Tag: txH2O highlight
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txH2O highlight: Satellites, sensors and soil
Did you know the amount of water retained in soil accounts for about 0.05 percent of the Earth’s freshwater, according to the U.S. Geological Survey? In the summer 2015 issue of txH2O, the article Satellites, sensors and soil explains how NASA, the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University use different monitoring strategies, including satellites…
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txH2O highlight: Living life with less water
With Groundwater Awareness Week in March, we are highlighting an article from the Ogallala Aquifer edition of the fall 2018 txH2O, Living life with less water. Farmers and researchers were interviewed about the declining water supply in the Ogallala Aquifer, the largest aquifer in the United States. Many rely on outreach programs such as the Texas Alliance for…
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txH2O highlight: Understanding water security
What does water security mean to you? In preparation for the publication of our winter 2020 issue of txH2O — a focus on the connection of water and health — we are highlighting the article Understanding water security. From the fall 2017 Water Security issue of txH2O, this article contains research about water insecurity in the United States. From drought…
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txH2O highlight: The key to perfecting water reuse?
With Texas’ decreasing water availability and increasing water demand, a growing number of water providers are using or considering water reuse, either direct or indirect, for drinking water. In the spring 2016 issue of txH2O, TWRI published an article about scientists from the Texas A&M University System successfully demonstrating the feasibility of using electron beam, or eBeam, to…
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txH2O highlight: What’s your water footprint?
When making New Year’s resolutions for 2020, add water conservation to your goals! What’s your water footprint?, an article in our Fall 2009 txH2O, lists the amount of water used for many common activities. A water footprint is the amount of water a person directly or indirectly consumes, including “virtual water,” or water used to produce food,…
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txH2O highlight: Home sweet home
Did you know that Texas A&M AgriLife opened the first WaterSense-labeled house in the Dallas-Fort Worth region? We spotlighted the home in our Fall 2013 issue of txH2O and you will find it on page 12 in the issue’s pdf. According to the article, Dallas AgriLife staff started a major overhaul of the home in 2012. They replaced fixtures…
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txH2O highlight: Where in the world are they now?
With pre-proposal deadlines approaching on Oct. 28 for Texas Water Resources Institute’s (TWRI) graduate scholarship programs, this txH2O highlight is focused on an article about the success of previous scholarship recipients. The two scholarship programs are the TWRI Mills Scholarship Program (available to students at Texas A&M University College Station, Galveston and Qatar only) and the U.S. Geological Survey Graduate Research Program (available…
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txH2O highlight: Earning high marks
This month’s txH2O highlight is from the Fall 2017 issue of the magazine and focuses on the effectiveness of low impact development (LID) practices in reducing negative environmental impacts of urban growth. Dr. Fouad Jaber, Texas A&M University associate professor and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialist at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Dallas, and his research…
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txH2O highlight: Safe water = Secure water
With populations increasing, there is an increased likelihood of the need for intensive water reuse, according to experts. August’s txH2O highlight is Safe water = Secure water, an article about Texas A&M University researchers studying ways to remove more chemicals from water during the treatment process. Ingredients found inside everyday items such as Starbucks coffee, Chanel No. 5…
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txH2O highlight: 21st Century Irrigation
Did you know a whole crop can be irrigated using a cell phone app? July is Smart Irrigation Month and TWRI has many resources about modern irrigation practices for producers in our magazine, txH2O. The article, 21st Century Irrigation, discusses different technologies being researched and used by today’s producers to irrigate crops. Across the Ogallala Aquifer region, new…
