Sentences with phrase «drinking surface water»

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.

Millions of tubewells drilled during 1970s and 80s saved people from water - borne diseases contracted from drinking surface water.

As long as Bangladeshis drank surface water they were safe.

Not exact matches

A July 2012 study by researchers at Duke University and California State Polytechnic University at Pomona found that salty water from deep underground could make its way into drinking water near the surface.

Most of the surface is salt water, can't live there or even drink it.

The task of an interpreter is to help the faithful look beyond the surface, to highlight a word here, an image there, to find Christ unexpectedly, to drink at the bountiful spring whose water is ever fresh.

We can not blow up the world and continue to live on it; we can not destroy the ozone layer without risking skin cancer; we can not pollute all waters and be able to drink; we can not denude the surface of trees and expect the soil not to erode.

-- Drinking water fountain spigots had the highest amount of bacteria on the tested surfaces — 2.7 million bacterial cells per square inch.

The latest soil, groundwater, surface water and sediment testing at Sportsman's Park in Naperville found lead concentrations in wells within Illinois Environmental Protection Agency standards for drinking water and groundwater, according to the Naperville Park District.

Simply rub damp glass surfaces or drinking glasses with salt, the rinse with warm, soapy water.

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Six billion pounds of BPA are produced worldwide each year, and it's so pervasive in the environment that it's commonly found in dust, surface water and drinking water.

New York Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney and state Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker were in Newburgh today, giving an update on the PFOS drinking water contamination that surfaced some 10 months ago.

As the quality of drinking and surface water declines, why not use some of the money for water treatment systems and other water quality improvement programs?

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo is assembling a Statewide Water Quality Rapid Response Team, which will be tasked with identifying and solving any possible contamination of drinking water, groundwater and surface wWater Quality Rapid Response Team, which will be tasked with identifying and solving any possible contamination of drinking water, groundwater and surface wwater, groundwater and surface waterwater.

Votes were cast for two finalists — the Village of Baldwinsville in Onondaga County (judged the best tasting water among ground - water drinking sources) and the City of New Rochelle in Westchester County (judged the best tasting water among surface - source water systems) with New Rochelle winning the final tally by just three votes.

Those include possible exposure to chemicals used in hydrofracking, potential contamination of drinking water sources, and health impacts from naturally occurring radium that could be brought to the surface through the gas drilling process.

It would address the decades - old issue of septic tanks on Long Island that threaten drinking water supplies and surface waters, according to a Senate report released last year after a series of public hearings chaired by Sen. Kemp Hannon (R - Garden City).

Lunar water could be used for drinking or its components — hydrogen and oxygen — could be used to manufacture important products on the surface that future visitors to the moon will need, like rocket fuel and breathable air.

In a project called SWAB (Surface, Water, and Air Biocharacterization), NASA microbiologists keep tabs on the station's microscopic residents by sampling the water crew members drink, the air they breathe, and the surfaces they tWater, and Air Biocharacterization), NASA microbiologists keep tabs on the station's microscopic residents by sampling the water crew members drink, the air they breathe, and the surfaces they twater crew members drink, the air they breathe, and the surfaces they touch.

The top is crowned by a drinking glass, an instruction to drink enough healthy beverages like water and tea, and a human figure using the top's flat surface as a treadmill, showing the importance of exercise.

(That's why a straw in a drinking glass appears to be broken at the water's surface.)

Elevated iodide in surface water can promote the formation of highly toxic byproducts in drinking water when the iodide mixes with the chlorine used to disinfect the water at municipal treatment plants located downstream from oil and gas operations.

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

Recent estimates show that forests in the Southeast deliver surface drinking water to an estimated 48.7 million people, with streams from the mountainous Southern Appalachian region alone providing water supplies to 10 million people, many of them living in major cities such as Atlanta, Georgia.

All surface and ground water entering New York City's drinking water distribution system is currently treated with fluoride (pdf) to help prevent tooth decay as well as chlorine to kill deleterious microbes as designated by the New York State Sanitary Code and the SDWA.

Water removed from 80 meters below the surface of Lake Ontario is pumped through three pipes to the Toronto Island Filtration Plant and treated to meet drinking water standWater removed from 80 meters below the surface of Lake Ontario is pumped through three pipes to the Toronto Island Filtration Plant and treated to meet drinking water standwater standards.

Water filters can help by quickly converting polluted surface or ground water into safe drinking wWater filters can help by quickly converting polluted surface or ground water into safe drinking wwater into safe drinking waterwater.

Venkat has found bugs in the spacecraft - assembly facility at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida; on hardware and in drinking water from the International Space Station; in circuit boards destined for an upcoming mission to Europa; and on the metal surface of the Mars Odyssey spacecraft, which has been orbiting Mars since October 2001.

The researchers found 532 wells, or 1.3 percent of those studied, that were fracked about 300 meters or less from the surface — within the depth range of drinking water wells.

If the ISA binds to radionuclides, such as uranium, then the radionuclides will become far more soluble and more likely to flow out of the underground vaults to surface environments, where they could enter drinking water or the food chain.

Bats interpret flat, horizontal surfaces as water (attempting to drink from them) and have been observed colliding with glass windows.

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

They have been detected in surface water, groundwater, wastewater and even drinking water — however, the long - term implications for non-target species such as aquatic wildlife and human health are largely unknown.

Records from disparate corners of the United States show that wells drilled to bury this waste deep beneath the ground have repeatedly leaked, sending dangerous chemicals and waste gurgling to the surface or, on occasion, seeping into shallow aquifers that store a significant portion of the nation's drinking water.

This focus on the potential ecological effects from pharmaceuticals largely began as a result of a growing number of technical papers published from the late 1990s until the present that have reported the detection of low levels of pharmaceuticals in wastewater treatment plant effluent, manufacturing plant effluent and surface water and, to a more limited extent, groundwater, drinking water, soils, and sediment.

The hydraulic fracturing process — pushing gallons upon gallons of chemical - laden water into shale rock in order to bubble up natural gas — takes place deep in the ground, thousands of feet below the earth's surface and thousands of feet below the shallow aquifers that provide drinking water.

Yes, nanotechnology is becoming ubiquitous in our daily lives and has found its way into many commercial products, for example, strong, lightweight materials for better fuel economy; targeted drug delivery for safer and more effective cancer treatments; clean, accessible drinking water around the world; superfast computers with vast amounts of storage; self - cleaning surfaces; wearable health monitors; more efficient solar panels; safer food through packaging and monitoring; regrowth of skin, bone, and nerve cells for better medical outcomes; smart windows that lighten or darken to conserve energy; and nanotechnology - enabled concrete that dries more quickly and has sensors to detect stress or corrosion at the nanoscale in roads, bridges, and buildings.

From another treatment plant located in India, the final effluent contained up to 31 mg / L of broad - spectrum fluoroquinolone antibiotics, including ciprofloxacin [11], leading to unprecedented contamination of surface, ground and drinking water [12].

Drinking water may also help keep acne away by better balancing out the oil and water on your skin's surface.

When you have everything in its place bring the entire container over to the sink and give it a good drink of water — consider whether your vessel has drainage holes and if you need to protect the table surface as well as how much water the bulbs will rest in.

Play spaces will typically involve combinations of: • Large areas of hard surfaces (for a range of ball games, rebound walls, etc.); • Smaller hard surfaced areas for hop - scotch, elastics and other small group games; • Large grassed area for running, ball games, athletics and other activities; • Play equipment for different aged students, catering for potentially large groups of students at any one time and providing a range of types of activities; • Small spaces with seating for individuals and small groups; • Smaller grassed areas for a variety of activities requiring intimate spaces; • Sand play areas, dirt, water and planting for creative activities; • Areas suitable for marbles, small cars and toys, digging, and play with loose materials and surfaces; • Areas for dramatic / role play which might include decks, cubbies and planting; • Shade and shelter, drinking water and other utilities; • Shrubs and trees for hiding, shelter, imaginative games; • Tables and seats for a range of group activities; • Gathering spaces for assemblies, performances and community activities; and, • Quiet spaces as well as busy spaces.

While the bowl feature allowed more than one furkid to drink at the same time, the exposed water surface also accumulated dirt and other particles quite quickly, requiring frequent cleaning.

It is possible that a cat would take a drink from a puddle after rainfall, because the rain hitting the surface of the puddle oxygenates the water.

Without the flower attachment, you'll get a large water surface for drinking; with the white part, your cat can enjoy long streams of water with an exciting bubbling top; with both the white part and the yellow part of the flower, only calm streams of water come out without any bubbling top.

The obstacle is that state law prohibits development in the Core Preservation Area of the Pine Barrens in order to protect the island's purest supply of drinking and surface water.

They provide the privacy that these lizards require, as well as ample surface space for water droplets to form and provide drinking water after being misted.

Its surface skimmer aerates water and ensures a clear drinking surface free from saliva and slime.

I hour surface interval — yummy snacks, fruit, cordial / water (hot drinks / soups in winter)

So carafes of drinking water for customers on the beach, and reusable cups for divers needing a drink in their surface interval.