Search results for "Water pollution" - New World Encyclopedia
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- remove excess salt and other minerals from water. The term desalination may ... but this article focuses on water desalination. Water is desalinated ...20 KB (2,876 words) - 09:52, 29 January 2024
- to liquids, often but not always water, when determined by a specified ... occur when starting with a liquid such as water, usually through very rapid ...7 KB (966 words) - 20:42, 3 May 2023
- pulling a large fishing net through the water behind one or more boats ... baited fishing lines are drawn through the water instead of trawls. Trolling ...14 KB (2,235 words) - 14:52, 2 May 2023
- fishing. However, since high levels of pollution were revealed in the 1960s ... in the 19th and 20th centuries due to pollution and misuse. ...20 KB (3,020 words) - 23:16, 21 October 2022
- with small amounts of carbon dioxide, water vapor, and other gases. This ... nitrogen for nitrogen fixation, and water vapor for precipitation that ...24 KB (3,540 words) - 17:34, 12 February 2024
- province, China, by farmers drilling a water well. Three pits containing ... in March 1974 by local farmers drilling a water well 1,340 yards east of ...13 KB (1,945 words) - 14:58, 30 April 2023
- Despite its natural beauty, lack of pollution, and isolation, the ... plants have extensive roots to store water and nutrients. The plant ...13 KB (1,943 words) - 09:58, 11 March 2023
- The Gulf of Mexico is the ninth largest body of water in the world ... This partially landlocked body of water, an indentation in the southeastern ...19 KB (2,915 words) - 08:28, 8 January 2024
- of take-off and landing on ice, snow and calm water. The aircraft is ... of the primary sources of worldwide air pollution and a cause of substantial ...28 KB (4,136 words) - 02:08, 2 May 2023
- Air pollution is the human introduction into the atmosphere of chemicals ... Air pollution causes deaths and respiratory disease.[http://www.who ...34 KB (4,855 words) - 07:00, 16 June 2023
- to those mentioned, other large bodies of water adjacent to the Atlantic ... ridge over most of its length. The depth of water over the ridge is less than ...27 KB (4,091 words) - 06:07, 21 August 2023
- More than two hundred species of birds (including 40 species of water ... worldwide, the Great Barrier Reef's water catchment area is home to ...18 KB (2,736 words) - 01:04, 21 January 2023
- machinery, generate electricity, or pump water or compressed gas. In the ... engines, using human power, animal power, water power, wind power, and even ...16 KB (2,420 words) - 18:34, 13 February 2024
- Surrounded on its other three sides by water, South Korea has 2,413 ... Large cities endure air pollution problems, as well as water pollution ...14 KB (2,131 words) - 06:52, 18 April 2024
- to feed both symbionts. Both partners gain water and mineral nutrients mainly ... part of the lichen provides the alga with water and minerals that the fungus ...19 KB (2,789 words) - 22:35, 25 October 2022
- It usually has pneumatic, hydraulic, water, and electrical systems. ... Trucks contribute to air, noise, and water pollution in a manner similar ...14 KB (2,129 words) - 18:25, 2 May 2023
- Water purification is the process of removing contaminants from a ... Water purification may remove such contaminants as particulate sand ...30 KB (4,619 words) - 23:17, 3 May 2023
- the East China Sea at Shanghai, receiving water from over 700 tributaries ... accelerated problems such as industrial pollution, erosion and deforestation ...22 KB (3,191 words) - 00:54, 17 April 2023
- Fishing lines left in the water are hazardous to fish, birds, and ... in three months in both salt and fresh water. ==Terminology== ...12 KB (1,938 words) - 17:31, 28 March 2024
- scuba diving and snorkeling are ideal since water visibility commonly reaches ... as changes in nutrients, temperature, and pollution, as well as physical damage ...15 KB (2,336 words) - 08:54, 27 September 2023
