Earth’s surface‚ water is undeniably the most valuable natural resource. Life on Earth would be non-existent without water because it is essential for everything on our planet to grow. The human body is composed of 50-80% water. Blood and muscles contain significant amounts‚ and approximately 95% of the brain is water. All body systems and organs need water to function properly‚ and will shut down without it. Most of the chemical reactions that take place in our body need water as their medium. We
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SPEECH ON WATER Water is essential for life’. It keeps our body hydrated‚ it is healthy‚ and helps carry oxygen to our brain (blood cell). Without water‚ we would all shrivel up and die. After all‚ our body is made up of 70% water! But there’s more to water than you think. In the next few paragraphs‚ you will learn more about water than you would ever want to and find some amazing facts! You all know that humans are made up of 70% water‚ right? Our lungs‚ brain‚ and heart all are made up of mainly
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Water‚ land and air pollution Water pollution Water pollution is usually caused by human activities. Different human sources add to the pollution of water. There are two sorts of sources‚ they mostly come from pipelines or sewers and then into the surface water. Nonpoint sources are sources that cannot be traced to a single site of discharge. Examples some sources are: factories‚ sewage treatment plants‚ underground mines‚ oil wells‚ oil tankers and agriculture‚ acid deposition from the air
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How to deal with water pollution? Water pollution could be a dangerous ecological menace to beaches‚ groundwater‚ animal and human health. Environmental‚ human and animal factors may create an infinite array of variables that change the way in which a particular water pollution can be dealt with. According to the World Wildlife Fund (as cited in Association for Sustainable & Responsible in Asia (ASrIA)‚ 2012 )‚ “…controlling pollution is important to conserving biodiversity…”(n.p.)
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Solutions to Plastic Pollution in our Oceans The Basics We ’re treating the oceans like a trash bin: around 80 percent of marine litter originates on land‚ and most of that is plastic. Plastic that pollutes our oceans and waterways has severe impacts on our environment and our economy. Seabirds‚ whales‚ sea turtles and other marine life are eating marine plastic pollution and dying from choking‚ intestinal blockage and starvation. Scientists are investigating the long-term impacts of toxic pollutants
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some cases it can become life threatening. Carbon oxides are the gases produced my carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. It is a colorless‚ odorless‚ and tasteless gas that’s extremely poisonous and if exposed to it in any way or matter in can begin to reduce the blood’s ability to transport oxygen. Carbon dioxide is associated with global warming because carbon dioxide is made up of fossil fuels such as gasoline; methane and propane containing mostly carbon in it. When these fuels are burned‚ they react
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Water Pollution Water pollution involves any contaminated water‚ whether from chemical‚ particulate‚ or bacterial matter that degrades the water’s quality and purity. Water pollution can occur in oceans‚ rivers‚ lakes‚ and underground reservoirs‚ and as different water sources flow together the pollution can spread. Causes of water pollution include: * Increased sediment from soil erosion * Improper waste disposal and littering * Leaching of soil pollution into water supplies *
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Water pollution in China is a serious problem. It threatens the health and well being of humans‚ plants‚ and animals and it is one of most common types of pollution. This paper will outline the negative affects of water pollution in Lake Tai that is caused by industries in China and the effects that it has on surrounding communities. The Chinese government is aware of the pollution problem in its country; however China has pursued economic growth any cost‚ growth is too fast for the government to
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applied to reduce air pollution? Air pollution is the addition of any harmful substances (dust particles‚ fumes or odour) to the atmosphere‚ which causes the damaging of the environment‚ humans‚ animals and plant. Air pollution can result from both human and natural actions. Natural events that pollute the air include wind erosion‚ volcanic eruptions‚ forest fires‚ and natural radioactivity. Pollution from natural occurrences are not very often. Human activities that result in air pollution include
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