Improving Irrigation Practices and Water Conservation
Classified in Geology
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Flood Irrigation - Least Efficient Irrigation Method
- Earth's Freshwater Supply is Not Distributed Evenly
Freshwater Source Difficult - Aquifer
Global Scale - Irrigation of Crops and Raising Livestock
On a Global Scale Improving - Irrigation Practices
- Install a Water Saving Toilet Tank
Point Source Solution - Offshore Oil Well
Majority of Oil Pollution in Ocean Comes - Runoff from Land
- Construction of Dams
Over Pumping - Dropping Water Levels
Gray Water - Used Water from Household Appliances
- Creating Artificial Wetlands
Groundwater Pollution - Agricultural Activities
- Nonpoint Sources of Pollution are Washed into Bodies of Water Along with Rain or Snowmelt
Desalination - Threaten Marine Ecosystems
- Waste is Converted to a Soil-like Humus that can be Used as a Fertilizer
- Excess Phosphates in Lakes May Begin the Process of Eutrophication
Inexpensive - Water Conservation
- Cleaning up Plastics is Difficult
- Water will Become Very Valuable