Quality

FLOW: For the Love Of Water explores the issues of water management and how having clean affects communities around the world. FLOW makes watchers take for granted their access to clean water and the fact that we even have water for luxury reasons such as swimming pools, toilets with running water, having a vase of flowers, and giant fish aquariums. I can take a shower anytime of the day. I can have a flourishing colorful garden if I wanted to. I do not ever think twice about turning on a faucet…

In the article ‘Parting the Waters’ by Don Belt he explain the water wars that are raging in the Middle East. Belt examines the importance of the Jordan River to the existence of many of the Middle East countries. The drought that has affected the Middle East in recent years has led to the pollution of the river and tension between the countries. Over the centuries the Jordan River and its headwaters have been the root of many conflicts among the those states which rely upon those waters as a…

The past solutions that we researched were dealing with the Valleycrest Landfill Superfund Site and the Powell Road Landfill. The first past solution that we researched about was the Valleycrest Landfill Superfund Site. The Valleycrest Landfill site is 100 acres and it is separated into two sections by Valleycrest Drive: the east and west section. The Valleycrest Landfill is located on 950 Brandt Pike in Dayton, Ohio, right above the Great Miami Aquifer. This aquifer is the sole source of…

Mahood There is a lot of controversy about whether or not large pipeline should be built over native lands. If these were built then we would destroy the Native Americans land in order to make these pipelines. The pipelines would be a much better way of transporting oil then we have now and would help us. This also would affect a lot of natives in the area. We want to construct a oil pipeline from North Dakota to Texas. If we were to build this pipeline it would be running right through…

The Ukiah Valley Groundwater Basin is found in Mendocino County, in Northern California’s wine country on the Russian River Watershed (Figure 1). From the CASGEM Groundwater Basin Prioritization Process, the Ukiah Valley Groundwater basin was classified as medium priority (Resources 2014). Consequently, a GSA structure has been proposed in which it will consist of 6 members representing different stakeholders, and it will also contain a technical advisory committee. Following the formation of…

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…

In this week’s post I will be discussing the mechanisms of how our body regulates water intake and output. It’s important for our body to have fluid balance, this is when our body balances out what fluids we take in or gain versus the amount of fluids that our body losses or excretes. One of the more obvious ways we gain water is by consuming food and drinks, this is called preformed water. Our bodies also keep our fluids up by creating metabolic water. According to Saladin metabolic water is…

The modern definition of excellent health, according to Glencoe Health textbook, one of the best-selling health textbook of all time, is “the combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being”. According to the health textbook, physical, mental and social well-being is critical in order for a person to stay healthy and happy, yet Teddy, the main character in the short story “Teddy” by J.D. Salinger, remains vigorous without being attached or doing anything to balance the three…

Harry Reid was born on December 2, 1939 in Searchlight, Nevada. Harry was the third of four sons born to a modest family. His mother’s name was Inez Orena, and his father Harry Vincent Reid was a miner. Reid’s home had no indoor toilet, telephone, or hot water. Harry Reid committed himself to education at a young age. Since there was no local school in Searchlight, Nevada Reid went to live with relatives in Henderson, Nevada in order to attend high school. Reid was involved in football, and…

Discussion The cleanliness of tap water is determined by comparing many different factors of the water’s composition to the acceptable or ideal levels that have been set for “healthy” water. The water samples from each city show that the tap water remains within an acceptable range. For instance, the acceptable level for Nitrate in water is 10 ppm, a maximum level enforced by the Environmental Protection Agency, and each city did not exceed that amount with the highest level being 5 ppm in one…