The conditions can lead to water from fire hoses turning into huge amounts of steam which then scalds firefighters.
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These bills will curb lead levels in water pipes, a major source of harmful lead exposure for children, and help address diesel engine pollution that is linked to serious health conditions like asthma and heart and lung disease.
The Coast Guard is the lead on that water and in the coastal zone.
The Environment Agency says rain and melting snow are expected to lead to rising water levels in rivers in south-west England and has three flood warnings in place.
Within the framework of the World Water Week 2012, UNESCO organizes a seminar to officially announce and inform about the activities foreseen for the UN International Year of Water Cooperation 2013 for which UNESCO has been assigned the role of lead Agency by UN Water.
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"You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink, " he said.
Drinking contaminated water can lead to cholera, vomiting, diarrhea and other ailments that can quickly incapacitate and kill.
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As the lead UN agency for water sciences and education, UNESCO is moving ahead with an array of programmes to further this know-how.
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Environmentalists say the project will make Southern California less dependent on imported water and lead to less destruction of wildlife habitats.
Drinking E. coli-contaminated water can lead to serious illness and death.
They also argued over-use of the company's weedkiller Roundup, the chemical treatment the alfalfa is modified to be resistant to, could cause pollution of ground water and lead to resistant "super-weeds".
But sea level rise, largely the result of manmade climate change, may have effects that go far beyond catastrophic flooding: a new paper shows how higher water may lead to increased volcanic activity.
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Staying well hydrated is the most effective way to prevent a hangover- drinking plenty of water throughout the day, and avoiding excess amounts of caffeine, especially high octane energy drinks loaded with plenty of caffeine which lead to loss of water from your body.
Apparently, swimming in the pond can lead to the protozoan infected water getting into your nose.
Local residents have expressed concern that the process - known as fracking - could lead to the contamination of the water supply.
Dredging them up will lead to their proliferation in the water, and the fish will take in more of the stuff, not less.
"This could lead to the possibility of excess water on road surfaces on Friday and flooding from blocked drains and small streams, " said the agency.
Race for Water, in the lead at that point in the race, was forced to reduce speed to inspect the damage and initiate emergency repairs.
Environment Agency Wales said the rain "could lead to the possibility of excess water on road surfaces on Friday and flooding from blocked drains and small streams".
Swift Water Rescue -- the lead federal agency was the U.S. Coast Guard.
U.S.-based NGO Water for People is helping lead the charge in this area with the development of a new system called FLOW (Field Level Operations Watch).
Environmental groups warned that the construction of the dam would likely lead the to the extinction of several fresh water fish species.
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Runoff of nitrates and nitrites from fields sprayed with chemical fertilizers get into drinking water and cause cancer. can lead to cancer.
These rods, while not as hot as the ones currently in the reactors, also require cooling water to prevent overheating that could lead to a meltdown.
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Having high expectations for even huge numbers of seeds to sprout when thrown on untilled land or clay, without any water, is probably going to lead to disappointment.
Even before sonar depth sounders were available, navigators would also use lead lines to determine the depth of the water as a cross check on where they were.
The new results, however, add to astronomers' growing understanding of water on Mars, and could lead to clues of whether life exists, or ever existed, on the Red Planet.
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After suffering a punishing year because of low natural gas prices, the wind power industry is keeping close watch on the prospect that water pollution from hydraulic fracturing may lead to regulation of shale gas drilling.
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Although methane itself is not regulated as a water pollutant, the study could lead to federal regulation of the heretofore largely unregulated practice of the hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, of deep layers of shale to tap vast reservoirs of natural gas in the United States.
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Nutrient overloads lead to low levels of dissolved oxygen in the water, which can kill fish.
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