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2009 - Challenges for the future: emerging micropollutants in urban water cycle. Ternes, T. BFG, Koblenz, Germany (presentation for a seminar at UNESCO-IHE, Delft, the Netherlands). [2.67 MB]

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Organic micropollutants or so called “emerging contaminants” are now more frequently being detected in wastewater and the environment in concentrations up to several μg/L, …

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2009 - Groundwater resources of the Kabul basin, Afghanistan. BGR BGR. [6.8 MB]

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2009 - Las aventuras de Ytyky (in Spanish) - The Adventures of Ytyky. Houben, G. Secretaría del Ambiente de la República del Paraguay, Dirección General de Protección y Conservación de los Recursos Hídricos (DGPCRH) and the Federal Insitute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR). [5.76 MB]

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This comic introduces children to water and the environment. The little waterdrop Ytyky gets itself into adventures which give the reader an indea of the water cycle, wasting …

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2009 - Sanitation: A continuous challenge for the European Region - European Regional Document. Wendland, C. 5th World Water Forum. [607.31 KB]

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While the majority of Europeans have access to sanitation and properly functioning wastewater treatment, there are still many who remain unserved by improved systems, particularly …

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2008 - Saneamiento descentralizado y tratamiento de aguas residuales (in Spanish) - Decentralized sanitation and wastewater treatment. Krekeler, T. Instituto Federal de Geociencias y Recursos Naturales (BGR). [2.08 MB]

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Prácticas sanitarias seguras y adecuadamente adaptadas son la llave para la protección de los recursos de agua potable y para prevenir la diseminación de enfermedades …

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2008 - Pharmazeutika in Klaeranlagen: eine Übersicht mittels Datenbank (in German) - Pharmaceuticals in sewage treatment plants: an overview via database. Winker, M., Behrendt, J., Estevez, C., Otterpohl, R. Institut fuer Abwasserwirtschaft und Gewasserschutz, Technische Universitaet Hamburg-Harburg, Germany. [453.09 KB]

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2008 - Decentralised sanitation and wastewater treatment. Krekeler, T. Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR). [1.27 MB]

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BGR compiled this brochure mainly based on its experiences from a …

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2007 - Understanding the use and disposal of greywater in the non-sewered areas in South Africa - Report to the Water Research Commission WRC Report No 1524/1/07, South Africa. Carden, K., Armitage, N., Winter, K., Sichone, O. and Rivett, U. [3.67 MB]

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There is currently a strong drive from the South African government to ttain adequate water and sanitation coverage throughout the country and the basic level of service to meet …

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2006 - Australian guidelines for water recycling: managing health and environmental risks (Phase 1). EPHC, NRMMC, AHMC Environment Protection and Heritage Council, Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council, Australian Health Ministers Conference. [2.15 MB]

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This document - the National Water Quality Management Strategy (NWQMS) National Guidelines for Water Recycling: Managing Health and environmental Risks - is an authoritative …

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2006 - Water treatment options in reuse systems - Integrated concepts for reuse of upgraded wastewater. de Koning, J., Miska, V., Ravazini, A. AQUAREC. [4.89 MB]

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Europe has a long history in water management in general and more specifically in the “small water cycle”; the treatment and distribution of drinking water and the collection …

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