Sewage treatment

horribly and were dangerous to civilization. Two men, William Tuke and Phillipe Pinel began to change the way mentally ill people were treated. Based on the article, The History of Occupational Therapy, Pinel and Tuke began what was called “Moral Treatment and Occupation” to treat the mentally ill. Later…

In chapter two of Progress, Johan Norberg explores the concept of sanitation. Norberg talked about food being necessary to sustain life, yet life would be shorter and miserable without a safe way to deal with human waste. According to Norberg water has been the source of great suffering in the world through history, despite the fact that it is the source of all life. Water contaminated with human waste due to the lack of sanitation and inadequate provision of safe water was the cause of diseases…

Different Types of Surgical Hair Restoration Procedure Today, hair loss is a very common concern for most of the people around the world. It can not only affect the scalp but sometime the entire body. Men, women or children anyone can experience hair loss. While one of the common causes of baldness is hereditary another cause of baldness can be hormonal imbalance or others. Most people shed 50 to 100 hairs daily that don’t cause hair thinning of scalp as new hair grows at the same time. However,…

There are tens of thousands of companies out there that sell water treatment equipment. Some companies prefer to work with city supplied or treated water, while other companies will treat private well water, spring and even recycled water. Regardless of what type of water is being treated a certain amount of testing should be done to ensure that the treatment equipment will handle the problem and that it is sized correctly. Those treating city water, have the advantage that this water is…

Residential reverse osmosis systems have been around for the last thirty years or so. When people first started to realize that their drinking water might be contaminated, they turned to existing reverse osmosis technology to treat their water. At first it seemed like a great way to purify your water. Yet, over the years, the popularity of residential reverse osmosis systems has steadily decreased. There are three reasons for this. The first reason is the recognition that reverse osmosis strips…

To begin, many times the water systems installed in Guatemala are to provide them with water; however, not potable water in which many are not aware of and ends up affecting many’s health. For instance, most of the times when engineers install pipes that only have the purpose in providing water, people are not hygienic and don't boil the water. This is detrimental to their health because people are drinking contaminated water. What is the most devastating is that children not only in Guatemala,…

A perfect storm of economic downfall, incompetence and politics’ ideology over elected leaders doing what's right for the people. The Flint city stop buying Detroit water and join the Karegnondi Water Authority, a new pipeline project. The state agreed to switch, because it would save them 19 million over eight years. After a couple weeks, residents started buying bottled water as many people complained of poor tasting and bad taste. Then after some time city council members called the city to…

Water shortage is a growing problem, not only in poverty stricken and developing countries, but globally. It is said that within 15 years, over half of the population of the world will be living in high water stress areas. It is fast becoming a universal issue, and should be addressed immediately. Glass (2010) suggests that “the population is increasing most rapidly in cities,” and so the availability of water is also decreasing. Population growth is commonly seen as a key factor that adds to…

of that water or to recognize the dangerous substance in that water. However, a more efficient method for the purification of water was developed by Hippocrates. Hippocrates, a Greek physician, is known as the first individual to look into water treatment. His method is known as the “Hippocrates sleeve” which is water that is boiled to improve taste; then filtering it through a cloth bag (Quench). The cloth bag is designed to trap any residues that were causing a bad taste or smell in the…

• 50% of Indians don’t have proper shelter. • 70% don’t have access to decent toilets (which inspires a multitude of bacteria to host their own disease party). • 35% of households don’t have a nearby water source. • 85% of villages don’t have a secondary school (how can this be the same government claiming 9% annual growth?). • Over 40% of these same villages don’t have proper roads connecting them. (2) After having a quick review of the Indian case, I will talk about the story of a poor…