------------------------------------------------- Rainwater harvesting From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia | This article includes a list of references‚ but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help toimprove this article by introducing more precise citations. (June 2012) | Rainwater harvesting is the accumulating and storing of rainwater for reuse before it reaches the aquifer. It has been used to provide drinking water‚ water for livestock‚ water for irrigation
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The Ethical Issues Of The Loeb Vs. Vergara Embryo Dispute This paper seeks to answer questions raised by Nick Loeb’s “Sofia Vergara’s Ex-Fiancé: Our Frozen Embryos Have a Right to Live” (The New York Times‚ 29 April 2015). The key issues identified in his article are the importance of family‚ procreation‚ pro-life vs. pro-choice‚ and moral duty. In my evaluation of these issues‚ I believe that the rights of a person may outweigh another. The prospects of what is a “Good” family life for the child
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Embryo research is coming up in headlines more and more every day. It’s a common controversial subject. Embryo research is the proposal to use human embryos to grow stem cells or master cells that form immediately after a human egg is fertilized. The master cells or stem cells develop into all parts of the body‚ brain‚ blood‚ skin‚ and muscle. Many people argue if the embryo research is right or wrong and if it’s beneficial or just a waste of time. There are some good things about embryo research
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Rain Water Harvesting RAIN WATER HARVESTING AND ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE TO GROUND WATER WHAT IS RAIN WATER HARVESTING : The principle of collecting and using precipitation from a catchments surface. An old technology is gaining popularity in a new way. Rain water harvesting is enjoying a renaissance of sorts in the world‚ but it traces its history to biblical times. Extensive rain water harvesting apparatus existed 4000 years ago in the Palestine and Greece. In ancient Rome‚ residences
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RAIN WATER HARVESTING INTRODUCTION 1. Urban centres in India are facing an ironical situation today. On one hand there is the acute water scarcity due to rise in consumption‚ over dependence and over-exploitation of ground water resources. Added to this‚ there is a lack of a coherent and credible water management policy. On the other hand‚ the streets are often flooded during the monsoons‚ giving rise to a situation of ‘water‚ water everywhere‚ and not a drop to drink.’ 2. This shortage
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Rainwater harvesting is the accumulation and deposition of rainwater for reuse before it reaches the aquifer. Uses include water for garden‚ water for livestock‚ water for irrigation‚ etc. In many places the water collected is just redirected to a deep pit with percolation. The harvested water can be used for drinking water as well if the storage is a tank that can be accessed and cleaned when needed. advantages • Makes use of a natural resource and reduces flooding‚ storm water runoff‚ erosion
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Technical brief Rainwater harvesting Part of a series of WaterAid technology briefs. Available online at www.wateraid.org/ technologies January 2013 Introduction Where there is no surface water‚ where groundwater is deep or inaccessible due to hard ground conditions‚ or where it is too salty‚ acidic or otherwise unpleasant or unfit to drink‚ another source must be sought. In areas that have regular rainfall‚ the most appropriate alternative is the collection of rainwater‚ called
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Micropower Energy Harvesting Abstract More than a decade of research in the field of thermal‚ motion‚ vibration and electromagnetic radiation energy harvesting has yielded increasing power output and smaller embodiments. Power management circuits for rectification and DC–DC conversion are becoming able to efficiently convert the power from these energy harvesters. This paper summarizes recent energy harvesting results. Introduction The low power consumption of silicon-based electronics
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Embryo transfer in cattle has gained considerable popularity with seed stock beef producers. While most modern applicable embryo transfer technology was developed in the 1970s and 1980s‚ the history of the procedure goes back considerably farther. ‘‘Walter Heape performed the first embryo transfer in Angora rabbits in 1890’’ (J.C. Remsberg‚ ‘Herdsmen and vets benefit from E.T. training’). ‘‘Embryo transfer in livestock began in the 1930s with sheep and goats‚ but it was not until the 1950s that Jim
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RAIN WATER HARVESTING Introduction: Till about thirty years back‚ the areas around our homes and offices used to be unpaved and the rain falling on these areas would percolate into the soil and remain there for being drawn through shallow open wells. With the proliferation of flat complexes‚ not only have these areas been paved and percolation of rainwater into the soil almost totally stopped‚ the quantity of water drawn from the soil below has increased manyfold. Consequently open wells and not
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