Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies such as lakes‚ rivers‚ oceans and beaches. This occurs when large factories dump their waste products into the water. Water has the ability to carry many pathogens and bacteria. Because of this‚ water is responsible for many deaths and illnesses. This fact was discovered a long time ago when many people fell sick‚ and after tests‚ it was realized this was because of the drinking water. People‚ even back in the ancient times‚ would suddenly become ill
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Title : Water Crisis Introduction : - water always been a natural resource - 80 countries now facing water shortage ‚ 2 billion people lack access to clean water. - global demand for fresh water will vastly outstrip reliable supply in many parts of world. - 97.5% of water is sea water ‚ left 2.5 % of “ fresh water “ but inside include glacier ‚ ice packs ‚ soil moisture ‚ atmosphere ‚ groundwater . Factors driving to this situations : 1. Demographic pressure population growth rate
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how the use of water in everyday life takes place in different industries. Also mentioned are the ways in which the different industries can reduce their consumption of water in different processes: 1Food Processors- The main use of water in the food processing industries include washing and sanitation‚ cooling and heating and a lot of other tertiary functions. In order to conserve water in this industry‚ the water must be reused in other processes‚ like rinsing water can be used in
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Mobile Number Portability in Ghana First Year Report National Communications Authority July 18‚ 2012 Mobile Number Portability in Ghana - First Year Report - July 18‚ 2012 Key Points Mobile Number Portability (MNP)‚ a system which allows mobile subscribers to change from one network to another without changing any part of their mobile number‚ was launched in Ghana on July 7‚ 2011. In the first year of MNP operation‚ 370‚107 mobile numbers have been
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’ Water! Water! Water! ’: These are the words of a person dying from thirst‚ which me or you might be hearing or even crying it out aloud in the near future‚ because human being’s most serious problem and dilemma in the 21st century might not be war or hunger or disease or the collapse of civic order‚ it may be the lack of Fresh Water‚ according to a United Nation’s (UNESCO) report. At present 1.1 billion people lack access to clean water‚ while 2.4 billion lack access to proper sanitation‚ nearly
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Water Polution definiton: Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies (e.g. lakes‚ rivers‚ oceans‚ aquifers and groundwater). Water pollution occurs whenpollutants are directly or indirectly discharged into water bodies without adequate treatment to remove harmful compounds. Water pollution affects plants and organisms living in these bodies of water. In almost all cases the effect is damaging not only to individual species and populations‚ but also to
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The importance of water There is no doubt that water is important for living things. We not only can use it‚ and all living things need water to live. The importance of water is clear to us‚ it has many ways to use and we can’t overlook it. Water is one of the most important elements for health. The human body build up by more than seventy percent of water. It helps human to digest and absorb mineral of food. It also helps to supply oxygen to the brain and other parts of organs. Following by
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FIJI Water: Corporate Social Responsibility and Green Washing Introduction Corporations like FIJI Water are forced into having Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Corporate Social Responsibility is the idea that businesses need to give back to society as much as they take away. Although companies like FIJI Water produce some type of product for consumers‚ in this circumstance water‚ they are compelled to give back as much as they take away. The issue companies have to deal with is whether
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Take a Bottle of Chemicals Please Water‚ our main source to survive. Water is the fuel humans run off of to become healthy‚ hydrated‚ and energized. The difference is whether people drink out of a bottle or out of the sink. When cooking‚ cleaning‚ showering and brushing teeth people are using the water coming from the underground or above ground. It is easily accessed in everyday lives. Most prefer a bottle because it is already filtered and it is cleaner but‚ water like Dasani or Zepherhills has more
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discharged into surface waters‚ which contain bacteria and viruses that threaten human life. Geographically‚ data show that one-third (30 percent) of BOD generation comes from Metro Manila and Region IV alone‚ at 18 and 15 percent‚ respectively (PEM‚ 2003). Industrial wastewater Reports show that the volume and characteristics of industrial effluents vary by type of industry and are influenced by different factors such as production processes and the scale of production used. Industries that are found
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