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Water pollution
Water has a great self-generating capacity, that can neutralize the polluting interventions carried out by humans. However, if human activities continue this uncontrolled and unsustainable exploitation of this resource, this regenerating capacity shall fail and it will be jeopardized definitively.
Man is now aware of this and is increasingly aware of the mechanisms that regulate the water cycle, and allow rivers, lakes, seas and oceans to live, and know where and how to intervene.
subjects dealt with in Water pollution
Water pollution
Water pollution is intended as water quality degradation caused by the introduction of substances that alter its physico-chemical characteristics and…
Pollution sources
Agricultural pollution originates from the introduction of chemical fertilizers (rich in phosphates and nitrates), pesticides (insecticides and weed killers) and…
Sea pollution
The use of seawater and the exploitation of marine resources may cause serious damages unless they are carried out in…
Preservation of the water resource
In many countries to avoid pollution of water of industrial, domestic and agricultural origin in recent years have been introduced…
special reports
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15 April 2014 / Water
How rich are we .... in blue gold?
The blue planet: water availability in the world 24 December 1968, a date of historical importance. The Earth was photographed…
26 February 2014 / Water
How much water is on your plate?
Still waters run deep! This proverb reminds us how many times we have heard popular proverbs about water, and how…
8 July 2022 / Ecosystems
Who's coming to dinner
A shark in my hamburger Summer is finally here! As usual, we have waited for it all year long and…
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10 February 2020 / Ecosystems
Coral turns pale!
The delicate balance of the coral reef “When looking at a coral reef, we are fascinated by the enormous variety…
13 May 2018 / Earth
Small steps, great footprints
Which one takes up more space, an apple or a steak? Have you ever wondered how much space is taken…
26 August 2022 / Water
Which is coldest, the Arctic or Antarctica?
As we face the hottest summer in years, let's try to answer this refreshing question: is it colder at the…
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7 October 2021 / Water
Water grabbing
“Clear, sweet fresh water,” wrote Petrarch, by many considered a precursor of Italian literature. Before him, St. Francis dedicated two…
17 May 2021 / Water
Lost ice
According to a study conducted by a French and Swiss research team recently published in the leading journal Nature, continental…
15 April 2021 / Water
Oceans of plastic
From the soles of shoes to contact lenses, from the smartphones we carry around in our pockets to the toothpaste…
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15 April 2014 / Water
How rich are we .... in blue gold?
The blue planet: water availability in the world 24 December 1968, a date of historical importance. The Earth was photographed…
26 February 2014 / Water
How much water is on your plate?
Still waters run deep! This proverb reminds us how many times we have heard popular proverbs about water, and how…
-
8 July 2022 / Ecosystems
Who's coming to dinner
A shark in my hamburger Summer is finally here! As usual, we have waited for it all year long and…
10 February 2020 / Ecosystems
Coral turns pale!
The delicate balance of the coral reef “When looking at a coral reef, we are fascinated by the enormous variety…
-
13 May 2018 / Earth
Small steps, great footprints
Which one takes up more space, an apple or a steak? Have you ever wondered how much space is taken…
26 August 2022 / Water
Which is coldest, the Arctic or Antarctica?
As we face the hottest summer in years, let's try to answer this refreshing question: is it colder at the…
-
7 October 2021 / Water
Water grabbing
“Clear, sweet fresh water,” wrote Petrarch, by many considered a precursor of Italian literature. Before him, St. Francis dedicated two…
17 May 2021 / Water
Lost ice
According to a study conducted by a French and Swiss research team recently published in the leading journal Nature, continental…
-
15 April 2021 / Water
Oceans of plastic
From the soles of shoes to contact lenses, from the smartphones we carry around in our pockets to the toothpaste…
-
15 April 2014 / Water
How rich are we .... in blue gold?
The blue planet: water availability in the world 24 December 1968, a date of historical importance. The Earth was photographed…
-
26 February 2014 / Water
How much water is on your plate?
Still waters run deep! This proverb reminds us how many times we have heard popular proverbs about water, and how…
-
8 July 2022 / Ecosystems
Who's coming to dinner
A shark in my hamburger Summer is finally here! As usual, we have waited for it all year long and…
-
10 February 2020 / Ecosystems
Coral turns pale!
The delicate balance of the coral reef “When looking at a coral reef, we are fascinated by the enormous variety…
-
13 May 2018 / Earth
Small steps, great footprints
Which one takes up more space, an apple or a steak? Have you ever wondered how much space is taken…
-
26 August 2022 / Water
Which is coldest, the Arctic or Antarctica?
As we face the hottest summer in years, let's try to answer this refreshing question: is it colder at the…
-
7 October 2021 / Water
Water grabbing
“Clear, sweet fresh water,” wrote Petrarch, by many considered a precursor of Italian literature. Before him, St. Francis dedicated two…
-
17 May 2021 / Water
Lost ice
According to a study conducted by a French and Swiss research team recently published in the leading journal Nature, continental…
-
15 April 2021 / Water
Oceans of plastic
From the soles of shoes to contact lenses, from the smartphones we carry around in our pockets to the toothpaste…
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