Water Magazine

• Report

  An Analysis of the Benefits of Aquacultures

  04/16/2015

  Water in the Environment

  Water and Agriculture

  

  Non-communicable diseases are on the rise, and Americans are beginning to act. Recommended by the US Dietary Guidelines, Americans are trading in poultry and red meats for seafood, which are known to be rich in mono- and poly-saturated...

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• Notes from the field

  Perspectives from a Boat: Exploring the Chesapeake Bay

  04/10/2015

  Water and Health

  Water in the Environment

  

  Baltimore, Maryland This past weekend, I had the opportunity to visit the Chesapeake Bay for the first time, with Dr. Grace Brush and her ecology class. Led by members from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, we enjoyed a boat ride across...

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• Report

  Investigating the Possible Link Between Arsenic Exposure and Metabolism and Diabetes

  03/12/2015

  Grace Foster

  Water and Health

  

  Diabetes has rapidly moved to the forefront of health problems in 21st century America. Understanding the vast number of risk factors that contribute to the quickly increasing number of individuals who develop this disease is crucial to...

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• Report

  Integrated Flood Risk Management in India and the South Asia region: Lessons from the Rhine

  02/12/2015

  Robert C. Brears

  Water in the Environment

  Water Infrastructure

  

  Introduction South Asia is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change flood events. According to the Asia Development Bank India, in addition to Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and the Maldives would lose around 1.8% of...

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• Notes from the field

  Countering Risk with Resilience – Tackling Harmful Algal Blooms with Robust Water Treatment

  01/27/2015

  Holly Johnson

  Edited by -

  Cara Merriman

  Water and Health

  Water in the Environment

  Water Infrastructure

  

  In early August 2014, a harmful algal bloom (HAB) in the western basin of Lake Erie produced toxins that, due to their inability to be treated by local water treatment facilities, rendered drinking water unsafe for nearly 500,000...

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