Hân Class: AE3B WATER SCARCITY : A TIME-BOMB IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE People can survive at least ten days without eating. But without water‚ they will die after only three days. It shows how important water is in people’s daily life. So‚ just imagine how we survive if there’s not any water available. That’s the reason why water scarcity is one of the key environment issues of our time. This essay will identify some major causes and offer three solutions. The shortage of water resources is mostly
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Water Shortages Water has been one of our natural resources that we have used throughout time in many different ways. We have developed ways to make it more available and use it to create energy. However‚ because we have made it more available‚ we have developed issues that waste our good clean water‚ take old pipes that have been used to transport water across cities for example. Because they are so old‚ they tend to waste about 7 billion gallons of water every day (CQ Report‚ 2010‚ p.531). And
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Despite the fact that water is something that has no taste‚ we still love it! Who doesn’t relish the feeling of a cool drink of water on a sweltering hot day? Approximately 70% of our body’s mass is made of water and according to a number of doctors‚ drinking a total of eight glasses of water a day fulfils the necessary requirement of this liquid our body demands. For a long time now‚ I have been searching regarding the benefits associated with water. Finally‚ after reviewing countless websites
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Water Potential Teacher: What is the formula for water? Student: H‚ I‚ J‚ K‚ L‚ M‚ N‚ O Teacher: That’s not what I taught you. Student: But you said the formula for water was...H to O. Prepared by Lower concentration of solute Water potential – the ability of water move out of the solution through osmosis. Solute molecule Equal concentration of solute Higher concentration of solute H2O Selectively permeable membrane Water molecule Solute molecule with cluster of water molecules Net flow
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FIJI Water From: Alex Nash Date: March 15‚ 2011 Subject: Carbon footprint analysis and solutions FIJI Water has always been proud of its environmentally friendly image. The company has always honored its corporate social responsibilities by being involved with many environmental groups and is currently partnered with Conservation International‚ an environmental organization engaged in a large-scale rainforest conservation project in Fiji. During the past couple of years FIJI Water has
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Water is essential for any living thing on the Earth: plants need water to grow; human can’t live without water for 3-5 days. However‚ the world is facing a serious issue knows as water scarcity – this is major caused by the increment of human activity and climate change. There are two possible solutions such as implementing high technology to produce safe water and education for both children and adults. The increment of human activity is one of the major causes of water scarcity. As world population
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The polarity of water Polarity means that the molecule has both a positively and negatively charged end. More important‚ the polarity of water is responsible for effectively dissolving other polar molecules‚ such as sugars and ionic compounds such as salt. Ionic compounds dissolve in water to form ions. This is important to remember because for most biological reactions to occur‚ the reactants must be dissolved in water. Because water is able to dissolve so many common substances‚ it is known as
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Soapy water What affect does adding soap to water have on surface tension? Research: "Soaps and detergents include surfactants‚ that reduce the surface tension of the liquid. This allows the liquid to have a good contact with the material and to remove the dirt from it efficiently." (Kibron.com) "Hydrogen bonding between water molecules leads to many interesting consequences at the visible‚ macroscopic level. For example: the boiling point of water‚ its surface tension‚ and it’s ability to
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Water pollution is when the water in lakes‚ rivers‚ oceans‚ and other bodies of water is contaminated. Humans are the main cause for polluting the water. The countries that are most affected by water pollution are: India – The Ganges River China – The Yellow River Central Asia – Amu and Syr Darya Rivers Nepals – Most of the Rivers Pacific Islands Australia Water pollution affects ones physical and emotional health since without drinking water we cannot survive and if the water is polluted
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One of the World’s great environmental problems - Water The water problem is today one of the greatest problems the world faces. The UN calculates that if the present development continues the 2/3 of the world population will live with serious water scarcity or nearly without water by the year 2025. The UN calculates that one should have 100 litres of water pr day to manage. This is for everything - home consumption‚ agriculture‚ industry‚ etc. Many people today have less than 50 litres‚ and in
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