Agree or disagree with the proposition that our national water supply is safe. Use one short quote from Joy Horowitz's "Parkinson's Alley" as one means of development and support in your essay.
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23 April 2016
Water is a vital element in the life of every human being. Not only is it essential to our health, but also for use in numerous household tasks. Everyday water is used for cooking, bathing, cleaning, and drinking. It is therefore necessary to consider the safety of the source of the water we use daily. Where does our water come from? How is it treated? How do we know it is safe to drink?
In USA there are two main sources of water: surface water and groundwater. Surface Water is found in lakes, rivers, and reservoirs. …show more content…
A case of toxic coal ash was also reported to have spilled into the Dan River, near the border of North Carolina and Virginia, from a pond at a closed Duke Energy power plant. The state health officials warned people not to swim in the river or eat fish from it as it posed health risk to their lives. At power plants it is mixed with water, forming a slurry that is stored in large ponds. This slurry contains arsenic, mercury, lead, thallium, and other dangerous contaminants which are health harzards.
Leaching from aerial or land application of pesticides and fertilizers on yards or fields. This has lead to wide spread transmission of Parkinson's disease. Research shows that pestsides sprayed by farmers facilitate the spreas of Parkinson's disease. Examining agricultural records from 1989 to 1994, Ritz found that when insecticides were applied to more than a third of a county's estates, the risk of its residents' dying from Parkinson's disease increased 2.5-fold. (Horowitz 2012)
Discharges from factories, industrial sites, or sewage treatment facilities and improper disposal of household wastes such as cleaning fluids, paint, and motor oil are also putting underground source of water under significant threat of
Your name
Professor
23 April 2016
Water is a vital element in the life of every human being. Not only is it essential to our health, but also for use in numerous household tasks. Everyday water is used for cooking, bathing, cleaning, and drinking. It is therefore necessary to consider the safety of the source of the water we use daily. Where does our water come from? How is it treated? How do we know it is safe to drink?
In USA there are two main sources of water: surface water and groundwater. Surface Water is found in lakes, rivers, and reservoirs. …show more content…
A case of toxic coal ash was also reported to have spilled into the Dan River, near the border of North Carolina and Virginia, from a pond at a closed Duke Energy power plant. The state health officials warned people not to swim in the river or eat fish from it as it posed health risk to their lives. At power plants it is mixed with water, forming a slurry that is stored in large ponds. This slurry contains arsenic, mercury, lead, thallium, and other dangerous contaminants which are health harzards.
Leaching from aerial or land application of pesticides and fertilizers on yards or fields. This has lead to wide spread transmission of Parkinson's disease. Research shows that pestsides sprayed by farmers facilitate the spreas of Parkinson's disease. Examining agricultural records from 1989 to 1994, Ritz found that when insecticides were applied to more than a third of a county's estates, the risk of its residents' dying from Parkinson's disease increased 2.5-fold. (Horowitz 2012)
Discharges from factories, industrial sites, or sewage treatment facilities and improper disposal of household wastes such as cleaning fluids, paint, and motor oil are also putting underground source of water under significant threat of