The Case Against Bottled Water TheStar.com - August 11‚ 2008 By Sean Petty & Justin Trudeau Essay Exercise: After reading this newspaper opinion piece‚ think about how the authors could revise this into an academic essay. What would they have to change in terms of content‚ format‚ and style? Consider whether there are any opportunities for using headings‚ graphics‚ etc. Canadians have long been proud of the mighty rivers and beautiful lakes that make this country one of the greatest repositories
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granted. Very few Americans ever worry about the water we drink‚ or the amount of water we use while taking a shower. If you don’t like tap water‚ you can just go buy bottled water at the store. The choice is yours. Depending on your choice‚ you can take a five minute‚ or an hour long shower. There’s even a water temperature control provided for you. Showers are taken in clean‚ sanitized bathrooms. Although taking a shower‚ or drinking from a water bottle don’t sound like such a big deal‚ thousands
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CENTRAL GROUND WATER BOARD MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES GUIDE ON ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE TO GROUND WATER NEW DELHI MAY‚ 2000 GUIDE ON ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE TO GROUND WATER CONTENTS Page No. 1. INTRODUCTION 1-3 2. PLANNING OF ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE PROJECTS 3-9 3. ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE TECHNIQUES AND DESIGN 10 - 32 4. MONITORING‚ MECHANISM FOR ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE PROJECTS 33 - 36 5. CASE HISTORIES OF ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE IN INDIA 36 - 75 Annexure 1 --Format
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their kitchen and grab a glass of water from their faucet to quench their thirst. Without any awareness‚ of how much different it was fifty years ago in order to get water through their faucet. Water before 1974 wasn’t the most sanitary water to drink. In 1974 however‚ the Safe Drinking Water Act came into law. The water before the act was passed‚ carried different types of bacterial diseases‚ which were harmful to humans. According to EPA‚ “The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) is the main federal law
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residents that later became known as the Flint Water Crisis (Southall 2016). The crisis began in April of 2014‚ when the officials of Flint decided that‚ in an effort to conserve dwindling funds‚ the city would switch their main water source from Lake Huron‚ to the Flint River (Southall 2016). Almost immediately‚ the residents of Flint began expressing their discontent of the new water. People complained about the smell‚ taste and color of the Flint water; and on top of that‚ some started reporting
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Governance 2010 1- Overview of Lesotho Highlands Water Project South Africa is a water scarce country and its neighbor‚ Lesotho is a water rich country categorized by high annual rainfall. South Africa in view of its increasing demand for water in the Guateng region (regarded as the heartland of South Africa) realized the water is going to be scarce in future1. The idea of transfer of water from water rich area (Lesotho) to the water scarce area (Gauteng‚ S.A) was conceived in 1950 which
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Environmental Protection Agency‚ because they can affect aquatic life and they threaten our sources of drinking water. These contaminants include pharmaceuticals and personal care products like shampoo‚ body washes‚ lotions‚ hair care products to name just a few. There is also another group of contaminants referred to as PFC’s or perfluorinated compounds that are emerging as a threat to our drinking water resources and aquatic life. PFC’s were used in a great variety of items that we would come into contact
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Fluoride occurs naturally in water. Levels in drinking water can range from insignificant to unacceptably high depending on the water source and the extent of treatment. In many locations where the fluoride levels are naturally low‚ fluoride is intentionally added to water supply systems to reduce the occurrence and severity of dental caries in children (EPA‚ 2010). Fluoridation of drinking water was named one of the ten Great Public Health Achievements in the 20th Century by the Centers for Disease
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Ways to Control Water Pollution With major water reservoirs drying up in the Southeast‚ the United States government is projecting that within the next five years over 38 of its states will face serious water shortages. And of the water that will remain‚ today’s serious issues will influence our future unless we find successful ways to control water pollutionor it will eventually disrupt life on our planet as we know if we do not. The sources of water pollution are varied– ranging widely from
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Tap Water Pros and Cons Pros | Cons | Monitored and regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). | Some water is carried in lead pipes from utility companies to homes‚ which means lead can leach from pipes into the water. | Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SWDA)of 1996 have made drinking water safer. | The EPA allows tap water to have 10 parts per billion (ppb) of arsenic in it‚ although scientists now know there is no safe level of arsenic. | Numerous tests are conducted
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