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December 08, 2015

Quenching the water demands of today's megacities
East Lansing MI (SPX) Dec 08, 2015
Municipal water problems of yesteryear: The well's going dry. Dig deeper. Municipal water problems of today: Megacities with millions of thirsty residents and water guzzling infrastructures exhaust nearby sources and start pulling water from aquifers, reservoirs, and farmlands far away. Getting that water is so complicated that impacts are largely unknown. In this week's edition of Water International, scientists at Michigan State University (MSU) propose a novel way to begin understanding what ha ... read more

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