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Non-conventional water resources and opportunities for water augmentation to achieve food security in water scarce countries
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A review of the literature and issues associated with the use of non-conventional water resources and opportunities for achieving food security in water-scarce countries is presented in this paper.About:
This article is published in Agricultural Water Management.The article was published on 2007-01-10. It has received 454 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Farm water & Food security.read more
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The challenges of wastewater irrigation in developing countries
Manzoor Qadir,Manzoor Qadir,Dennis Wichelns,Liqa Raschid-Sally,Peter G. McCornick,Peter G. McCornick,Pay Drechsel,Akissa Bahri,Paramjit Singh Minhas +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a combination of source control, and farm-level and post-harvest measures can be used to protect farm workers and consumers from adverse impacts from wastewater irrigation in developing countries.
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Graphene oxide-assisted membranes: Fabrication and potential applications in desalination and water purification
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of different fabrication and modification strategies for various innovative graphene oxide-assisted desalination membranes, including freestanding GO membranes, GO-surface modified membranes and casted GO-incorporated membranes, is presented.
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Global, regional, and country level need for data on wastewater generation, treatment, and use
Toshio Sato,Manzoor Qadir,Manzoor Qadir,Manzoor Qadir,Sadahiro Yamamoto,Tsuneyoshi Endo,Ahmad Zahoor,Ahmad Zahoor +7 more
TL;DR: 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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A review of the current state of research on the water, energy, and food nexus
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed and analyzed the water, energy, and food nexus and regions of study, nexus keywords and stakeholders in order to understand the current state of nexus research.
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Decentralized systems for potable water and the potential of membrane technology.
TL;DR: It can be concluded that there are good prospects for decentralized systems based on membranes, but that a need exists for research and development of systems with low costs and low maintenance, specifically designed for DC and TC.
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Water quality for agriculture
R. S. Ayers,D. W. Westcot +1 more
TL;DR: Water quality for agriculture, water quality in agriculture for agriculture as mentioned in this paper, water quality of agriculture, Water quality of water for agriculture in agriculture, مرکز فناوری اطلاعات و اسلاز رسانی
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Water in crisis: a guide to the world's fresh water resources
TL;DR: In this article, an introduction to global fresh water issues is presented. But the authors focus on water quality and health, not just water quality, and do not address the issues of water management and economic development.
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Water scarcity: Fact or fiction?
TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed water scarcity indicators and global assessments based on these indicators and found that water is definitely physically scarce in densely populated arid areas, Central and West Asia, and North Africa, with projected availabilities of less than 1,000 cubic meters per capita per year.
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Appraisal and Assessment of World Water Resources
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a critical analysis of the present situation on the global water resources assessment is made, and the results of the assessments for the 20th century and for the future before 2010-2025 on the water supply for municipal, industrial and agricultural needs as well as an additional evaporation from reservoirs are presented.