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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about the Economy’. It was written by a member of SHAFT (Stop Harvest of All Forest Timber)‚ which was published by Susan Mercier who works in The Orange County Register. Question (1):- The article is about the struggle against deforestation and all logging in the Pacific North West and against the extinction of the Spotted Owls and Yellow Striped Weaving Spiders. It illustrates that there are many rapacious farmers who do not care about the environment and maintain the continuity of organisms‚ which
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The consequences of the lack of water By J. C. Cardona 884 million people lack access to safe water supplies; approximately one in eight people. UNICEF/WHO 2008. Progress on Drinking Water and Sanitation: Special Focus on Sanitation. 3.575 million People die each year from water-related disease.World Health Organization. 2008. Safer Water‚ Better Health: Costs‚ benefits‚ and sustainability of interventions to protect and promote health. The water and sanitation crisis claims more lives through
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WATERGY: A Water and Energy Conservation Model for Federal Facilities By Dr. Sharon deMonsabert‚ P.E. Associate Professor‚ Urban Systems Engineering George Mason University Fairfax‚ VA 22030-4444 Phone: 703-993-1747 Fax: 703-993-1706 Barry L. Liner Consultant - Management Practice Water Research Center (WRc inc.) 7700 Leesburg Pike‚ Suite 400 Falls Church‚ VA 22043 Phone: 703-918-9573 Fax: 703-749-7962 Presented At CONSERV’96 Orlando‚ Florida January 6‚ 1996 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: The
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solutions to the problem of water shortage in Australia. Water is the resource which is under increasing stress for most countries‚ especially for the developing countries. Australia is one of the experiencing typical water shortage countries. In Australia‚ in the recent years‚ water scarcity is a controversial and high-concerned issue since the global warming‚ land desertification‚ population growth‚ increasing use of hydropower and irrigation factors have intensified the water shortage phenomenon
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Bottled Water the Unknown Enemy Water bottle sales have been going up exponentially these last few years. According to the International Bottled Water Association (IWBA). People who are buying bottled water are being cheated. Tap water is cheaper‚ more convenient‚ and the change in taste is almost nonexistent. It is the better choice. Water bottles do not have as many perks as tap and is not reliable. The first big selling point about tap is how cheap it is. Consumer Reports News reports
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Protecting Our Nations Water Supply Imagine when you wake up tomorrow and there is no running water to take a shower‚ brush your teeth‚ or even have a cold drink. In today’s society‚ we have been experiencing an extreme drought and it is progressively getting worse and worse every day. We as Americans do not realize the harm and danger we are bringing to ourselves by wasting water without even realizing it. Most people don’t know how much water they are using; on a daily schedule the average person
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Tap Water should be the Water of Choice Scientists have warned for years that when bottles are stored in warm and hot temperatures‚ the plastic been showed to leach chemicals into the water. There are increasing effects of polyethylene terephthalate bottles on our environment. Even the price of bottle water is increasingly outrageous. With the economy the way it is‚ why spend the money on bottle water. The EPA conducted studies on chemicals found in bottled water. Even though the studies found
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Water privatization Water privatization involves transferring of water control and/or water management services to private companies. The water management service may include collection‚ purification‚ distribution of water and waste water treatment in a community. Traditionally this service has been provided by the local governmental infrastructure such as the municipality and local city council. The pro privatization lobby including water corporations‚ the World Bank and IMF has aggressively
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Water has many unique properties that make life possible on Earth. One property is cohesion. The cohesion property is properly defined as the binding of water molecules by hydrogen bonds. Water has this property as a result of the chemical bonding between water. Cohesion of the strong hydrogen bonds allows the water molecules to stick together‚ almost as a unit of one. A force exerted on one of the molecules will be exerted on all of the adjacent molecules as a result of cohesion. Cohesion‚ often
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