Sentences with phrase «contaminated surface water»

Though each state regulates septic tanks differently, more needs to be done in order to ensure humans are not contaminating surface waters by using septic tanks.

Writing as background for their work, van Kempen et al. (2016) note that Azollaceae are among the fastest growing plants in the world and that such free - floating freshwater ferns are utilized and valued «as a green fertilizer in paddy fields,» as «a phytoremediation tool for contaminated surface waters and wastewaters, and for the production of biogas and animal food,» citing Wagner (1997) and van Hove and Lejeune (2002).

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The virus, which causes symptoms similar to those caused by E. coli, can be contracted from an infected person or from contaminated food, water or surfaces.

He said while some hyrofracking chemicals are toxic and carcinogenic, public exposure to such chemicals is manageable, and that there are no known cases of the chemicals — which are injected deep underground a mile or more to fracture gas - bearing rock layers — reaching the surface to contaminate water or air.

As more information publicly surfaced regarding perfluorooctanoic acid - contaminated water in the village and in some private wells, several banks suspended mortgages and refinancing applications.

THE act of fracking is probably not contaminating US drinking water — the real problem is leaky wells drilled to bring the gas the surface.

That's because the rising magma that produced the lavas probably mixed with upper mantle rocks, which have been contaminated with isotopically heavy surface water that got dragged down by subducting slabs of tectonic plates.

To avoid contaminating any samples, they drilled to the surface but no further, allowing the pressurized water to seek the path of least resistance and climb up the hole created by the drill, where it could be extracted.

Even with advances in drillingtechniques, it is difficult to obtain samples from wells that have notbeen contaminated by air or water from the surface.

Days and weeks after the accident, waves and tides brought the cesium in these highly contaminated waters onto the coast, where cesium became «stuck» to the surfaces of sand grains.

In a 2012 study of 33 fungicides used on potatoes, Kuivila's lab found that 75 percent of surface waters tested and 58 percent of ground water samples were contaminated with traces of at least one fungicide.

Production increases noticeably from the mid-1980s to present day: Visible in the pictures are the tailing ponds holding contaminated water and material from the extraction process, along with surface stripping.So, in light of the near - certain death of the Keystone XL pipeline, will Canada's tar sand production continue to grow in the coming years?

But to scientists» surprise, plumes of oil extending several kilometers were floating roughly 1,000 meters beneath the surface, where the toxic compounds are literally washing off the oil and contaminating the water.

«It is no longer dissolved in the groundwater and therefore can't contaminate drinking water brought to the surface.»

But eventually the ore ran out, and the soil and surface water were heavily contaminated with lead, zinc and other heavy metals.

In 1998, a Russian - French - U.S. team drilled to within 100 meters of the surface before stopping to avoid contaminating what one researcher calls «the last pristine water on Earth.»

Although Earthlike microbes «wouldn't be so happy» on Titan's surface, Spilker says it's the subsurface water that we'd want to avoid contaminating.

In unsewered areas, improperly designed or malfunctioning septic tanks can contaminate groundwater and surface water, including coastal waters.

If your puppy becomes infected, the virus can contaminate everything your pet comes in contact with including food and water bowls, collars and leashes and the surfaces of his kennel.

Puppies also need a series of vaccinations against some of the most severe diseases that they can catch from other dogs, or from the contaminated surfaces and water.

Provide good hygiene (pick up poop ASAP, wash down contaminated hard surfaces with bleach water, etc.).

If you believe your home has been contaminated, bleach is one of the few household products that can kill the virus on surfaces (used 30 parts water to one part bleach).

Canine influenza is a highly contagious viral respiratory disease that is spread just like the common cold, through direct contact (sniffing, licking, nuzzling), through the air (coughing or sneezing), through contaminated surfaces (sharing water bowls or toys), or contaminated people (with virus on hands or clothing).

Dogs become infected when their mouths, or abraded skin, or a wound comes in contact with contaminated soil, water, food or other surfaces that may have been urinated on by wildlife.

The virus is spread through direct contact between dogs, or through touching contaminated stool, food bowls, water bowls, leashes, surfaces and human hands and clothes.

• If you are cleaning surfaces that may be contaminated or have urine from an infected pet on them, use an antibacterial cleaning solution or a solution of 1 part household bleach in 10 parts water.

The virus can also contaminate kennel surfaces, food and water bowls, collars and leashes, and the hands and clothing of people who handle infected dogs.

If a dog sniffs or licks any contaminated surface or item like clothing, carpeting, food / water bowls, or crate, he will likely become infected.

Contaminated water is one of the causes of giardia in dogs as well as general exposure in the environment such as exposure to contaminated surfaces in parks or even the dog's food if that also becomes cContaminated water is one of the causes of giardia in dogs as well as general exposure in the environment such as exposure to contaminated surfaces in parks or even the dog's food if that also becomes ccontaminated surfaces in parks or even the dog's food if that also becomes contaminatedcontaminated.

CARPETS, UPHOLSTERY: Remove surface soils, excess waste, and protein contaminates with plain lukewarm water.

The dog flu virus is spread through air, contaminated surfaces (food and water bowls) and humans that have had contact with infected dogs.

Any food, water, bedding, etc exposed to an infected horse should be disposed of, and all contaminated surfaces should be cleaned with disinfectant and rinsed with clean water.

   (d) A primary place or enclosure, the place where dogs are routinely kept, that is not overcrowded, that has a nonporous, solid surface for flooring that can be sanitized, that is well - ventilated with air circulating at a rate of 8 to 12 times per hour, that has adequate lighting, and is dry, clean and sanitary and free from animal feces and wastes, spoiled or contaminated food, dirty water, parasites or pests, trash, debris, sharp or dangerous objects and offensive odors or other contaminants that could affect the animal's health or injure the animal.

Canine influenza is a highly contagious viral respiratory disease that is spread just like the common cold, through direct contact (sniffing, licking, nuzzling), through the air (coughing or sneezing), contaminated surfaces (sharing water bowls or toys), or contaminated people (with virus on hands or clothing).

However, the water used in the drilling process to flush natural gas from subterranean reserves is brought back to the surface contaminated with all sorts of nasty metals, salts and more.

The 600 - plus - page report that resulted looks at a variety of ways fracking could have an effect on local drinking water: withdrawing millions of gallons of water needed to frack a well, improperly mixing chemicals with the water at the well, injecting that fracking fluid into the ground at high pressure to fracture rock as much as two miles beneath the surface, handling the contaminated water then produced by the well and finally improperly storing or disposing of that water.

An August 2010 joint study by the Environmental Integrity Project, Earthjustice, and the Sierra Club reported that 39 coal ash dump sites in 21 states have contaminated local drinking water or surface water with arsenic, lead, and other heavy metals at levels that exceed federal safe drinking water standards.

However, it is estimated that 90 percent of the country's surface water bodies are contaminated.

Elsewhere, sea level rise and increased storm surge height may cause flooding along the country's North Sea and Baltic Sea coasts, allowing salt water intrusion into inland areas, potentially contaminating ground and surface freshwaters.

These areas were encouraged to stop drinking surface water years ago because it was contaminated by various pathogens, so people started drinking water from wells.

When coal ash comes into contact with water, these hazardous materials leach out of the waste and contaminate groundwater and surface water.

MSU Channel 1 is not used to monitor atmospheric temperature because it's too much sensitive to the emission from the surface, furthermore it is heavily contaminated by water vapor / liquid water in the lowermost troposphere.

It's spread by person - to - person contact, consuming contaminated food or water, or touching contaminated surfaces.