Sentences with phrase «large volumes of water»

The most obvious source of large volumes of water is the sea.

The process involves injecting large volumes of water, mixed with sand and chemicals, deep into the ground to break up rock formations and release natural gas.

This relatively sudden rise of normal sea level occurs when storm winds and tides combine to transport large volumes of water to coastal areas.

The ban applied to high - volume hydraulic fracturing, which uses large volumes of water mixed with sand and chemicals to create fractures in rock that release gas.

Both also require large volumes of water.

The use of large volumes of water for various washing and cleaning regime's means that the industry relies heavily on water treatment in order to reduce on their effluent disposal costs and in some cases recycling.

One remarkable process involves the tree evaporating large volumes of water through its leaves in a process is similar to sweating.

The state's final ban is on high - volume hydraulic fracturing, which uses large volumes of water mixed with sand and chemicals to create fractures in rock that release gas.

Dynamic pressure drops happen whenever there is a sudden change in velocity, for example when there are valve or pump failures, or sudden demands on the system, such as when large volumes of water are required for fighting a fire.

The heat warms the air and evaporates large volumes of water.

Photovoltaic systems use conducting material to convert sunlight directly to electricity and need only nominal amounts of water to wash their solar panels, compared with the traditional steam - turbine solar that uses much larger volumes of water for cooling towers.

More abundant rainfall can lead to flash flooding, as large volumes of water runoff feeds into streams and rivers, causing them to overflow.

Larger volumes of water just require longer production times to produce the CS A built in stirring motor keeps the silver atoms from colliding during production, to prevent agglomeration.

It is the single largest volume of water committed by the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder to date.

It involves blasting large volumes of water, sand and chemicals to release the gas, and has been linked to water and soil contamination when untreated fracking waste is improperly released into the environment.

«The deep Pacific is such an enormously large volume of water that [this warming] reflects the input of a tremendous amount of energy into the global system.»

New images taken by the ESA's Mars Express orbiter have provided a fresh look at a region believed to be hiding large volumes of water ice just beneath the surface.

Glucose can pass through the body without being absorbed into the bloodstream and urine, where it draws large volumes of water with it.

They also considered requiring exporters to ship the fish with such large volumes of water that it would have been cost - prohibitive.

Solar swimming pool heater systems usually use unglazed collectors because they circulate relatively large volumes of water through the collector and capture nearly 80 percent of the solar energy available.

Fracking involves injecting large volumes of water, sand and toxic chemicals underground with explosive force that fractures the rock and helps it release trapped hydrocarbons.

Most cases of dog constipation treatment usually are usually rectified with the intake of large volumes of water and changes in the diet.

The production of commercial quantities of gas from this shale requires large volumes of water to drill and hydraulically fracture the rock.

Both mining and in situ operations use large volumes of water for their extraction process, between 2 and 4.5 volume units of water is used for the extraction of one volume unit bitumen (National Energy Board 2006).

These provinces all use large volumes of water to produce crops that are later exported to wetter regions.

Instead of requiring a large volume of water, Xeros employs small polymer beads to clean clothes and linens, minimizing water, detergent and electricity use.

Bring a large volume of water to a boil, pour the scoop of saffron and add salt.

It is also one of the easiest plant milks to make at home, simply by boiling rice with a large volume of water, blending and then straining the mixture.

Humpback whales commonly feed on large prey shoals by accelerating to high speeds and «lunging» at their prey, engulfing a large volume of water and filtering out the prey through their filter feeders.

Only when the large volumes of water dissipated through the cavern's lower fissures could Mother Nature's interior design process begin.

No one yet knows whether the tsunami filled up the trenches, or whether they have been flooded by the large volumes of water that have been sprayed onto the cores to prevent them overheating.

Low storage capacity despite the large volume of water involved.

ROLL - ON roll - off ferries should be designed to remain upright for at least 30 minutes after a large volume of water enters the car deck, says the Royal Academy of Engineering in a statement published last week.

Through some calculations, she found that large volumes of water could remain trapped for thousands of years or more, enclosed on all sides by thick, insulating slabs of ice.

Two facts that everyone should now know about nuclear power are that it needs access to large volumes of water to cool the reactor and a supply of energy to move the water.

By that time, the methane plume had begun to disperse into a larger volume of water, but Joye's team continued to find methane concentrations up to 1,000 times higher than prespill levels in some places.

Scientists have long suspected that the network of cracks in Europa's ice sheet could indicate a large volume of water underneath, and recent analysis of magnetic field data from the Galileo probe seems to confirm there is a salty ocean down there.

Then I boil it in a large volume of water and rinse it out and cook it under low steam.

A large volume of water all at once might cause him to vomit, which will add to the risk of dehydration.

Gastric Dilatation - volvulus (GDV) or Bloat is a life - threatening condition that can happen after the dog ingests a large meal very rapidly and drinks a large volume of water, then exercises vigorously.

The dog may have just exercised vigourously, eaten a big meal, or drunk a large volume of water.

Flush the wound with a large volume of water, contact saline solution is cheap, sterile and works well.

Excessive exercise and consumption of a large volume of water after exercise in such dogs should be strictly prevented.