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Nutritional Quality Of Cultured Giant Freshwater Prawns (Macrobrachium Rosenbergii), Nurul F.M.S. Rizal, Najeebah A. Tashim, Zuhairi Azahari, Aida M. Basri, Tiong H. Lim, Aqilah Junaidi, Suriayati Chuprat, Seno A. Putra, Hanif Fakhrurroja

ASEAN Journal on Science and Technology for Development

Macrobrachium rosenbergii, or the giant freshwater prawn has high market demand due to its exceptional nutritional value for the human diet. Often, most nutritional studies focus on the edible prawn parts, rather than the prawn discarded components. The nutritional evaluation of different prawn parts can provide insights into the nutrient composition and guiding for the development of value-added products. Three groups of prawn samples were collected from 3 different ponds, representing different prawn sizes. The water quality analysis of each pond was also conducted to determine the extent to which it can affect the nutritional composition. The conventional and biochemical …

Charting A Course To Conserve 30% Of Freshwaters By 2030, Sandra B. Zellmer

William & Mary Law Review

One of President Biden’s earliest executive orders established an ambitious national goal to conserve at least 30 percent of U.S. lands, waters, and oceans by 2030. The Biden administration is not alone; over 100 countries support this goal as a means of combating climate change and slowing the pace of species extinction, both of which are accelerating at a rate that is unprecedented in history.

Despite its vow to pursue a wide-sweeping, all-of-government approach, Biden’s 30 by 30 initiative overlooks a critical component of the conservation goal—it pays virtually no attention to freshwater. Freshwater ecosystems are among the most endangered …

Impact Of The Ban On Illegal Mining Activities On Raw Water Quality: A Case-Study Of Konongo Water Treatment Plant, Ashanti Region Of Ghana, Sadique Anyame Bawa, Prince Antwi-Agyei, Martin Kyereh Domfeh

Journal of Sustainable Mining

The Government of Ghana prohibited Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) operations from 2017 to 2018 as part of its strategy to address the socio-environmental issues caused by illegal mining activities, also referred to as “galamsey” operations. This study assessed the trend in the water quality of raw water abstracted at the Konongo Water Treatment Plant (WTP) for treatment before and after implementing the ban on “galamsey” operations. The main source of raw water for the Konongo WTP is the Anuru River. Secondary data on physicochemical water quality from 2006 to 2019 was sourced from the Konongo WTP and the Ashanti …

Quality Control: Potomac Riverkeeper V. Wheeler & Standards For Qualitative Citizen Water Quality Data In Virginia, Jacqueline Goodrum

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

This Article explores the issue of quality of citizen data through the lens of Potomac Riverkeeper v. Wheeler, a recent impaired waters listing case concerning the Shenandoah River in Virginia. Part I of this Article provides a brief overview of citizen science data in regulation and policymaking under the CWA. Part II discusses Potomac Riverkeeper v. Wheeler, examining Virginia’s water quality-related data standards and DEQ’s use (and non-use) of citizen water quality-related data and information in that case. Finally, Part III argues that Virginia should establish clear, reasonable, and specific data quality standards for qualitative citizen data so …

Pack It Out Utah: Usu Water Quality Extension Leads Utah’S Statewide Trails And Waterways Cleanup, Lauren Houskeeper, Hope Braithwaite

Outcomes and Impact Quarterly

Utah’s public lands have experienced a surge in outdoor recreation which has led to an increase in garbage on trails, parks, neighborhoods, and eventually, in our waterways. In response, Utah State University Water Quality Extension initiated an annual statewide cleanup to raise awareness and facilitate the proper disposal of litter. During the cleanup events in 2020 and 2021, over 11,000 pounds of trash were removed from our public lands and waterways.

Hydrochemical Assessment Of Groundwater Around Lapite Dumpsite For Irrigation Water Quality In Ibadan, Southwestern Nigeria, Oluwatoyin Opeyemi Akintola, Gabriel Oladapo Adeyemi, Adewunmi Idayat Bodede, Oluwatoyin Oluwatoyin Adekoya, Kekinde O. Babatunde

Journal of Bioresource Management

Due to the increase in population and industrialization growth, most countries in the world depend on groundwater to meet agriculture demands for food production. The increase in water contamination due to indiscriminate solid wastes has necessitated the assessment of water quality and its suitability for agricultural usage. Twenty four groundwater and ten stream water samples were randomly collected from the downslope and upslope side of the dumpsite for all the major physio-chemical parameters. The pH of water samples indicates slightly acidic to alkaline in nature. High concentrations of nitrate, total dissolved solids and electrical conductivity suggest the impact of the …

Mussel Musings On The Powell River, Aggy Vanderpool

Cumberland Mountain Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Water Quality Assessment In The Occurrence Of Acanthaster Spp. (Crown-Of-Thorns Starfish, Cots) On Coral Reefs In Menjangan Island, Bali, Indonesia, Novia Arinda Pradisty, Eghbert Elvan Ampou, Rizki Hanintyo

Makara Journal of Science

Aquatic stressors are known to cause biological impairment that can result in biodiversity loss in several Marine Protected Areas (MPA), including in Menjangan Island, West Bali National Park. The objectives of this study were to correlate the changes in water quality parameters with the biological effect of Crown-of-Thorns starfish (CoTS) population dynamics and to assess the most applicable parameters for continuous environmental monitoring. Field observations and surveys were conducted three times in 2017, during the wet season, dry season and season transition, in order to assess the effect of seasonal variability. Redundancy Analysis (RDA) was performed to determine the relationship …

Methodology Of Management Monitoring For Flow Rivers Issue Issue, Toshtemir Khojakulov

Bulletin of TUIT: Management and Communication Technologies

The article reviewed the development of the all the goals of the UzB are “... shaped in the form of global aspirations, and each government sets its own national goals, in cases where several states are monitoring a single trans boundary watershed, efforts should be made to agree on targets for all countries. Water quality comparison.

The Application And Usefulness Of Economic Analyses For Water Quality Management In Coastal Areas, Sheri L. Jewhurst, Kate K. Mulvaney, Marisa J. Mazzotta

Journal of Ocean and Coastal Economics

Economic studies are increasingly sought as tools to contribute to water quality management in estuaries and coastal communities, yet little is known about how the results from existing studies have been received and utilized by the organizations who solicited them. We interviewed managers from eight organizations who solicited economic studies over the past 15 years to understand how useful the studies were to their organizations and what economic research would be most helpful for their management needs. In terms of utility for coastal managers, there are a number of limitations in the studies. These include lack of site-specific data, the …

Great Lakes Focus On Water Quality: Vol.4 Iss.3, Uwindsor Administrator

Focus on International Joint Commission Activities

In October and November the Pollution from Land Use Activities Reference Group (PLUARG) will sponsor information meetings throughout the Great Lakes Basin. The purposes of the sessions are to present the PLUARG final report, Environmental Management Strategy for the Great Lakes System, with its conclusions and recomendations (See PLUARG write up, page 6), explain the IJC's hearing process, and encourage people to present their views on the report to the Commission on Public Hearings.

Focus On International Joint Commission Activities (Issn 0832-6673): Vol.19 Iss.3, Uwindsor Administrator

Focus on International Joint Commission Activities

Enlightened public opinion ultimately set things right in the Reserve Mining case. Following US. District Judge Miles Lord’s order of April 20, 1974 to cease all taconite tailings discharge to Lake Superior, it took much additional effort by the State of Minnesota, intervening environmental groups and the US. Government to stop the 25-year dumping of hundreds of millions of tons of tailings into the world’s fresh- water treasure. It finally happened in the spring of 1980

Focus On International Joint Commission Activities (Issn 0832-6673): Vol.19 Iss.2, Uwindsor Administrator

Focus on International Joint Commission Activities

The glacial history of the Great Lakes basin and the tremendous influence of the lakes themselves create unique conditions. These support a wealth of biological diversity, including many species and communities of global significance. The basin’s sand dunes, coastal marsh- es, rocky shorelines, lakeplain prairies, savannas, forests, fens and other landscapes contain features that are either unique to or are best represented with- in the Great Lakes basin. The remark- able biodiversity of the Great Lakes basin is illustrated by the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. This park ranks third among US. National Parks in plant diversity, yet its area is …

Focus On International Joint Commission Activities (Issn 0832-6673): Vol.19 Iss.1, Uwindsor Administrator

Focus on International Joint Commission Activities

In its Seventh Biennial Report on Great Lakes Water Quality (signed in 1993), released this February, the International Joint Commission again concludes that contamination by various persistent toxic substances is ' the biggest problem facing the Great Lakes ecosystem. The Governments of the United States and Canada are committed to restoring and protecting the Great Lakes and the Commission’s reports assist them by identifying progress and further needs.

Focus On International Joint Commission Activities (Issn 0832-6673): Vol.18 Iss.3, Uwindsor Administrator

Focus on International Joint Commission Activities

Drawn by a highly Visible recommendation to sunset industrial uses of chlorine, a record-setting 1,900 participants came to the International Joint Commission’s Biennial Meeting on Great Lakes Water Quality in Windsor, Ontario. Participants at the October 21-24, 1993 event also represented a broader spectrum of society than at previous biennial meetings.

Focus On International Joint Commission Activities (Issn 0832-6673): Vol.18 Iss.2, Uwindsor Administrator

Focus on International Joint Commission Activities

Indianapolis started it all in 1983, when 300 people joined the International Joint Commission for its first Biennial Meeting on Great Lakes Water Quality. Kingston was next in 1985, followed by Toledo in 1987, Hamilton in 1989, and Traverse City in 1991, when more than 1,600 people participated in the meeting. Now, ten years later, Windsor will host the International Joint Commission’s 1993 Biennial Meeting on Great Lakes Water Quality. Why does the Commission hold these meetings, what issues are addressed, and how can attendees participate in this year’s sessions ?

Focus On International Joint Commission Activities (Issn 0832-6673): Vol.18 Iss.1, Uwindsor Administrator

Focus on International Joint Commission Activities

The Virtual Elimination Task Force, appointed by the International Joint Commission in the summer of 1990 to recommend a strategy for virtually eliminating the input of persistent toxic substances to the Great Lakes environment, has released its draft final report for public comment.

Focus On International Joint Commission Activities (Issn 0832-6673): Vol.17 Iss.3, Uwindsor Administrator

Focus on International Joint Commission Activities

When the headaches won't disappear or our child has a languishing cough, we Visit our physician to obtain a cure for our ills. As a society, studies Show that North Americans have a high level of trust in the ability of our doctors to identify possible causes and to prescribe the best solution to our ailments. How likely are our doctors to consider pollutants in our environment as a possible cause of our problems ?

Focus On International Joint Commission Activities (Issn 0832-6673): Vol.17 Iss.2, Uwindsor Administrator

Focus on International Joint Commission Activities

In mid-June, Commissioner Hilary Cleveland and Commission staff visited four communities on the north shore of Lake Superior to meet with the local Remedial Action Plan (RAP) teams, Public Advisory Committee (PAC) members, RAP technical re- viewers, local news media and others interested in the cleanup plans in the four North Shore Areas of Concern: Jackfish Bay, Nipigon Bay, Peninsula Harbour and Thunder Bay.

Focus On International Joint Commission Activities (Issn 0832-6673): Vol.17 Iss.1, Uwindsor Administrator

Focus on International Joint Commission Activities

Thus concludes the International Joint Commission in its Sixth Biennial Report on Great lakes Water Quality, released in mid- April on the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. The Commission’s report focuses on persistent toxic sub- stances, and the steps needed to reach the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement’s goal of virtual elimination of the inputs of these substances to the Great Lakes system.

Focus On International Joint Commission Activities (Issn 0832-6673): Vol.16 Iss.3, Uwindsor Administrator

Focus on International Joint Commission Activities

Representatives from diverse interests came to discuss their concerns with the International Joint Commission and each other at the 1991 Biennial Meeting on Great Lakes Water Quality in Traverse City, Michigan, September 29 through October 2, 1991. Biennial Meetings are held by the Commission before it prepares recommendations to the Governments of the United States and Canada and the Great Lakes state and provincial governments in accordance with the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.

Focus On International Joint Commission Activities (Issn 0832-6673): Vol.16 Iss.2, Uwindsor Administrator

Focus on International Joint Commission Activities

The Grand Traverse Bay is the focal point of the northwest region of Michigan's lower peninsula, and area residents are vividly aware of its beauty and delicacy. Traverse City, a town of about 20,000 people, historically has pooled its human resources to protect its natural ones. As the International Joint Commission’s (IJC) 1991 Biennial Meeting approaches (see page 11 for registration and program information), local energies have intensified to focus on Grand Traverse Bay protection efforts, and conference participants will be impressed by the splendor of the Grand Traverse Bay and the dedication of local people to protect the bay’s …

Focus On International Joint Commission Activities (Issn 0832-6673): Vol.16 Iss.1, Uwindsor Administrator

Focus on International Joint Commission Activities

The intent of these listing / delisting guidelines is to serve as indicators of use impairment for Great Lakes Areas of Concern and will be used to assist the International Joint Commission (IIC) and its Boards in: 1) making recommendations for new Areas of Concern; and 2) reviewing all stages of remedial action plans (RAPs). These guidelines are intended to establish a consistent “set of yard- sticks” that can be uniformly applied throughout the Great Lakes basin. Further, these guidelines are in— tended to help ensure that the RAP program is properly focused and pragmatic so that it clearly identifies …

Focus On International Joint Commission Activities (Issn 0832-6673): Vol.11 Iss.3, Uwindsor Administrator

Focus on International Joint Commission Activities

As a result of the continuing high water levels on the Great Lakes,the Governments of Canada and the United States have asked the IJC to examine and report on ways to alleviate the adverse consequences of fluctuating water levels, in terms of both the immediate high level crisis and the long term consequences. Record high levels are continuing throughout most of the Great Lakes basin, except on Lake Ontario. While levels are expected to stay below recorded maximums on Lake Ontario and Lake Superior, levels on these lakes will remain high if extreme water supplies continue.

Focus On International Joint Commission Activities (Issn 0832-6673): Vol.11 Iss.2, Uwindsor Administrator

Focus on International Joint Commission Activities

No abstract provided.

Focus On International Joint Commission Activities (Issn 0832-6673): Vol.15 Iss.3, Uwindsor Administrator

Focus on International Joint Commission Activities

In a recently released joint report to the Governments of the United States and Canada, the International Joint Commission (IIC) and the Great Lakes Fishery Com— mission (GLFC) warned that additional "massive and calamitous invasions” of exotic species could occur if preventive actions are not taken immediately to stop the introduction of such species into the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem.

Focus On International Joint Commission Activities (Issn 0832-6673): Vol.15 Iss.2, Uwindsor Administrator

Focus on International Joint Commission Activities

Under the 1987 Protocol revising the 1978 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, the International Joint Commission (IJC) is responsible for reviewing and commenting on the adequacy of Re- medial Action Plans (RAPs) for Areas of Concern in the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River basin. In its recently released Fifth Biennial Report on Great Lakes Water Quality, the IJC concluded that RAPS provide "a unique experiment in institutional cooperation and the first opportunity, on a broad and practical scale, to implement the ecosystem approach to environmental restoration in the Great Lakes basin."

Focus On Great Lakes Water Quality (Issn 0711-0855): Vol.11 Iss.1, Uwindsor Administrator

Focus on International Joint Commission Activities

Anyone who lives in the Great Lakes region knows the lure of water - the beauty of the lakes calls residents to move to their shore- lines and enjoy the sounds, smells and scenery the water provides. These residents also know the concern and frustration when the lakes extend beyond the boundaries to which it was thought the water would abide. The results of higher than expected lake levels are flooded basements, ravaged bluffs and anxious homeowners who are desperate for answers as to when the waters will recede.

Focus On International Joint Commission Activities (Issn 0832-6673): Vol.15 Iss.1, Uwindsor Administrator

Focus on International Joint Commission Activities

The International Joint Com- mission (IIC) has issued its Fifth Biennial Report on Great Lakes Water Quality. In it, the Com- mission places major emphasis on persistent toxic substances, their potential impacts on human health and the urgent need for a comprehensive and effective strategy to deal with them.

Focus On International Joint Commission Activities (Issn 0832-6673): Vol.14 Iss.3, Uwindsor Administrator

Focus on International Joint Commission Activities

Zero discharge of persistent toxic substances; involvement by municipal governments to protect water quality; incorporating land use planning elements into remedial action plans; the invasion of zebra mussels; and shifting from reactive to proactive attitudes in all programs developed to restore and protect the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem. These and many other issues were presented by conference participants to the International Joint Commission (IJC) during the 1989 Biennial Meeting on Great Lakes Water Quality.