Sentences with phrase «water pollution associated»

The project will focus on improving farm productivity and profits while reducing water pollution associated with agricultural runoff.

The project will focus on improving farm productivity and profits while reducing water pollution associated with agricultural runoff.

Not exact matches

environmental issues directly associated with animal agriculture (such as air pollution and contaminated drainage from factory farming into water supplies) and to help lessen our over consumption of resources including land, water, and fossil fuels

Global anthropogenic phosphorus loads to freshwater and associated grey water footprints and water pollution levels: a high - resolution global study.

There's a strong need for expanded use of technology that can clean water without the use of chemicals, says Thomas Harmon, an associate engineering professor at the University of California, Merced, and co-founder of the Center for Embedded Network Sensing (CENS), a research group that specializes in using wireless sensors to, among other things, measure and monitor water pollution.

Beyond the benefits to individual homeowners, rainwater harvesting can also be good for the local community, as it reduces the erosion, flooding and pollution runoff associated with heavy rainfall, and lessens reliance on public water supplies, alleviating some of the burden on utilities.

Podcast: Play in new window DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts Android RSS (NaturalHealth365) By now, I'm sure you know about the health dangers associated with air and water pollution plus the threat posed by household chemicals... but what about your cookware?

Human bladder cancer is associated with environmental chemicals such cigarette smoke, industrial pollution, herbicides and pesticides, and arsenic in well water.

If we are incorrect then the down side will be reduced Health Care cost associated with airborne carbon pollution, asidification of the Oceans and end contamination of Fresh water supplies with sewage!

Boria reported his agency received more than 140 complaints related to water pollution or gas migration associated with a boom in nearby conventional drilling operations (prior to shale gas development).

The reasons for the declines remain speculative but vegetation succession, climatic fluctuations, predation by native and exotic species, competition from other frog species, and water pollution caused by pesticides and / or other chemicals associated with agriculture are possibly significant (Harding 1997, Lannoo 1998, Hammerson 1999, Hammerson and Livo 1999).

Many are starting to associate (air, water and food chain pollution) with accelleration of many brain disorders.

Similarly, we consider only those technologies that have low impacts on wildlife, water pollution, and land, do not have significant waste - disposal or terrorism risks associated with them, and are based on primary resources that are indefinitely renewable or recyclable.»

Morbidity factors associated with heat waves include dehydration, heat exhaustion, bushfires, pollutants resulting from bushfires causing respratory illness and water pollution and increased risk of spoilt food resulting in food poisoning.

«This rollback will mean more asthma and other breathing disorders associated with air pollution, more contamination of water supplies by residue from mining fossil fuels and more money wasted on infrastructure for a dying energy industry,» Francis said.

The Energy Commission will continue to monitor the potential environmental impacts associated with shale gas extraction, including carbon footprint, volume of water use and risk of groundwater contamination, air pollution, and potential chemical leakage.

To what extent might fracking - associated earth tremors rupture natural gas well seals or caps, increasing the potential for water - well and indoor air pollution?

Jason Associates Corporation • Yuma, AZ 04/2008 — 10/2008 Senior Environmental Scientist, Project Manager Managed a wide variety of projects for US Army Yuma Proving Ground including NEPA environmental assessments, biological evaluations, storm water pollution prevention plans, and other environmental compliance issues.