Turn the tap on and drink a glass of water. Does it taste funny? Is it clear? The water you are drinking may be toxic without any such indicators. Water is all around us; it is essential for life. Over two thirds of earth’s surface is covered by water‚ ___________________but everyone only wants and need clean water. Each year‚ water pollution increases and continues to be responsible for harming our environment. According to Duhigg (2009) of the New York Times‚ more than 100 wells were polluted
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जल कि जीवन के सभी ज्ञात रूपों के अस्तित्व के लिए आवश्यक है एक आम रासायनिक पदार्थ है. ठेठ उपयोग में पानी अपने तरल रूप या राज्य ही है‚ लेकिन संदर्भित ने पदार्थ भी है‚ और एक ठोस राज्य‚ बर्फ है एक गैसीय अवस्था‚ पानी भाप या वाष्प. Water covers 71% of the Earth ’s surface [ 1 ] . जल पृथ्वी ’सतह [1 नों के 71% को कवर]. पृथ्वी पर‚ यह ज्यादातर महासागरों और अन्य बड़े जल निकायों में‚ aquifers में जमीन और 0‚001% से नीचे पानी के 1.6% के साथ भाप के रूप में हवा में‚ बादलों (ठोस और तरल पानी का गठन हवा में निलंबित
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sector (PEM‚ 2003). As stated in the EMB report‚ domestic wastewater discharges contribute highest to the BOD load as the lack of sewage treatment system 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
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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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WATER CYCLE Water Cycle‚ also known as hydrologic cycle‚ is a process that is constantly recycling the Earth ’s supply of water. This is important because humans‚ animals‚ and plants all need water to survive. It is controlled by the sun‚ which produces energy in the form of heat. This heat energy causes the water in the world ’s oceans‚ lakes‚ etc. to warm and evaporate. As the water is heated‚ it changes its phase from liquid to gas. This gas is called water vapor and this process is called
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BOTTLED WATER – A REPORT 1. INTRODUCTION: The global bottled water industry has become very profitable in the past ten years. Huge multinational companies currently make billions of dollars on water they simply extract from the ground‚ slap a label on and sell at competitive prices. Examples of these companies includes: Aquafina (Pepsi)‚ Dasani (Coke)‚ Perrier (Nestle)‚ Evian‚ and Fiji Water among hundreds of others. Many countries have become very oriented toward bottled water. According to
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The Water Bottle The station was painfully close. I was racing through the desert‚ the sun slowly roasting and marinating me‚ soon id be a meal for the grim reaper. Sand tore away under the wheels of my bike as I rode hard east. Looking down into my lap‚ I eyed the package. I could abscond. It wouldn’t take me long to make it over the border‚ and with this package id be set for life. “If only.” Letting out a sigh‚ I sped to the station. Water was life. Water was money. Water was power. These
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Introduction Water is necessary to life but it can be unhealthy too. In general‚ the water quality is poor in developing countries like Kenya. Water is a vector of diseases like yellow fever‚ diarrhea… Water purification is very important in these countries but people don’t have a lot of time to spare‚ they work or they are in the field and in general women must spend a significant amount of time walking to collect water. So we need to find a quick‚ easy‚ and economic solution that is as simple
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ganguly‚ Chattejee‚ Dey‚2011). Eichhornia crassipes‚ water hyacinth is a lignocellulosic material which is considered as a good source of biomass. water hyacinth is compose of different fiber s: lignin‚ cellulose‚ and hemicelluloses. INTRODUCTION Water lilies also known as water hyacinth are aquatic plants found in countries with
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Water treatment * Water treatment - describes those industrial-scale processes used to make water more acceptable for a desired end-use. These can include use for drinking water‚ industry‚ medical and many other uses. Such processes may be contrasted with small-scale water sterilization practiced by campers and other people in wilderness areas. The goal of all water treatment process is to remove existing contaminants in the water‚ or reduce the concentration of such contaminants so the water
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