Tag archives for groundwater
Watermelon rind cheaply filters arsenic in groundwater
Watermelon rind, usually discarded as waste, has been shown by researchers in Pakistan to be capable of cheaply and efficiently removing arsenic from groundwater. Copyright: Akash/Panos Arsenic poisoning from drinking…
Intense need of groundwater recharge
Water that is found underground in cracks and spaces in soil, sand and rocks is considered as groundwater. This is store in aquifer and moves via geologic formations of soil,…
Improving groundwater level; PCRWR
Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) has approved 5 projects for improving groundwater level and to decrease water scarcity issue in Pakistan. The projects with the allocation of…
NASA data used to monitor groundwater in Pakistan
MONITORING REPORT ISB: Pakistans water managers are looking to NASA satellites to help them more effectively monitor and manage water resources, thanks to a partnership with engineers…
PCRWR workshop focuses on groundwater management
STAFF REPORT ISB: Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources organized a national workshop on "Ground water management in the Indus Basin" with the support of Netherlands…