Lectures in Carini 2003

Water resources. Global and local by Giuseppe Alonzo ITAF Dept. - Faculty of Agronomy - University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy Water distribution on Earth Earth appears from the space as a "blue" planet. The color is due to the water covering about 71% of the whole Earth surface. Water also is present in appreciable amounts under the land surface and as water vapor in the atmosphere. Read more.....	View the Presentation
Natural Waste Water Treatment And Its Impact On Environmental Life by Giuseppe Alonzo, Claudio De Pasquale ITAF Dept. - Faculty of Agronomy - University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy alonzo@unipa.it, claudiodep@hotmail.com The total volume of water on the Earth is vast, 1.4 billion km3 (1).However, the proportion of this that is fresh and reasonably accessible is less than 1%, at 11 million km3. There is, therefore, no shortage of water ... Read more.....	View the Presentation
Man and Water by Irene Ruffo I wish to start this presentation by showing a picture from space taken by a satellite and showing a peculiar characteristic of our planet: the presence of great amounts of water. Read more....	View the Presentation
Water in Nature and Possible Industrial Uses By Roberto Triolo and Irene Ruffo Dipartimento Di Chimica Fisica - Universita di Palermo - Palermo (Italy) Liquid water (H2O) is the most common substance in the world. Despite being apparently so simple, and therefore despite being considered an ordinary material, water is able to display a variety of different properties which make it the most important material in Nature. Read more....	View the Presentation