Drinking water

safe and clean tap water, and the rest of the place the water is unsafe to drink, around the world, 844 million people which are one in ten people do not have clean water (World Health Organization & the United Nations Children’s Fund, 2017). For the people who grew up in the area like east Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America, they were told when they are young that do not drink the tap water, it will cause you sick, and the belief of bottled water is better than the tap water is developed…

Environmental Working Group (EWG) expressed their concerns about contaminants in drinking water that have not been regulated in Safe Water Drinking Act (1974) because the list of regulated chemicals hasn’t been updated since 1996; the concentration of the contaminants given by EPA should have been lower for some substances. Based on the study of EWG, over half of the unique contaminants were found in water facilities, and these contaminants are found hazardous for human health. The risk EWG is…

up of water. In one year, the average American residence uses about 100.000 gallons of water. Per day, 400 billion gallons of water are being used in the United States. PURPOSE: To inform the audience how consuming enough water is important for the body. IMPORTANCE to AUDIENCE: Certain health diseases that we acquired are caused due to insufficient amount of water in the body. This speech will inform you how drinking the right amount of water will benefit the body. THESIS STATEMENT: Drinking…

In the article Birth Control in Drinking Water: A Fertility Catastrophe in the Making? from the National Catholic Register, the writer Celeste McGovern, argues that EE2 (the form of synthetic estrogen found in most birth control pills) may have negative effects on human health. She argues that birth control pills are not safe for use, as they are ending up in the water supply by being urinated by the females using them. The first example McGovern uses to back up her claim is by looking at the…

An essential resource to all living things is water. According to the United States Geological Survey, only 2.5% of the world’s water is freshwater, which is the amount needed for life to survive (2016). The majority of the freshwater is locked up in glaciers and ice caps. The rest of the freshwater is trapped in soil or underground aquifers. It is easily forgotten that water is a finite resource. Due to global warming, reservoirs are getting smaller and melting earlier than expected. According…

do not leave our water out in the hot sun for too long.” “Alright. Let us go.” I tell her as I eagerly walk out of the hut. We walk all the way there to find that there is no water in our source. What in the world happened to all of the water? We go around asking every one if they know what happened to the water source, and no one can give us an explanation. Eventually mom decides just to head home. I stay out looking for water for hours. Our family can not just go with no water. We would not…

How can water filters solve the world’s future drinking problem? The world’s future drinking water is threatened by contaminated agents. It means that there are many impurities in water source which can not be used for cooking, drinking or any daily purposes. In fact, Vietnamese companies can improve this issue by manufacturing water filters. It is a great way to provide an easier access for people to safe water, enhance their health as well as protect the environment. Moreover, water filter…

Dr. Mills English 121-117 5 October 2015 Drinking Poison? I remember when I first heard about it. I was living in Provo Utah at the time and I had seen several picket signs that had been thrust into the lawn outside of Utah Valley University. Each sign painted an eerie picture as it contained an image of a skull and crossbones within a water droplet leaking out of a water faucet. Beneath the haunting image was a caption that read, “We are drinking poison!” There was a small group of people in…

Drinking water reduces hunger, it’s an effective appetite suppressant so you’ll eat less. Plus, water has zero calories. 2.Natural Remedy for Headache: Helps to relieve headache and back pains due to dehydration. Although many reasons contribute to headache, dehydration is the common one. 3.Look Younger with Healthier Skin: You’ll look younger when your skin is properly hydrated. Water helps to replenish skin tissues, moisturizes skin and increases skin elasticity. 4.Better Productivity at…

act “Water is the driving force of all nature.” That’s what Leonardo da Vinci once said. We can survive for weeks without food- Gandhi survived 21 days of complete starvation but water is a totally different story. Without water, you can only survive a few days, maybe a week at most but that’s not my point here. We both know you're drinking water, obviously if you're sitting there. But the real issue; staying properly hydrated. You might be drinking water, but are you really drinking…