Fog and Dew as Potable Water Resources: Maximizing Harvesting Potential and Water Quality Concerns

dc.contributor.authorKaseke, Kudzai F.
dc.contributor.authorWang, Lixin
dc.contributor.departmentEarth Sciences, School of Scienceen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-20T16:25:46Z
dc.date.available2018-12-20T16:25:46Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractFog and dew are often viewed as economic nuisances causing significant financial losses in the transportation industry and agricultural sector. However, they are also critical components of the hydrological cycle, especially in water scarce environments. Water scarcity is one of the major threats to mankind in the 21st century, and this can be due to development pressures, pollution, and/or expanding populations. In water scarce environments, fog and dew represent potentially exploitable ancillary water resources that could ameliorate the water scarce situation, if efficiently harvested. However, two important issues are often overlooked in relation to fog and dew harvesting and potability. First, current fog and dew harvesting technologies are low yielding with great potential for improvements. Second and more importantly, the potability of these water resources is often based on simple analyses that often omit trace metal and biological analyses. The few studies that report trace metal or biological measurements suggest elevated trace metal concentrations or biological contamination that could be of concern to public health. We discuss the potential for fog and dew harvesting technologies and the need for trace metal and biological analyses of these waters before use.en_US
dc.eprint.versionFinal published versionen_US
dc.identifier.citationKaseke, K. F., & Wang, L. (2018). Fog and Dew as Potable Water Resources: Maximizing Harvesting Potential and Water Quality Concerns. GeoHealth, 2(10), 327–332. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GH000171en_US
dc.identifier.issn2471-1403en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1805/18023
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.isversionof10.1029/2018GH000171en_US
dc.relation.journalGeoHealthen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
dc.sourcePublisheren_US
dc.subjectDewen_US
dc.subjectDrylandsen_US
dc.subjectEcohydrologyen_US
dc.subjectFogen_US
dc.subjectNonrainfall Wateren_US
dc.titleFog and Dew as Potable Water Resources: Maximizing Harvesting Potential and Water Quality Concernsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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