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Global, regional, and country level need for data on wastewater generation, treatment, and use

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In this article, the authors find that only 55 countries have data available on all three aspects of wastewater -generation, treatment, and use, while there is no information available from 57 countries.
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This article is published in Agricultural Water Management.The article was published on 2013-12-01. It has received 490 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Wastewater.

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The Importance of Water Security for Sustainable Development in the Romanian Agri-Food Sector☆

TL;DR: In this article, the authors highlight the importance of investment in water infrastructure in the rural areas of Romania, to achieve the water security required for a sustainable agri-food and rural development.
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Whole-transcriptome response to wastewater treatment plant and stormwater effluents in the Asian clam, Corbicula fluminea.

TL;DR: RNA sequencing was used to assess the impact of a chronic exposure to wastewater treatment plant and stormwater effluents at the whole-transcriptome level and evaluate the potential physiological outcomes in the Asian clam Corbicula fluminea, suggesting an energy/nutrient deficit and hypoxic conditions.
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Urban sewage in Brazil: drivers of and obstacles to wastewater treatment and reuse. Governing the Water-Energy-Food Nexus Series

TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyze the factors that drive or hinder wastewater collection and treatment in urban Brazil and discuss the potential for wastewater reuse and its current constraints, based on more than 60 semi-structured interviews with government officials from ministries and environmental agencies; development banks; water and wastewater utilities; business associations; civil society organisations; academia and other experts.
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A critical review of groundwater utilization and management in China's inland water shortage areas

TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper summarized groundwater properties and the situation of groundwater development and utilization, and also reported challenges, strategies and policies in groundwater sustainability, and concluded that effective groundwater management has a strategic importance for China9s water security.
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Geolithological and anthropogenic controls on the hydrochemistry of the Volturno River (Southern Italy)

TL;DR: In this paper, the main chemical and physical water parameters in the upper and middle Volturno River catchment (southern Italy) were studied, and the main sources of surface and ground waters were identified and their evolution and mixing both in base flow and peak flow conditions.
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Water for Food Water for Life : A Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture

TL;DR: Molden et al. as discussed by the authors presented a comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture, focusing on water for food, water for life, and water for the future of agriculture.
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Water scarcity: Fact or fiction?

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Global Burden of Disease

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