The largest volume waste stream associated with oil and gas production is produced water. A survey conducted by the … American Petroleum Institute estimated that 20.9 billion barrels of produced water were disposed of in 1985 (Wakim 1987). Of … disposal of produced water represents a significant cost for operators. A relatively new technology, downhole oil/water …

Advances in human development are closely linked to increasing access to water and sanitation services in developing … narrow to explain success or failure in the provision of water and sanitation services. By shifting the attention towards the … water and sanitation services and presents empirical evidence for their influence on access to services and internal …

drinking water and electricity in remote towns throughout the developing world, the need for such units is widespread. Previous …--an Integrated Infrastructure Platform or IIP--combines water and electricity production in a single integrated unit, thereby …

. 1997) estimated that both cancer and noncancer human health risks from drinking water that had been contaminated by …

. 1997) estimated that both cancer and noncancer human health risks from drinking water that had been contaminated by …

relatively low environmental risk of endangering underground sources of drinking water (USDWs) in a particular state. (3 …

Drinking water and wastewater industries are facing a nationwide workforce shortfall of qualified treatment plant … limitations of this model in addressing the needs of the water and wastewater workforce, where a significant workplace …

The drinking water infrastructure in the United States faces significant underinvestment. The 2009 American Society of … Civil Engineers Report Card on America’s Infrastructure gave a D minus for the Nation’s drinking water infrastructure. In a … have led cities and municipalities to consider selling, or privatizing, their drinking water services to for …