Sentences with phrase «by poor water quality»
The lake has been plagued by poor water quality, erosion and an overabundance of goldfish.
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The civilians in eastern Aleppo — one third of whom are children — are relying on poor quality water from wells which are potentially contaminated by fecal matter and unsafe to drink.
Dr. Duah highlighted that, generally, destruction of the environment caused by mining activities had reached alarming proportions, and needed to be controlled to avoid the negative impact of inadequate water supply, poor water quality, loss of aquatic life and loss of recreation.
And as ever - poorer water stocks are called on and drawn - down aquifers in coastal areas are invaded by seawater, the crisis in quantity is being matched by a crisis in quality.
It is estimated that the country is losing some 8 percent of its wealth each year to pollution, with the toll including everything from crops destroyed by acid rain to spiraling health costs due to poor air and water quality.
Purchased water is supplied by wholesale agencies, which have greater resources to meet federal standards, while private utilities have considerable assets at stake should they deliver poor - quality water and subsequently face lawsuits or takeover by a municipal government.
But, as water - quality campaigners and sanitation specialists are saying today — World Toilet Day — billions of people, mainly in the poor South, are held back by a lack of this basic benefit.
Because most heating systems burn fossil fuels, which creates pollution, all the energy saved by a solar water heating eliminates the pollution that would otherwise add to our problems of poor air quality, poor health, smog and global climate change, a problem which requires immediate action.
Major Environmental Issues: Soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices; soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water; desertification; natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species is threatened by clearing for agricultural purposes; the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site; limited natural fresh water resources.
Besides compensating for the poor soil quality in my space — that large maple sucks up most of the water and nutrients, starving off all other plants near by — raised beds also help keep the neighbour's dog out.