In January 2016‚ President Barack Obama declared a federal state of emergency in Flint‚ Michigan (Kennedy‚ 2016‚ par. 44). Initially‚ the declaration of a state of emergency might evoke thoughts of a natural disaster or of an armed conflict‚ which are not incorrect assumptions. However‚ this state of emergency was declared for an event much less spectacular‚ but nonetheless urgent— the contamination of Flint’s water supply. Years prior to the president’s declaration‚ Flint officials explored ways
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Pakistan is an extremely severe problem. There is not enough clean water in the country and high percentage of the population has no access to the clean water. Because of disability to get clean water‚ many people are getting infected by different diseases and dying. According to the studies done by the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR): “250‚ 000 children die each year in Pakistan as a result of diarrheal illnesses which stem from drinking impure water.” (Luffman‚ Laurinda
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Philippines Not All Water Refilling Stations Are Created Equal ACCORDING to the World Health Organization (WHO)‚ about 3.4 million people die annually from water-related diseases. About a million Filipinos get sick with water-borne diseases yearly. And these are diarrhea cases alone. They don’t include other water-borne disease like amoebiasis‚ crypto-sporidiosis and cholera. Water refilling stations can help address the water contamination problem. Here are questions to ask before patronizing
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China and some African countries. During the entire process of drinking water treatment‚ the step of sterilization is especially important. The reason is that the raw water contains many kinds of microbes‚ which may results in spread of infectious diseases. This paper will show some sterilization methods for drinking water treatment and their cons and pros. These methods are chloramine‚ UV disinfection‚ solar water disinfection and a combination of simple filtration and low-temperature sterilization
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The Problem with Pollution In China and How Technology Can Help The pollution in China is at the worst it has ever been in years. Since the beginning of this year‚ the levels of air pollution in Beijing have been dangerously high‚ with thick clouds of smog chasing people indoors‚ disrupting air travel‚ and affecting the health of millions. The two weeks in the middle of January of this year have been especially bad; at one point the pollution level measured 40 times recommended safety levels
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Water Quality and Human Health in Southern Africa: Application to Scenarios to Zimbabwe Tarirai Manyevere A Dissertation Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MSc in Enviromental Sciences(Pollution and Monitoring) Brunel University(United Kingdom) 2010 ABSTRACT Parsons and Tredoux (1995) in their research noted that water quality requirement for a particular use plays an important role in the management
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Access to Clean Water is a Life Changing Experience Access to clean water is a life changing experience. 30‚000 people die every year because they don’t have access to clean water. Now imagine if those people hadn’t died there would be over 780 million people who don’t have access to clean water‚ that is more than 2 ½ times the population of the US. Every single person in these conditions has to make a decision that ends in death. They have the choice of drinking the dirty water and becoming
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The modern environmental justice movement began in the mid- 20th century‚ when the country realized that the environment needed help. This movement throughout the last several decades has evolved from protecting woodland areas from deforestation to protection against the gas industry. Hydraulic fracturing is the process by which natural gas is extracted from the earth’s shales. The process begins with drilling through several layers of the earth‚ like the freshwater aquifer. Next‚ water with
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The drought also affected the environment in many different ways. A. How trees were affected B. Soil depletion C. Wildlife D. Wildfires IV. Topic Sentence: Life in St Eustacia was also affected socially because of the drought A. Death and diseases B. Migration and jobs C. Fear of famine V. Conclusion Droughts can have many devastating economical‚ environmental and social effects on a community and the in many different ways because water is such an important part of so many of our daily
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Lab 2 – Water Quality and Contamination Experiment 1: Effects of Groundwater Contamination Table 1: Water Observations (Smell‚ Color‚ Etc.) Beaker Observations 1 This beaker has water only‚ clear with no smell 2 I mixed oil in the water‚ the oil then started to settle at the top of the water. (oil is not a soluble) 3 Beaker contained vinegar and water‚ the water got a little cloudy and the vinegar smell is very strong. 4 The water and laundry detergent mix had a soapy look to it‚ water also
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