Wednesday 9 August 2017

Artificial sources of water

Artificial sources of water 1. What is the best source of water? According to , boreholes refer to a narrow shaft. These are not very different from boreholes, only that a well may not be as deep as.


This is a unique kind of well.

Artificial sinks are landfills and underground sequestration facilities such as depleted oil and gas wells. There are various artificial source of water made by the man. Some of them are following 1) Hand pumps ) Well and tube wells 3) Dams 4) Artificial lakes 5) Artificial canals. These type of sources are actually major provider of water now a day.


Natural Sources of Water Water Cycle. Probably the largest source of water on the planet is ‘hidden’ or trapped in a different form of water. The ice in glaciers, polar ice caps and even in the atmosphere all contain hidden sources of water.


Although these sources are not readily available for use, they all eventually become fresh water through melting and precipitation.

It is present in air in the form of water vapour. About per cent of the human body is water. The bodies of all plants and animals contain water. Dams , wells , tube wells , hand-pumps, canals, etc, are man-made sources of water.


Desalination is an artificial process by which saline water (generally sea water) is converted to fresh water. The most common desalination processes are distillation and reverse osmosis. Desalination is currently expensive compared to most alternative sources of water, and only a very small fraction of total human use is satisfied by desalination. SOURCES OF WATER - RAINWATER, SURFACE WATER, GROUNDWATER.


The main sources of water on the Earth are rainwater water , surface water andunderground water. Reservoirs are like artificial lakes created by humans to collect either rain water or river water. The water in a reservoir is typically treated in a water treatment plant until it is safe to drink and then piped off to people’s homes for them to use in the form of tap water. Rivers and streams are a source of fresh (i.e. not salty) water. Collecting water from rivers is still a widespread practice.


Irrigation is the artificial application of water to the soil through various systems of tubes, pumps, and sprays. Irrigation is usually used in areas where rainfall is irregular or dry times or drought is expected. In contrast to natural processes of lake formation, reservoirs are artificial , usually formed by constructing a dam across a riveror by diverting a part of the river flow and storingthe water in a reservoir.

Find images of Water Sources. Free for commercial use No attribution required High quality images. A process whereby the amount of water in an aquifer is supplemented by engineered as opposed to natural means.


Artificial recharge may be through boreholes, purpose-built ponds, or simply by diverting more water on to the surface catchment of the aquifer. Figure - Schemes irrigated from different water sources 2. The possibility of supplying as much water to the irrigation area as is needed during each period of the irrigation season depends primarily on the availability of the water at its source. Precipitation such as rainfall, snow, hail and sleet is one of.


Some underground rocks or aquifers hold large amounts of water reserves. Surface water such as rivers, lakes and oceans are the most abundant. Water can be supplied by diversion from a nearby river, tidal current, electric pumps, or a combination. The expense of operation is largely dependent on the water source. Oceans and Seas (marine): saline or salty water that comprises the seas and ocean(s) and cover of the earth.


The concentration of salt in seawater (salinity) is about parts per thousand. The components of the natural radioactive background are the natural radioactivity of groun natural activity of atmosphere, natural radioactivity of water , and cosmic radiation.

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