water
12 Nov 2017
Green Building and LEED Certification
Green Building means application of environmentally responsible process throughout the life cycle of a building. LEED is the most widely used rating system for such processes. What is Green Building? Green building is a concept that brings together various best practices, processes, skills and talents to reduce and eliminate the impacts of structures on environment
11 Oct 2014
Oasis in a desert
A desert traveler is so very happy at the sight of a palm tree at a distance. Because the palm tree signals the existence of what is called an oasis. Oasis is a small patch of vegetation surrounded by the desert, a piece of ‘green’ land in an otherwise very barren land. Oases exist in
14 Sep 2014
Disinfection processes of water-Basic steps
There are pathogens everywhere. These disease causing germs have commanded the attention of water treatment plants to ensure supply of water that is safe to drink. Water could be disinfected in many ways. Normally these processes involve few common steps like pretreatment oxidation, primary disinfection and secondary disinfection processes. Pretreatment oxidation involves addition of oxidants
09 Sep 2014
Learn the working of RO plants
RO plants play a major role in converting any kind of water into potable water. Today water purification in every household is done using RO systems. Although boiling kills all the germs present in water, it cannot remove the particle impurities or the salt content of water. Hence, RO systems are used widely for removing
02 Sep 2014
Dry farming: Cultivation without irrigation
Water scarcity is one of major issues existing all around the world. Falling water tables, population explosion, pollution and many other factors contribute to world grain’s production. Among all the countries, China, India and the United States are the three major grain producing countries. Dependence of crop production in these countries on irrigation widely varies.
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