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... fresh water shortage today in regions that only a few years ago had abundant supplies for man , beast , farm , and factory , and still re- ceive the same rainfall ? There are several reasons why the need and uses of potable water have ...
... fresh water shortage today in regions that only a few years ago had abundant supplies for man , beast , farm , and factory , and still re- ceive the same rainfall ? There are several reasons why the need and uses of potable water have ...
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... fresh water situation today . One is better use of water we now have by erecting more dams to prevent useless run off and by purifying polluted streams , even to the point of re- claiming waste sewage water . Some of these methods are ...
... fresh water situation today . One is better use of water we now have by erecting more dams to prevent useless run off and by purifying polluted streams , even to the point of re- claiming waste sewage water . Some of these methods are ...
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... fresh water from streams , lakes , and springs . Experts expect , however by building larger plants run with a cheap source of power ( nuclear energy ) to desalt seawater from 10 to 25 million gallons a day and to achieve a figure of 25 ...
... fresh water from streams , lakes , and springs . Experts expect , however by building larger plants run with a cheap source of power ( nuclear energy ) to desalt seawater from 10 to 25 million gallons a day and to achieve a figure of 25 ...
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