Scientists have identified the presence of water in Martian meteorite NWA 7533 It contains signatures of oxidation – which could have occurred as water formed The 84 gram NWA 7533 meteorite was discovered in North West Africa in 2012 […]
TECHNOLOGY developed for weather forecasting and the military could improve the Island’s water quality by reducing the amount of chemicals applied to fields, a farmer has said. Since 2010 nitrate levels in groundwater, streams, reservoirs […]
SOLAR farms, electrical car charging points in terraces and mine water heating systems are some of the ideas being considered for how County Durham goes about trying to become carbon neutral by 2050. Durham County […]
About 6m hectares of farm soils in England and Wales are at risk of compaction or erosion, according to an Environment Agency (EA) study. Intensive agriculture has caused arable soils to lose up to 60% […]
X-RAYS: Electromagnetic radiation with a very short wavelength (0.01 to 12 nanometres), shorter than ultraviolet radiation. YIELD: the amount of product water produced by a water treatment process. ZEOLITES: Hydrated sodium alumina silicates, either naturally […]
WASTEWATER: The liquid-borne waste products of domestic, industrial, agricultural and manufacturing activities. In a community, an Average of 50 to 100 gallons of wastewater is generated per person per day. WATER (H2O): The liquid […]
VACUUM DISTILLATION: Distillation that occurs at a pressure somewhat below atmospheric pressure. Lowering the pressure also lowers the boiling point of water, thus conserving energy by requiring less heat to bring about distillation. VALIDATION: Determination […]
ULTRAFILTRATION (UF): is a type of membrane filtration that separates suspended solids and solutes of high molecular from a liquid and low molecular weight solutes. This separation process is used in industry processes, water treatment […]
TASTE THRESHOLD: The minimum concentration of a chemical or biological substance which can just be tasted. TCE: trichloroethene TDS: total dissolved solids. TEFLON: The trade name of a high temperature industrial plastic material used in […]
SAFE WATER: see potable water. SALINE: Consisting of, or containing salt. SALT WATER: The general term for all water over 1,000 ppm (mg/L) total dissolved solids. SAND FILTER: The oldest and most basic filtration process, […]
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