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  2. Wastewater discharge standards in Latin America - Wikipedia

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    Requirements of wastewater sewer discharge in Latin America. Wastewater discharge standards protect water sources from pollution and mismanagement. Each country in Latin America has its own set of standards, and these vary according to types of water use, agricultural, industrial or recreational use.

  3. Water pollution - Wikipedia

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    Water pollution (or aquatic pollution) is the contamination of water bodies, with a negative impact on their uses. [1]: 6 It is usually a result of human activities.. Water bodies include lakes, rivers, oceans, aquifers, reservoirs and groundwa

  4. Water treatment - Wikipedia

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    Dalecarlia Water Treatment Plant, Washington, D.C. Water treatment is any process that improves the quality of water to make it appropriate for a specific end-use. The end use may be drinking, industrial water supply, irrigation, river flow maintenance, water recreation or many other uses, including being safely returned to the environment.

  5. Water scarcity - Wikipedia

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    Map of global water stress (a symptom of water scarcity) in 2019. Water stress is the ratio of water use relative to water availability and is therefore a demand-driven scarcity.

  6. Flint water crisis - Wikipedia

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    June 24 – Del Toral states in a memo that Virginia Tech scientists, led by water expert Marc Edwards, found extremely high lead levels in four homes. [ 29 ] July 9 – Flint Mayor Dayne Walling drinks Flint tap water on local television in an attempt to dispel residents' fear of drinking the water.

  7. Air pollution in Mexico City - Wikipedia

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    Members of sensible groups can present serious issues. This interval activates the phases precontingencia (precontingency) and contingencia fase I (1st contingency phase) of the Programa de Contingencias Ambientales Atmosféricas(PCAA) del Valle de México (Atmospheric Environmental Contingencies Program of Mexico City).

  8. Maude Barlow - Wikipedia

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    Maude Victoria Barlow (born May 24, 1947) is a Canadian author and activist. She is a founding member and former board chair of the Council of Canadians, a citizens' advocacy organization with members and chapters across Canada. [1]

  9. Chiclayo - Wikipedia

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    Chiclayo (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃiˈklaʝo]; Mochica: Cɥiclaiæp) is the principal city and capital of the Lambayeque region and Chiclayo Province in northern Peru.It is located 13 kilometers (8.1 mi) from the Pacific coast, 208 kilometers from the city of Trujillo and 770 kilometers (480 mi) from the country's capital, Lima.