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This
publication
provides
an
overview
of
groundwater
occurrence
and
of
the
main
issues
affecting
its
quantity
and
quality.
It
shows
how
the
resource
is
used
in
our
cities,
in
industry
and
mining,
in
agriculture
and
rural
water
supply;
how
it
sustains
many
of
our
wetlands;
how
in
its
own
undramatic
way
groundwater
has
become
an
integral
part
of
billions
of
people's
lives.
Numerous
examples
illustrate
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Research
in
Europe,
Asia,
Africa,
and
the
Americas
all
point
to
the
same
conclusion:
climate
change
is
causing
the
world's
glaciers
to
melt
at
an
increasingly
rapid
pace.
It
is
a
phenomenon
that
may
prove
catastrophic
for
the
millions
of
people
in
the
world
who
depend
on
ice
melt
for
their
fresh
water
supply.
This
transcript
of
a
broadcast
story
from
Radio
Free
Europe/
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February
2nd
of
each
year
is
World
Wetlands
Day,
which
marks
the
date
of
the
signing
of
the
Convention
on
Wetlands
in
1971,
in
the
Iranian
city
of
Ramsar
on
the
shores
of
the
Caspian
Sea.
As
part
of
the
observance,
the
Ramsar
Convention
makes
available
to
order
a
variety
of
materials
such
as
posters,
leaflets,
logos
and
stickers,
and
a
video.
Many
of
these
materials
are
available
in
French
and
Spanish.
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Visitors to this site can review Canadian water policy and legislation for both provinces and federal government. Topics include the nature of water, water policy and legislation, water management, water and culture, and links to information and services (a glossary, news articles, and a teachers' corner). A French translation is available.
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This
article
discusses
the
importance
of
water
in
supporting
and
sustaining
life
and
focuses
on
why
water,
and
solely
in
its
liquid
form,
is
so
essential.
The
focus
here
is
on
the
potential
presence
of
water
on
Mars.
Some
of
the
physical
and
chemical
properties
of
water
are
summarized,
and
their
uniqueness
is
presented
as
the
reason
planetary
scientists
are
on
the
lookout
for
water
on
Mars
and
elsewhere
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This
module
offers
students
the
opportunity
to
analyze
and
qualitatively
compare
the
inorganic
ion
content
and
pH
of
different
sources
of
local
drinking
water.
The
students
collect,
organize,
graph,
and
analyze
quantitative
data
showing
the
uses
of
groundwater
in
their
state.
They
will
read,
summarize,
and
discuss
news
articles
about
the
emerging
impact
of
merchant
power
plants
on
groundwater
resources.
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These
lessons
help
students
develop
a
better
understanding
of
the
importance
of
well-managed
water
use
while
exploring
the
concepts
of
a
watershed,
land
use,
aquifers,
and
water
engineering.
The
material
focuses
on
the
historical
water
use
decision
affecting
the
Owens
River
Valley
in
California.
Materials
lists,
procedures,
assessment
recommendations,
and
extension
ideas
are
provided.
Links
to
additional
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Students
can
view
these
television
programs
about
a
variety
of
ocean
science
topics
right
in
their
classroom.
They
are
presented
by
real
scientists
and
feature
a
call-in
question
and
answer
session
to
end
the
lesson.
Teacher
packets
containing
information
pertaining
to
program
topics,
activities
to
do
with
students,
pages
for
students'
individual
use,
and
vocabulary
and
reference
lists,
are
available
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Students
participating
in
this
lab
activity
will
construct
a
simulated
aquifer
in
the
classroom.
The
aquifer
is
constructed
from
readily
available
materials,
and
instructions,
data
sheets,
vocabulary,
and
diagrams
are
provided.
This
simple
model
is
intended
for
student
inquiry
into
groundwater
systems.
Students
are
instructed
to
try
things
(within
the
context
of
the
model),
observe
what
happens,
and
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Materials
presented
here
outline
basic
concepts
related
to
groundwater,
answering
questions
like
"What
is
groundwater?"
and
"What
is
an
aquifer?"
More
detailed
topics
include
groundwater
quality,
sources
of
contamination,
engineering
problems
presented
by
groundwater,
and
safeguards
to
the
groundwater
supply.
A
bibliography
and
links
to
other
water-related
sites
are
included.
A
French
translation
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