Tag: study
Water Pollution May Be Keeping Invasive Silver Carp Out of Great...
Invasive silver carp have been moving north toward the Great Lakes since their accidental release in the 1970’s. The large filter-feeding fish, which are...
Oil and Water: Better Monitoring Needed to Protect Groundwater Quality
When it comes to groundwater quality, fracking receives much of the public attention but misses most of the picture, according to hydrogeologists Jennifer McIntosh...
Predictive Model Forecasts Rainfall to Support Irrigation Decisions
A predictive model that combines information about plant physiology, real-time soil conditions, and weather forecasts can help make more informed decisions about when and...
Is Energy Neutrality Worth It?
This was one of the questions that Medhavi Gupta, a water design specialist a Jacobs Canada, explored as part of a research project that...
Diving into Water Treatment Strategies for Swimming Pools
With summer in full swing, many people are cooling off in swimming pools. However, some of the substances that are made when chlorine in...
USask Study Explains Impact of Forest Management on Water Resources
New research by the University of Saskatchewan (USask) explained the impact of forest management on water resources. The study found that the amount of...
StatsCan Studying Canada’s Cannabis Consumption Through Wastewater
Statistics Canada (StatsCan) is going to great depths to study national cannabis consumption rates as the cannabis market becomes more firmly entrenched across the...
Study Examines Why Some Cities Turn Off Pipes at Night
For more than a billion people around the world, running water comes from “intermittent systems” that turn on and off at various times of...
Swedish Researchers Search for By-products in Drinking Water
Researchers at Linköping University have gained insights into the types of by-products that are found in drinking water based on testing that was undertaken...
Downpours More Frequent with Global Warming, According to Study
The frequency of heavy downpours has increased across the globe over the past 50 years, according to research led by the Global Institute for...
