Water, despite often scarcity, is considered a renewable resource. Renewable resources are resources that replenish at reasonable rates to keep pace with human consumption. Water is renewable because it is recycled in reasonably short periods of time, and it allows water to be used without a long...
Wetlands provide: Wildlife spawning and breeding habitats Natural water filtration systems Slow floodwaters, permitting nutrient settling Floodwater control Summary Water is a renewable resource that circulates continually between the atmosphere and the Earth’s surface. The energy for the hydrologic cycle...
Water is a fundamental and irreplaceable resource for life on Earth. Accordingly, it plays a pivotal role in the Sustainable Development Goals by securing societal and environmental well-being1. At the same time, freshwater as a resource2 and related water infrastructure3 are among the most vulner...
Los Angeles River: droughtA section of the Los Angeles River affected by drought.(more) natural resource Written by Melissa Petruzzello Melissa Petruzzello is Assistant Managing Editor and covers a range of content including plants, algae, and fungi; insects and spiders; and renewable energy and...
From the beginning, groundwater was considered as a highly safe resource on the earth but in the present situation, it has become indecorous because the contamination of waste pollution rises in groundwater (Edet and Offiong, 2002). Mukherjee (2018) studied on the anthropo-genic activities of ...
In these systems, wastewater was historically considered a waste stream but is now viewed as a resource for water, energy, and material (i.e., fertilizer) recovery (Guest et al., 2009, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 2019). For example, wastewater reuse is now a key component...
An interdisciplinary study was undertaken on livelihoods of Mayan communities, their aquatic resource use and the non-monetary values of natural resources within The Mayan Zone of Quintana Roo, Mexico. The research used methods from both... A Ibarra,A Minerva 被引量: 31发表: 2007年 ...
In Tamil Nadu, ground water is considered as a main resource for irrigation. Here, the canal irrigation system is an important primary need of agriculture. It increases the groundwater level. Nowadays in India, ground water is used in the agriculture sector. In drought prone areas, the ground...
Groundwater is a natural resource hidden in the earth’s crust, representing a not visible ecosystem to life on the surface. It is also considered a sustainable water resource that is part of the earth’s water cycle, which flows or is recharged by the natural energy provided by the sun ...