Search results
6 Results
Sorted by relevance
Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches
… Commission PCB Polychlorinated Biphenyl POP Persistent Organic Pollutant POTW Publicly Owned Treatment Works SFRA … Fund UWWT European Council Directive Concerning Urban Waste Water Treatment WHO World Health Organization WPWP … of water by pesticides, nitrogen, phosphorus and raw organic matter containing undesirable residues. Sustainably …
The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment
… MEAs Multilateral Environmental Agreements POPs Persistent Organic Pollutants SADC Southern African Development … Chemical pollution, which refers primarily to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) (s.a. mercury and cadmium), also … medicines, recreational amenities, shoreline protection, waste processing, and carbon sequestration, among others. …
Issues in water law reform
… qualifications of these rights arose from the uncontrolled waste of artesian water, following discovery of the Great … also been closely examined for structuring access to trade waste disposal and are being seriously considered by at least … Act" (article 150,3 SC) nor having the rank of an "Organic Act" (article 81,2 SC). Moreover, the Water Act does …
Sources of international water law
… through the application of, inter alia, low- and non-waste technology; (b) transboundary waters are protected … from point sources through the prior licensing of waste-water discharges by the competent national authorities, … discharges are monitored and controlled; (c) limits for waste-water discharges stated in permits are based on the …
Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… drought, sea-level rise or infilling with sediment or organic material. Lake Chad in the Sahel, for example, is … game, shellfish and fish. The shallow waters trap silt and organic matter on which large numbers of small creatures … their gills every 2 years, purifying it of much organic waste.26 Wetlands also provide an important reservoir of …
Commodities at a Glance - Special issue on Shale Gas
… British thermal units TCF Trillion cubic feet TOC Total organic carbon TRR Technically recoverable resources … result from the decomposition of sediments containing rich organic matters. They gradually deposit on the seabed and … accordance with the precautionary principle to avoid the waste and/or deterioration of this precious 16 Water …