International research agency perspectives on potable water reuse

Indirect Potable Reuse: A Sustainable Water Supply Alternative

The growing scarcity of potable water supplies is among the most important issues facing many cities, in particular those using single sources of water that are climate dependent. Consequently, urban centers are looking to alternative sources of water supply that can supplement variable rainfall and meet the demands of population growth. A diversified portfolio of water sources is required to e...

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Concerns about Direct Potable Reuse

According to Dahl (2014), water shortages in parts of the United States are so dire that attitudes toward wastewater reuse, including direct injection into drinking water, are becoming more favorable. He noted 12 locations nationwide that directly or in directly blend highly treated wastewater with potable supplies, with more projects planned. California’s ongoing crisis-level drought has convi...

Advanced Thinking: Potable Reuse Strategies Gain Traction

Advanced treatment capabilities enable cities to augment drinking water supplies with purified wastewater. This image shows treated water feeding into a microfiltration unit, part of the Orange County Groundwater Replenishment System.

International Agency for Research on Cancer World Health Organization

The increasing breast, colorectal and prostate cancer mortality rates found with increasinglatitude by ecological studies in the USA and in Europe has been equated to lower vitamin D statuswith increasing latitude. We examined in Western, Northern and Southern Europe the associationbetween latitude of residence and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels. We performed a systematicsearc...