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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Surface Water Pollution Freshwater makes up less than three percent of earth’s water‚ but is the source of virtually all drinking water.55 percent of that water comes from reservoirs‚ rivers‚ and lakes‚ These sources‚ called surface water‚ are vulnerable to pollution discharged out of pipes and precipitating out of the air but the primary source of their pollution today is runoff‚ pollutants washing off the land. These nonpoint or scattered sources are not easily traceable. fertilizers used
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Paragraph on Water Water is a precondition of life. Besides various uses of water‚ it is mainly used in irrigation as India is an agricultural country. Water is a renewable resource. Life is impossible without water. Its uses are limitless whether it is in home or in fields or in industries. We get water mainly from rain‚ rivers‚ wells‚ ponds and lakes. Sea-water is almost useless for domestic or industrial purposes. India is said to be a Monsoon country. But the distribution of Monsoon rainfall
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Topic: Tap Water vs. Bottled Water Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that tap water is as safe as or safer than bottled water Central Idea: With bottled advertise and claim to be from pure sources‚ tap water can have alike or better quality sources of drinking water than bottled water. INTRODUCTION Attention-getter: Bottled water has become the indispensable item in our lives. It starts the day in lunch boxes; it goes to every meeting‚ lecture hall‚ and soccer match; it ’s in the cubicles
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WATER CONSERVATION INTRODUCTION: Water is essential for life on earth. Water is needed for growing food‚ keeping ourselves clean‚ generating power‚ controlling fire and most importantly to stay alive! This list is simply non-ending. This shows that water is an integral part of our daily life and we are heavily dependent on it. Water conservation – Refers to reducing the usage of water and recycling of waste water for different purposes such as cleaning‚ manufacturing‚ and agricultural irrigation
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gallons of water per frack. This water then becomes contaminated and must be cleaned and disposed of. What is the Halliburton Loophole? In 2005‚ the Bush/ Cheney Energy Bill exempted natural gas drilling from the Safe Drinking Water Act. It exempts companies from disclosing the chemicals used during hydraulic fracturing. Essentially‚ the provision took the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) off the job. It is now commonly referred to as the Halliburton Loophole. What is the Safe Drinking Water
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Water resources are sources of water that are useful or potentially useful. Uses of water include agricultural‚ industrial‚ household‚ recreational and environmental activities. Virtually all of these human uses require fresh water. 97% of the water on the Earth is salt water. However‚ only three percent is fresh water; slightly over two thirds of this is frozen in glaciers and polar ice caps.[1] The remaining unfrozen freshwater is found mainly as groundwater‚ with only a small fraction present
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By the Waters of Babylon” was written by Stephen Vincent Benet in July of 1937. That same year‚ just months before‚ a bombing happened on April 28‚ 1937. Both of these works of writing dealing with great destruction‚ destruction of whole cities. One is a true story and one is a fictional story but‚ they both have some similarities between them. “By the Waters of Babylon” deal with a Priest son who is making his journey to become a priest himself. The dead lands are places no one goes except for
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avoid drinking too much water Many times as a child‚ we are told to drink eight glasses of water a day. It should be after a meal‚ as drinking water before will make you lose your appetite. Even as we grow old we are used to drinking as much water as possible as it says they cleanses are body and prevents dehydration. And that is still the case we believe today. Most people today seemed to brush away the idea of too much is as bad as less when it comes to consuming water‚because really‚ water can’t
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The causes of water pollution Water pollution comes from a myriad of sources‚ both natural and from human activity. The most destructive causes of water pollution are man made‚ however. The largest sources include: The burning of coal in power plants emits ash particulates that contain toxic metals like arsenic and lead. Coal and petroleum also contain sulfur compounds. Combustion generates sulfur dioxide‚ a toxic gas‚ and oxides of nitrogen. When emitted from exhaust stacks‚ these two compounds
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