runoff in the water as it rains. That eventually my end up inside our ponds and lakes. In the case of piper lake‚ a fertilizer plant‚ HTC fertilizers‚ leakes large amounts of fertilizer into eagle river which feeds onto piper lake. Since then algal blooms have been a dramatic increase. We did an experiment to truly if the fertilizer was affecting the algae in the water. In our experiment we had 6 test tubes. Each test tube had a different ratio of algae to fertilizer in the water. Our first test
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------------------------------------------------- Is Water Resources the only solution for the development of Nepal? “Nepal is the second richest country in water resources in the whole world.” We grew up hearing this statement since our childhood. Is this statement valid? Are we really that rich in water resources at all? Our present situation points in the other direction though. The government is making plans and policies with water resources‚ especially hydro-electricity‚ in mind for the ‘accelerated
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WATER RESOURCES The sources of water that are useful to human life are called water resources. Uses of water include agricultural‚ industrial‚ household and recreational activities. The majority of human uses require fresh water. 97 percent of the water on the Earth is salt water and only 3 percent is fresh water; slightly over two thirds of this is frozen in glaciers and polar ice caps. The remaining unfrozen fresh water is found mainly as groundwater‚ with only a small fraction present above
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The Physical properties of water: 1. Knowledge of the physical properties of water: Water is the most abundant compound on Earth ’s surface‚ covering about 70 percent of the planet. In nature‚ water exists in liquid‚ solid‚ and gaseous states. It is a dynamic equilibrium between solid and gas states at standard temperature and pressure. At room temperature it is tasteless and odourless‚ nearly colourless with a hint of blue. Many substances dissolve in water and is commonly called a universal
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Water Availability and Water Quality Water is the most precious natural resource that exists on our planet. Every living thing needs water in order to survive. If water becomes polluted‚ it loses its value and can become a threat to our health. Although we as humans recognize this fact‚ we disregard it by polluting our rivers‚ lakes‚ and oceans. Water availability has become a great concern in our world today. Out of all the available water on earth‚ only 3 % of it is fresh water. 77% of this
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How Important is Water?As we all know‚ water is essential for mankind ’s survival. However‚ people seem to believe that our water supply is endless since there is more water than land on this Earth. Water regenerates and is redistributed through evaporation‚ making it seem endlessly renewable. So why worry?Actually‚ only one percent of the world ’s water has the capability of being used by us. About ninety-seven percent is salty seawater‚ and two percent is frozen in glaciers and polar ice caps.
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Columbia Encyclopedia‚ water pollution is defined as contamination of water resources by harmful wastes. In most cases this contamination is a result of people overloading the water environment with wastes. The scope of this problem covers any and all water sources including but not limited to streams‚ lakes‚ underground water‚ bays or oceans. II. Statement of Problem It is no misconception that water is a necessary compound to all life on Earth. Absolutely all organisms need water in one form or another
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Introduction Fresh water is an indispensable resource for human livelihood‚ agricultural irrigation and economic development (Brooks‚ 2007). However‚ due to the rapid population growth and the limited reserves‚ increasing regions have faced serious scarcity of fresh water (Williamson‚ 2010). Saudi Arabia is one of the driest countries in the world (CIA‚ 2011). According to World Bank (2011)‚ the world average fresh water consumption is nearly 7000m³/year/person‚ while the water resource per capita
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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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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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