The water crisis is one of the important issues in the Middle East countries. Many lakes are ‎drying up and/or facing critical situations, exerting tremendous impacts on the socio-economics ‎of their region. Lake Urmia, in northwestern Iran, currently is facing critical situations and is on ‎the brink of total ‎shrinkage and environmental disaster. This paper investigates the roots of crises ‎t...

water quality is a most important factor in areas facing water crisis the survival of which is based upon it. in a determination of water value the factors that should be attended to are: the given volume, specified quality(preservation value), as well as the specific time and place.valuation of water in iran is dependent on types of exploited water resources which include: human consumption(qu...

The effect of human activities on water resources has expanded dramatically during the past few decades, leading to the spread of waterborne microbial pathogens. The total global health impact of human infectious diseases associated with pathogenic microorganisms from landbased wastewater pollution was estimated to be approximately three million disability-adjusted life years (DALY), with an es...

In Boston we took the availability and quality of our tap water for granted until May 1, 2010, when a major water pipe break interrupted water service to two million Greater Boston residents. Information spread quickly to citizens about the problem and what to do, all the more notable because the water main break occurred on a Saturday. In this age of consumer paranoia about withheld informatio...

The characterization and evaluation of water quality in the Valle Bonaerense del Río Colorado (VBRC), Buenos Aires, Argentina, is necessary, given immense importance this region for sustaining population livelihoods maintaining ecological balance, especially face drought climate change scenarios, loss crop production yields. This study evaluated possible reuse drainage canals from perspective t...

Public concern over events of manganese-discolored drinking water and the potential for adverse health effects from exposure to excess manganese reached a high level in 2005. In response, Public Health Madison Dane County, together with the Madison Water Utility, conceived and implemented a public health/water utility strategy to quantify the extent of the manganese problem, determine the poten...