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Briefing Note 2: Wetlands and water storage: current and future trends and issues
… and water storage interactions (includ- ing dams and groundwater) to support the implementation of Ramsar … in underground aquifers, rivers, lakes and other wetlands. Groundwater is the largest store of unfrozen fresh water and … population live in rural areas and depend on small-scale groundwater supplies (Calow et al. 2009). In many ar- In many …
Ramsar Technical Report 7: Ramsar Wetland Disease Manual
… storms can increase transport of waste water diseases to groundwater. • Variations in rainfall/dry season patterns – … problems include exposure to scavengers and the threat to groundwater quality. If carcases do not decompose … directly into streams and pathogens may be released into groundwater by insufficiently maintained septic systems. Wild …