Assignment: WATER POLLUTION 1) What is water pollution? 2) What causes water pollution? 3) Name the 2 sources of pollution 4) What are the different types of water pollution? 5) How can water pollution be prevented? 6) Pollution can be: MICROBIOLOGICAL‚ CHEMICAL‚ SUSPENDED MATTER‚ NUTRIENTS‚ OXYGEN-DEPLETING SUBSTANCES. Give one real example for each cse with a brief explanation. 1) 1- Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies‚ very
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2011 Special Report Valuing Water: HoW Can Businesses Manage tHe CoMing sCarCity? http://environment.wharton.upenn.edu • http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu sponsors The Initiative for Global Environmental Leadership (IGEL) and Knowledge@ Wharton have partnered to create this special report on business and the environment. We are most grateful to the Xerox Foundation for supporting collaboration and funding of this edition. Contents Valuing Water: How Can Businesses Manage the
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The Water Cycle * Name three important needs of water. a. Almost all of the body’s living cells need and depend on water to perform their functions. b. Water carries nutritive elements to the cells and carries away waste materials and salts to the kidneys. c. Water serves as an important constituent of lubricants. * How is water distributed through the biosphere About 97 percent of all water is in the oceans. Three percent of all Earth’s water that is freshwater. The majority‚ about 69
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Colligative properties in your Coke Have you ever put salt on snow to get rid of it‚ or wondered how your car engine stays warm in cold weather? If you have‚ you’ve probably noticed that the salt quickly melts the snow‚ and you’ve wondered how the engine can stay warm‚ when the metal on the outside of the car is cold. These are just some of the many examples of how colligative properties work in our everyday lives. A colligative property is a property of a solvent that depends on the amount
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Beggars 25. Rice 26. Snakes 27. Hobbies 28. Rain 29. The Sea 30. The Rainbow 31. Deserts 32. The Moon 33. The Earth 34. Our School Library 35. A Cruel Boy 36. The Coconut Tree 37. Good Manners 38. Help 39. Neighbours 40. My Favourite Subject 41. I travelled in an Over-crowded bus 42. Our Friends-The Animals 43. Gold 44. Computers 45. The Importance of Games and Sports 46. Homelife and hostel life 47. Lord Buddha 48. King Dharmashoka 49. Abraham Lincoln 50. Florence Nightingale 51. Sir Isacc Newton 52
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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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Marukyan Extra Credit MGT 462/November 16‚ 2009 Water Conservation I have attended the presentation about water conservation techniques that each of us can use in our everyday life to ensure the sustainable development of resources and especially water. The presenter on the water conservation was a man who is in charge of the water preservation in Santa Monica. The presentation was very interesting and had great deal of information about proven water conservation tactics. The topics covered included
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allows more than 90 percent of inadequately treated domestic sewage to be 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
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Uses of water: 1. For drinking and for life processes. On an average‚ a man consumes about 60‚000 to 80‚000 litres of water in his lifetime. The body of an adult contains nearly 40 to 50 litres of water at any given time and water constitutes about 66% of the average body make up. Aqueous solutions fill the cells in the body. Nutrients‚ oxygen‚ and metabolic waste products are transported by blood‚ which is mostly water. Digested food is absorbed in the form of an aqueous solution. In plants too
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Water Protection In 2011 Water Quality Annual Report of Seattle‚ I find good news: Seattle’s tap water continues to be some of the best in the nation. (“Water Quality‚” 2011) When I first came to Seattle‚ I realized that the taste of water in Seattle was different from my country. That confused me for a long time until I saw the report and helped me to confirm water quality in Seattle was good. From my own experience‚ I firmly think the water quality in America is better than in China generally
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