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Questions tagged [water]

Questions regarding sustainable use of water, or water's impact on sustainability in general. For questions on [waste-water], [greywater], [seawater], [water-footprint] or [virtual-water] please use that tag.

Chemical formula: H2O

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Leak proof water bottles?

I'm trying to find a leak-proof reusable water bottle and have had a lot of difficulty with this task. So far, the best I've been able to do as far as strictly the leak-proof issue is a Nalgeen water bottle with a screw on cap. However, I've been…
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Sustainability concerns with digging a well

I am planning my sustainable homestead. In the planning I am incorporating humanure and grey-water recycling, as well as rain water irrigation. But I will need a source of fresh water for drinking and supplementing the recycled water supply. What…
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How to conserve water while bathing?

This NASA article states that the ISS crew members will use 4 liters of water or less for bathing, in comparison to 50 liters which they claim is the average used by earth's citizens in developed countries. Is there a practical example of how you…
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Clamp-on water meter?

My region is experiencing a drought and I'd like to know how much water my household is using so we can be sure that we're minimizing our water use (which is good to do even in normal conditions). However, my home is in a multiple unit development,…
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What is an efficient Atmospheric Water Generator?

I would like to build or purchase an Atmospheric Water Generator, using as simple and energy efficient technology. There seems to be various models available out there. Could you help cataloging the various models and assessing their efficiency?
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Does the world have a defined amount of water?

I was thinking the other day, after having a very wet winter season in New Zealand, if we are getting all this rain, are other parts of the planet, getting droughts? and of course this lead to the question, does the world have a defined amount of…
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Why is there so much scarcity of water?

Today I heard on the radio that only 1 litre of water will be available per person by year 2090. If there is plenty of seawater present on our earth and there are processes like desalination and distillation for making seawater usable/drinkable ,…
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