Sentences with phrase «major water source»

Part of the Dakota Access pipeline would run under Lake Oahe, a major water source for the Standing Rock Sioux tribe in North Dakota.

«Damp sand from dew appears to be a major water source for thorny lizards,» Comanns says.

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Surprisingly, today's dose of cold water came from an unexpected source, when Indonesian energy minister Ignasius Jonan told reporters in Vienna that he has «no expectation» ahead of the OPEC meeting, and that his country has «mixed feelings» about the meeting, but will listen to major players in group.

In 2006, two years after Vedanta acquired the mine, the company dumped hazardous waste into the Kafue River, a major source of drinking water for the country, according to a lawsuit filed on behalf of 2,000 residents.

Just want to share some valuable info (http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/california-targets-wrong-water-wasters/Content?oid=4222724) since I'm writing from Los Angeles — almond crops are currently responsible for making the current extreme draught conditions even worse because they are such a water - intensive crop in an area that does not naturally have sufficient water supply, so please consider using other nuts and seeds instead, as CA is currently the only major source of almonds in the world (if you're able to find a small, local / non-CA supplier, wonderful!).

Well, you can point out that water sources are generally cleaner today than back when they were raising babies, and that most major pediatric groups are clear that there is no need to sterilize bottles or nipples.

According to the residents, the Tano river which serves as a major source of water supply for the people is being polluted by galamsey operators.

«The economic potential from the Marcellus Shale could provide a badly needed boost to the economy of the Southern Tier and even many environmentalists agree we want to produce more domestic natural gas that reduces the need for environmentally damaging fuel sources such as coal,» his campaign statement said, while adding, «Existing watersheds are sacrosanct, and Andrew Cuomo would not support any drilling that would threaten the state's major sources of drinking water.»

One unique feature of the crusade was the revelation that the Obana Stream running behind the neighbouring Chosen International Secondary School, Mgbidi serves as the major source of water for the mammoth crowd of worshippers.

Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. today called upon the New York State Canal Corp. to take pro-active steps to reduce the amount of water flowing out of Hinckley Reservoir due to the extremely low water level in the reservoir, which serves as the major drinking water source for the Utica region and also supplies water to the Erie Canal.

Laura Curran and Republican Jack Martins, the two major party candidates for Nassau County executive, debated environmental and transportation issues Sunday, agreeing on the need to remove nitrogen from South Shore waterways, expand offshore wind sources and improve the county's water quality.

Democratic Legislator Laura Curran and Republican Jack Martins, the two major party candidates for Nassau County executive, debated environmental and transportation issues yesterday, agreeing on the need to remove nitrogen from South Shore waterways, expand offshore wind sources and improve the county's water quality.

The funds have been awarded to municipalities and Soil and Water Conservation districts to address major sources of water pollution and habitat degradation in dozens of urban, suburban and rural communiWater Conservation districts to address major sources of water pollution and habitat degradation in dozens of urban, suburban and rural communiwater pollution and habitat degradation in dozens of urban, suburban and rural communities.

The findings reflect the major potential sources of environmental pollution along the Rhine, such as metropolitan areas and industrial plants, waste water treatment plants and weirs, as well as the particular current conditions.

Small streams are a major source of water for these operations.

Overly warm water causes them to expel the symbiotic algae that give coral their color and are the corals» major food source.

«There are over 46,000 mountain glaciers in that part of the world, and they are the water source for major rivers,» Thompson said.

«New Bedford Harbor identified as major source of airborne PCBs: Harbor is largest reported continuous source of airborne PCBs from natural waters in North America.»

Added Vengosh: «Our new study, which integrates data from multiple government and industry sources, provides the first comprehensive assessment of fracking's total water footprint, both nationally and for each of the 10 major U.S. shale gas or tight oil basins.»

Melt water runoff from a melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet is a potentially major source of freshening not yet included in the models found in the MMD (see Section 8.7.2.2).

Amongst these seas only the East / Japan Sea has no outflow of intermediate and deep water (containing anthropogenic CO2) to an adjacent major basin; the others are known to be significant sources of intermediate and deep water to the open ocean.

Reasoning that, because it fluctuated daily, water vapour was continually recycling itself in and out of the atmosphere, he turned his attention to carbon dioxide, a gas resident for a long time in the atmosphere whose concentration was only (at that time) dramatically changed by major sources such as volcanoes or major drawdowns such as unusual and massive episodes of mineral weathering or the evolution of photosynthetic plants: events that occur on very long, geological timescales.

A major source of water, such changes could affect the people living there.

Land degradation is also a leading source of land - based pollution for the oceans, as polluted sediment and water washes down major rivers.

The second major source of lead is the water from the home water heater, which because of the high temperatures, melts some minerals, including lead.

The major source of DBP exposure to the general population is via the food supply, followed by drinking water, soil, and ambient air.

Water bottles are not the only source of plastic waste, but they are a major source of plastic exposure.

Water is a major source of energy for your body.

It's an easy way to naturally infuse your water and body with over 70 major and trace minerals sourced directly from the sea off the southern coast of Australia.

· High Density Headlights · Tinted Windows · Zero Accidents · Only 2 Owners · Miles: 110,550 · Within the Last 3 months had tune - up (Brand new wires and spark plugs) 0 Problem (s) Reported: 15 Title / Problems areas checked: No abandoned title record No damaged title or major damage incident record No fire damaged title record No grey market title record No hail damage title record No insurance loss title or probable total loss record No junk or scrapped title record No manufacturer buyback / lemon title record No odometer problem title record No rebuilt / rebuildable title record No salvage title or salvage auction record No water damaged title record No NHTSA crash test record No frame / unibody damage record No recycling facility record 0 Event (s) Reported: 6 Vehicle uses checked: No fleet, rental and / or lease use record No taxi use record No police use record No government use record No livery use record No driver education record 1 Event (s) Reported: 9 Vehicle events checked: No accident record reported through accident data sources No corrected title record No duplicate title record No emission / safety inspection record Loan / Lien record (s) No fire damage incident record No repossessed record No theft record No storm area registration / title record

These repairs may include major issues such as lack of running water, leaking roof, absence of a heating source, inadequate electrical systems and inoperable doors or windows.

But while property taxes cause some grumbling among homeowners, it's worth noting that they are the major source of income for municipalities, funding everything from water, garbage pickup and snow removal to police and fire services.

Another major source of infection in human cases is drinking contaminated water.

Small numbers of cysts may occasionally be present in the potable water supply but the risk of this being a major source of infection is small.

The whale then partly shuts its mouth, pressing its tongue against its upper jaw, thus forcing the water to pass out sideways through the baleen, which retains the prey such as krill, a major food source that it then swallows.

At the same time, Nicholson - Doty emphasizes that most major hotels have sources of backup power and water.

While there aren't any beaches in the mountainous Cayo District, there are lots of sources of fresh water, making its two major rivers: the Macal River and the Mopan River.

Lynda Benglis: Water Sources is the first exhibition to bring together a major body of outdoor work created by Benglis.

Objects in the flagship artistic project Mementos: Artists» Souvenirs, Artefacts, and other Curiosities include: a book kept by Josephine Meckseper from an ex-boyfriend and descendent of Victor Hugo; a bottle of sandy water collected by Kendell Geers from the meeting point of the Indian and Atlantic Ocean at full moon; and Kris Martin's small bell without a clapper, acquired as a child and the source of inspiration for his major work now installed at the Walker Art Centre.

«Water Sources» is the first exhibition to concentrate on a major body of outdoor work by Benglis.

CO2 forms carbonic acid with water and becomes supercritical fluid at pressure, and both will dissolove toxic chemicals and contaminate aquifers, the largest source of fresh water.Other major flaw is that Futuregen requires very large volumes of oxygen for gasification, which will be extrated from air by separating notrogen from it.

This would have the big added benefit of destroying germs toxics and drugs in those wastes that are the major source of ever expanding pollution of water supplies across the globe Dr. J. Singmaster, Fremont, CA.

The mountains in the region form the headwaters of several major river systems — including the Ganges, Mekong, Yangtze, and Yellow rivers — which serve as sources of drinking water and irrigation supplies for roughly 1.5 billion people.

Others include, the role of the Sun (being the main heat source), the vast oceans which cover over 70 % of the Earth's surface (and the natural factors which determine the storage and release of CO2 back into the atmosphere), water - vapour being the dominant greenhouse gas comprising 98 % of the atmosphere, the important role of low - level clouds which is thought to be a major factor in determining the natural variation of climate temperatures (P.S. Significantly, computer - models are unable to replicate cloud - formation and coverage — which again — injects bias into model).

Receding glaciers across western China, a source of the Yellow and Yangtze and most of Asia's major rivers — threaten the water sources for millions of people.

This pledge is significant because merely draining peatlands is a major source of carbon emissions from peat oxidation as well as ancient carbon carried away as the water table drops.

Their analysis showed that although moisture evaporated from the Pacific Ocean is the major source for California precipitation, the amount of water evaporated did not strongly influence precipitation in California, except in the cases of very heavy flooding.

Natural gas — that once seemingly promising link between the era of oil and coal to the serenity of sustainable solar, wind and water power — is a major source of atmospheric methane, due to widespread leaks as well as purposeful venting of gas.

Most of these high - price reserves (PDF) are on the industry's new frontiers — in the Arctic, deep ocean waters or unconventional sources such as the Alberta tar sands (PDF), where three major projects were deferred in 2014 because of falling oil prices.

Black carbon is also a major threat to Himalayan glaciers, which in turn provide the source water for rivers of critical human importance, such as the Ganges.