...such as irrigation and washing cars. Many municipalities use purple pipes to provide a visual clue that the effluent is not potable. Image Credits: Alistair Scott/Shutterstock.com; Evelyn Sugar/Shutterstock.com; Robert Schlie/Shutterstock.com....
...such as irrigation and washing cars. Many municipalities use purple pipes to provide a visual clue that the effluent is not potable. Image Credits: Alistair Scott/Shutterstock.com; Evelyn Sugar/Shutterstock.com; Robert Schlie/Shutterstock.com....
...news when it loses its valuable cargo, many smaller spills happen each year. Though small, they impact local environments and can cause cascading problems.2 See for example: P. Rogers and...
...more expensive materials. Some facilities demineralize water on intake, producing salts that require disposal. Also, coastal saline water is part of an ecosystem, so impingement, entrainment, and biofouling are important...
...plants, as well as organic waste materials, such as cow dung, old tires, municipal solid waste, agricultural waste, and landfill gas. Producers usually combust bioenergy sources in their original form...
...and H S Cooley, “Energy implications of bottled water,” Environ. Res. Lett. 4 (2009) Image Credits: warloka79/stock.adobe.com; Jeffrey M. Phillips/Webber Energy Group; Golden Sikorka, Jeffrey M. Phillips/Shutterstock.com, Webber Energy Group....
...this Russian facility handles every winter when unseasonably cold weather led to natural gas curtailments for more than 50,000 customers in New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. Image Credits: zhangyang13576997233/Shutterstock.com; ZoranOrcik/Shutterstock.com....
Localized water constraints necessitate transporting water farther from its source to end use. Common proposals include long-haul pipelines and interbasin transfer, which moves water from one river basin to another....
...as consumption increases, rates increase. That structure has been implemented for water in Irvine, California, and El Paso, Texas, and for electricity in many locations. Image Credits: gmstockstudio/Shutterstock.com; vipman/Shutterstock.com; LunaseeStudios/Shutterstock.com....
...contrast, higher-income households can use discretionary income to purchase systems and technologies that avoid electricity consumption. Solar panels, green building designs, efficient air conditioners, new homes, and other energy-efficient items...
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