Alabama Water Quality Information System

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	1.-		How can more water efficient toilets impact energy savings?


	2.-		How does evaporative cooling with water work?


	3.-		How much carbon dioxide (CO2) does the average fossil fuel burning thermoelectric power generation plant in the U.S. release to the atmosphere?


	4.-		How much energy can be wasted in the home from excessive water use from faucets?


	5.-		How much energy is consumed by the American water industry?


	6.-		How much freshwater is used and consumed by cooling towers at power generation plants in the United States?


	7.-		How much water is consumed per kilowatt hour (KWH) of electricity generated in the United States?


	8.-		How rapidly are the demands for energy and its associated water needs expected to increase in the United States in coming years?


	9.-		If butanol is a better transportation fuel and fuel component for gasoline than ethanol, why all the talk about ethanol?


	10.-		Is butanol (butyl alcohol) a better alternative transportation fuel additive or substitute for gasoline than ethanol (ethyl alcohol)?


	11.-		What are the expected water requirements for increased harvesting of coal from major formations across the United States to help meet our future energy needs?


	12.-		What are the main water quality factors that must be controlled with cooling tower water to prevent rapid system degeneration?


	13.-		What are the water requirements for harvesting oil from the sand and shale formations across the United States to help meet our future energy needs?


	14.-		What chemicals make up the mineral scales that tend to form from water used in cooling tower systems?


	15.-		What concentration of molybdenum (Mo) should be maintained in cooling tower water for effective corrosion inhibition?


	16.-		What is hydraulic fracturing with wells and why is there concern that this process may pollute ground water or other drinking water sources?


	17.-		What primary water quality concerns are associated with hydraulic fracturing of shale formations that contain natural gas in order to enhance recovery of the gas through deep wells drilled into the formations?


	18.-		Why do electric power generation plants using fossil or nuclear fuels need huge water cooling towers?


	19.-		Why is molybdenum (Mo) added to recirculating cooling tower water?

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This website was developed by the ACES Water Quality Team, under the leadership of Dr. James E. Hairston. It is funded, in part, by USDA-CSREES water quality grant support under Section 406 of the Agricultural Research, Extension and Education Reform Act of 1998.