Environmental Protection Agency‚ because they can affect aquatic life and they threaten our sources of drinking water. These contaminants include pharmaceuticals and personal care products like shampoo‚ body washes‚ lotions‚ hair care products to name just a few. There is also another group of contaminants referred to as PFC’s or perfluorinated compounds that are emerging as a threat to our drinking water resources and aquatic life. PFC’s were used in a great variety of items that we would come into contact
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Veronica Mielcarek World Civilizations (H) Water Assignment 20 January 2014 Water Quality: An Ignored Global Crisis Water pollution has been happening all over the world since it was first created. The first people on the planet have been the cause and it has been reoccurring since then. But not everyone is just waiting around for it to get better by itself. The U.S.‚ Canada‚ and parts of Europe have been making an effort to try to control water pollution. About 150 years ago in London‚ they created
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Water is one of the many things that all human being need in order to survive. Considering the vast amount of water that is on the planet‚ it is reasonable to believe that there is more than enough water for everyone to have their fair share and more. Yet this sadly is not the case‚ as the majority of the water on Earth is unsuitable to drink due to the fact that it is tainted with a numerous amount of contaminants‚ such as bacteria and salt. The amount of safe drinking water is decreasing more
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Gather information on the features of you local water supply in terms of: The Catchment Area: Sydney’s water supply is made of 5 main catchments: Warragamba‚ Woronara‚ Hawkesbury Nepean‚ Shoalhaven and Blue Mountains. Warragamba Catchment covers 9‚051km². My local area is Blacktown‚ in an image shown below; all the catchment areas are linked to Warragamba Catchment Area. Possible Sources of Contamination: Water quality in Warragamba catchment is affected by: * Wastes and runoff from
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Survey on Water Scarcity & Conservation Water is becoming a limited natural resource in the world. In an article published on National Geographic website about “Fresh Water Crisis” [1] it has mentioned that out of the 70% of water which is covering the earth‚ only 2.5% is suitable for drinking and just 1% of fresh water is easily accessible. In the same article the author talks about how people are wasting this limited resource. The growing scarcity of water is due to the rapid growth of
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Water is necessary for all living organisms on this planet‚ especially humans. Without water‚ you will die. You can make it about three weeks without food‚ but you can only make it about three days without water. I guess you can say that water is pretty important. In Flint Michigan‚ they can’t even drink their water without a serious risk to your health. About two years ago‚ the state decided to save money by switching Flint’s water supply from Lake Huron‚ to the Flint River. This plan backfired
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The problem is that the state of Michigan switched their water supply from Lake Huron to their own which is the Flint River. The Flint River is contaminated with eroded iron and lead which attacks people immunes systems because they are consuming it as tap water. It is a problem because the whole population uses the tap water in their homes for personal usage ‚ which is detrimental to their health and will cause later medical issues in the long run. Forty percent of the population is living in Michigan
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Fluoride occurs naturally in water. Levels in drinking water can range from insignificant to unacceptably high depending on the water source and the extent of treatment. In many locations where the fluoride levels are naturally low‚ fluoride is intentionally added to water supply systems to reduce the occurrence and severity of dental caries in children (EPA‚ 2010). Fluoridation of drinking water was named one of the ten Great Public Health Achievements in the 20th Century by the Centers for Disease
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video “The Story of Bottled Water‚” she argues about how bottled water is harmful for the environment‚ and how they take our money for something that isn’t worth it. She also shows us how bottled water companies use three strategies to convince us to buy bottled water. The three strategies that companies use are; “scaring us‚ seducing us and misleading us” (5). In Leonard’s video‚ she wants to help her audience understand why they should avoid bottled water and use tap water by explaining the harmful
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Desalination: Unlocking Fresh Water Water is the most valuable resource on Earth for sustaining life. Humans require fresh water for many things including drinking and irrigation. According to the U.S. Geological Survey website‚ about 97% of all water on the planet is saline water (1). This means that the majority of water has too many total dissolved solids (TDS) to be usable. As the human population grows‚ demands for fresh water supplies increase. One technology being developed to meet this
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