Waterborne diseases

In this lab my group and I learned about what type of test to conduct when determining a pollution source. I predicted that the Whitmore Strawberry Farm was producing the pollution that was causing algal blooms to form in the lake. The farm used a combination of organic and commercial inorganic fertilizers, which could have been the pollutant. The Whitmore Strawberry Farm was not the source of the pollution, the source was the Emerald Estates. Emerald Estates was above sample 1348 (D); they have…

People all over the world are living in poverty. Children especially should not have to worry about when they are going to get their next meal or if they are going to have somewhere warm and safe to sleep. Most do not even know about our Lord Jesus Christ. Thanks to World Vision, we have the opportunity to help these people in need and share the message of our Lord. World Vision was founded by a man of the name…

The majority of Australia’s population lives near the coast, this is because the interior of the island is rough, hot, and dry. Water sources there are scarce, and many people have lost their lives when traveling across the rough dry terrain. They did not properly plan for the amount of water they might need in their travels, and when unforeseen events occurred they did not make it to their destination in time before running out of water. In early 2005, the city of Toowoomba, Australia was…

The Flint, Michigan Water Crisis In Flint, Michigan there was a water contamination problem. Flint is a majority black city where 40 percent of people live in poverty. The water crisis started in April 2014, after Flint changed its water source from treated Detroit Water and Sewerage Department water to the Flint River. After that, people started complaining about the quality of the water. City and state officials failed to see that there was a serious problem for months. (http://www.npr.org/s…

A world without clean water to drink is what we as a universe are approaching. In North Carolina and everywhere else in the world, there ultimately isn’t enough being done to help preserve our freshwater supply as day in and day out things are being done to further harm and damage our water through all types of pollution. At the current rate of pollution were going at as of right now it can easily be said that by a little over a decade that we will not have any reliable source of water…

Imagine a world in which the water was undrinkable, the land was unfertile and the air was suffocating. This is the world consumed by fracking. Fracking is harmful to the environment but seems to be making its way still around the world. Understanding the risk and the benefit ration and becoming educated about the ramifications should be a requirement to the decision makers determining whether an area will allow fracking or not. “The process of this hydraulic fracturing is a well stimulation…

SUBJECT: Soto Cano Air Base (SCAB) Water Distribution System (Non-Potable) 1. Purpose. To clarify the SCAB Water Distribution System Requirements and Challenges 2. Facts. a. The Base water supply is provided through primarily four groundwater wells (Wells #2, #5, #7 and #9) that feed six water storage tanks at four locations. Three of these active wells are located on the eastern side of the runaway and two auxiliary wells on the western side of the base. The pump controls are…

The core concept of Dharma states that it is a Hindu’s obligation to respect the incarnation of their divine god, could be part of the solution to the environmental crisis in the Ganges River. By utilizing the different meanings of Dharma, we can encourage Hindus to take action and clean up Mother Ganga. As shown in the “A Prayer for the Ganges” by Josh Hammer, the Ganges river is heavily polluted due to the amount of trash disposed into the river each day. For example, people have been throwing…

will make it look better though it can't erase fine lines. 7. Water helps in keeping the heart healthy. Studies have shown that there is a significant relationship between drinking water and coronary heart disease. It has been found out that drinking water lowers the risk of coronary heart disease while drinking other fluids such as sodas and juice can increase the risk. 8. Water is important for your kidneys. Aside from helping your heart, water also helps your kidneys. Blood urea nitrogen or…

Water pollution means a change in its characteristics, components, quality, smell, Water pollution is any physical or chemical change in water quality, directly or indirectly, that adversely affects living organisms or makes water unsuitable for the required uses. Water pollution has a significant impact on the lives of the individual, the family and the community. Water is a vital requirement for humans and other living organisms , Water may be a major reason to end life on the ground if…