Water Resourses - Water Conservation
Everyone and everything needs water to survive. Water is our most important resource that is required to ensure our survival. This resource is something that we use every day in our lives and it serves many different purposes. We use water to take showers, to flush the toilet, cook dinner, to drink, and to clean. Water is not only used for our domestic needs, or wants but it is used in agriculture, industries, transportation, and as an alternative energy source (Lenntech, 2008). Life would be impossible without water. All life forms contain water; humans are composed of approximately 60% of water by body weight. We are dependent upon water for our survival as well as for our conveniences. Americans can use approximately 40 gallons of water daily. If we were to take into account the water that is used for industries, businesses and institutions, the average gallons used per day would soar to 650 gallons. The chart below will show our domestic, purpose that water serves (Lenntech, 2008):
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Comprising over 70% of the Earth’s surface, water is undoubtedly the most precious natural resource that exists on our planet. Without the seemingly invaluable compound comprised of hydrogen and oxygen, life on Earth would be nonexistent: it is essential for everything on our planet to grow and prosper. Although we as humans recognize this fact, we disregard it by polluting our rivers, lakes, and oceans. Subsequently, we are slowly but surely harming our planet to the point where organisms are dying at a very alarming rate. In addition to innocent organisms dying off, our drinking water has become greatly affected as is our ability to use water for recreational purposes. In order to combat water pollution, we must understand the problems and become part of the solution. (Kifferstein & Krantz, n.d., para. 1) There are three categories of water resource problems, too much water, too little water, and poor-quality water. When a river’s discharge cannot be
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Comprising over 70% of the Earth’s surface, water is undoubtedly the most precious natural resource that exists on our planet. Without the seemingly invaluable compound comprised of hydrogen and oxygen, life on Earth would be nonexistent: it is essential for everything on our planet to grow and prosper. Although we as humans recognize this fact, we disregard it by polluting our rivers, lakes, and oceans. Subsequently, we are slowly but surely harming our planet to the point where organisms are dying at a very alarming rate. In addition to innocent organisms dying off, our drinking water has become greatly affected as is our ability to use water for recreational purposes. In order to combat water pollution, we must understand the problems and become part of the solution. (Kifferstein & Krantz, n.d., para. 1) There are three categories of water resource problems, too much water, too little water, and poor-quality water. When a river’s discharge cannot be
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