It would mean potential blowouts, leaks and contamination for essential waterways, aquifers and wells -- thousands of them.
But the Pantanal's waterways – essential to all life in the region - are threatened by deforestation, soil erosion from expanding industrial agriculture, and infrastructure projects.
Understanding the dynamics of fine sediments is essential for maintaining waterways, dams and harbours, e.g. biostabilized fine sediments can significantly complicate reservoir flushing.
Its essential demand, that all waterways in the United States be "fishable and swimmable" by 1985 was remarkable in its forthrightness.
Navy officers said that within three days, large cargo ships could begin ferrying military supplies, food, water and medicine to inland cities. "Clearing these waterways is essential to transporting humanitarian aid," said Jason, a barrel-chested member of the Seals who commanded today's operation.
"Our community was intensely agitated Tuesday morning," reported the Charleston Daily Courier on May 14. Smalls had deprived the upstart nation of precious commodities — 17 former bondspeople and a gunboat that Smalls claimed was worth $30,000 — while providing the Union Navy with essential intelligence about the waterways surrounding Charleston.
This activity is essential to maintain navigable waterways and access to ports and harbours and is key to maintaining this essential infrastructural component, it is of course critical to international trade and development in an interconnected world.
Oysters are filter feeders and are essential for achieving cleaner waterways.
In practice, the ice sheets, oceans, waterways and rainforests – essential for the stability of the whole planet – are priced in the same way as luxury goods: their value in the distant future calculated as negligible.
I strongly support Dr. Tennekes thesis of a global ban on neonictinoids since bees are collapsing worldwide, moths and bird species in western Europe are declining, and these systemic insecticides are polluting waterways and killing essential soil fauna.
