Should we protect the Great Lakes? Why? Why not? If so‚ How? Why is it important that we protect the watershed surrounding the Great Lakes? The Great Lakes hold 90% of North America’s fresh surface water but this water supply is not infinite. As of now‚ both Canada and many states from the US are piped with potable water from the Great Lakes. This leads me to believe that we must protect the Great Lakes. If the Great Lakes are used erroneously‚ both in mishandling of the water and contamination
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source meet stringent requirements each year. For example‚ the system must implement a program that can reduce microbial contamination of the water and control local activities in the vicinities of the water source to ensure the protection of the watershed. To enforce these measures‚ city authorities conduct hundreds of daily tests on drinking water throughout the city‚ in addition to the hundreds of thousands of tests conducted annually in the
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Deception with Purpose: Pepsico’s Water Claims in India By India Resource Center and Community Resource Centre November 30‚ 2011 Pepsico‚ one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world‚ has begun claiming that it has achieved "positive water balance" in India‚ that it is "Giving Back MORE WATER Than We Take". Wonderful as it may sound‚ Pepsico’s claims of achieving "positive water balance" simply do not add up. The India Resource Center approached Pepsico in 2010 to question them
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BHS439 - Wastewater Management Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Module 4 - Case By What are the most serious threats to the livelihood of Coopersville if the wastewater and drinking water conflicts are not resolved? Trying to resolve conflicts for the town Coopersville‚ as the expert in onsite wastewater treatment system‚ I would call a meeting with the community and discuss their concerns that may have never been considered. Public support for a plan might
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Raw Data p. 30 Appendix D: Flow Chart p. 34 2 Water Quality Study December 17‚ 2008 Introduction Watersheds include both water and land components (Dobson and Beck‚ 1999). Wildlife need them for food and shelter‚ and we need them as a source of potable water‚ as well as for irrigation and industry (Getting to know your local watershed‚ n.d.). If watersheds are not protected‚ it is likely that there will be a decrease in wildlife diversity and water quality that will weaken
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1. Introduction Water is our body ’s most important nutrient‚ is involves in every bodily function‚ and makes up 70- 75% of our total body weight. Water helps you to maintain body temperature‚ metabolize body fat‚ aids in digestion‚ lubricates and cushions organs‚ transports nutrients‚ and flushes toxins from our body. Everyone should drink at least 64 ounces per day‚ and if you exercise or are overweight‚ even more. Our blood is approximately 90% water and is responsible
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South Dakota and known as Zitkala-Sa (Red Bird) Age 8 she was determined to learn the white man’s ways raised in a tipi on the Missouri River until she was 12 when she went to a Quaker missionary school for Indians (White’s Manual Institute) in Wabash‚ Indiana. Though her mother was reluctant to let her go to the boarding school she herself had attended when young‚ she wanted to ensure her daughter’s ability to fend for herself later in life among an increasing number of “palefaces” White’s
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CHAPTER 1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Introduction The tourism industry is unlike any other because‚ instead of a product‚ you are selling a place and all the things it has to offer. You are competing with the entire world every time you promote tourism in a given destination‚ and this high level of competition demands a creative and unique approach. To be successful‚ your marketing should constantly put forth the best possible image of your destination‚ while creating interest on a broad scale
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Cited: "Agency or Department Name Here (for Pda/handhelds)." Purple Loosestrife. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 11 April. 2013. "Aquatic Invasive Species of Pennsylvania - AIS in PA Watersheds." Aquatic Invasive Species of Pennsylvania - AIS in PA Watersheds. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 11 April. 2013. "Purple Loosestrife | Ontario’s Invading Species Awareness Program." Ontarios Invading Species Awareness Program Purple Loosestrife Comments. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 11 April. 2013.
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Could one consumer good cause so many problems with our water? The answer is yes‚ this one good is bottled water. Bottled water is bad for not only watersheds around the globe‚ but for animals and humans. Bottling plants draw up to two million gallons per minute from lakes or rivers in some places. Some of these plants bottle on rivers which drops water levels low enough to kill fish and other species. Bottled water isn’t a healthy choice for anyone. Buying bottled water is contributing to
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