Waste, Brownfields, Conservation Tax Credit,more News and Events. DENR News Releases, Air quality Events, CAMA Newsletter
http://www.enr.state.nc.us/

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Indiana Water Environment Association
Pennsylvania water environment Association http//www.pwea.org/. More waterQuality Sites. California water environment Association http//www.cwea.org.
http://www.iwpca.org/neighbors.shtml
Environment Agency - Home Page
WELCOME, STOP PRESS Floods. LATEST NEWS View Flood Warnings in Force Success inflytipper tipoff 20/03/2003 The environment
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/
The EnviroLink Network
Non-profit EnviroLink Network is a clearinghouse for environmental information on the Internet, featuring Category Science environment DirectoriesNews Headlines The environment can be weapon of war The environmentis always a casualty of war But in the conflict in Iraq it
http://www.envirolink.org/

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