Sentences with phrase «potentially pollute water»

Critics have warned that the deal to exploit the about - $ 460 billion worth of bauxite in the area could potentially pollute water sources, like the River...

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While the effects of these pathogens are still being studied, experts agree that pathogens could make their way into a water source, potentially polluting drinking water.

In 1995 he reported that some of the sulfur crystallized and stayed on the ground, potentially tainting the local water, and some of it floated away as a gas, polluting the air.

Companies are already recycling potentially polluting nutrients and using water that is too salty or too dirty for other uses.

The study authors emphasize that this effect could extend to potentially «devastating» economic consequences for cities that will need to pay more to cool buildings, clean polluted air, and ensure clean drinking water.

His main concern is to keep the potentially polluted ground water separate from the pure spring water and to soak up excess nutrients and trap silt and contaminants at every opportunity.