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Turkish Farmers Learn to Cut Water Use Up to 50%

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Zachary Shahan.

About 72% of total water use in Turkey is for agriculture. This 72% is important when the country’s largest city, Istanbul, can be out of running water for days at a time in the summer.

“We have to change our perception of water and water use practices considerably,” WWF-Turkey CEO Dr. Filiz Demirayak told the World Water Forum in Istanbul in March.
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Atrazine in Tap Water Chemically Castrates Frogs

Posted on Mar 04, 2010 by Jennifer Lance.

Atrazine is a common herbicide used in agriculture around the world for 50 years.  The National Resource Defense Council (NRDC) found atrazine present in “75 percent of stream water and about 40 percent of all groundwater samples,” as well as 90 percent of tap water sampled.   Recent research conducted at the University of California at Berkeley has found atrazine actually “castrates” frogs at amounts similar to those found in tap water and considered safe by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  
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More Climate Change Refugees Due to Changing Water Conditions

Posted on Jun 18, 2009 by Scott James.

What do Togo, Germany, Mexico and Papua New Guinea have in common? Climate change refugees. Changing water cycles and weather patterns are forcing thousands to relocate around the world.

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Ancient Tigris Valley May be Saved from Dam if Declared World Heritage Site

Posted on Jun 11, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.

The ancient city of Hasankeyf  is located along the Tigris River in southeastern Turkey.  It is one of the Earth’s oldest currently inhabited towns dating back 10,000 years.  There are more than 300 archaeological sites in the Tigris Valley near Hasankeyf.  Unfortunately, 400 kilometers of the Tigris River Valley are threatened by the Ilisu Dam Project.
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Biologists Warn 3 Pesticides Harm Salmon

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.

Three common agricultural pesticides carbaryl, carbofuran and methomyl are jeopardizing the survival of salmon and steelhead in the Pacific Northwest.  Federal biologists warn these pesticides can affect andronomous fishes’ abilities to smell, swim, grow, and avoid predators, and ultimately will kill them in certain concentrations.  The National Marine Fisheries Service is recommending restrictions and bans be placed on these pesticides’ applicationa near salmon habitat.
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