Sewage treatment

When the basic human right of over a hundred thousand people is forcibly taken away, mental and physical strains come into play. In the wealthiest country, it is almost unimaginable that such a tragedy should happen in the United States. A small town just outside of Detroit, Flint, Michigan is suffering from the worst case of lead poisoning in the states since the 1970’s. What was once a prosperous city due to the automobile industry is now left poverty stricken.After this, the city was forced…

Water is the world’s most critical resource, sustaining life while enabling economic and social development. The necessity of water for human development is highlighted by the copious amounts of water used on a daily basis in agricultural practices and in order to manufacture consumables, process and extract minerals, generate power, as well as process food and beverages. However, many countries now face challenges of growing water demands as a result of not only increased economic growth but…

antigen is injected underneath the skin and have to see if there is raised bump and if there is a raised bump it is confirmed that the person he\she has Tuberculosis.It is confirmed by X-rays of the chest and examination of sputum. Treatment: The first effective treatment for TB was developed in the 1940s-streptomycin.TB is currently treated with a combination of 3-4 drugs with different purposes: • Antibacterial Activity: e.g.…

People across the country are concerned about their health. Therefore, they pay more attention to the food that they eat and the fluids that they drink. This is especially true for the water that they drink. People are starting to realize that some water is good for you, while other water is just plain unhealthy. We are in he water business and realize that providing pollution free and chemical free water is important to the community. What's Wrong With Tap Water A lot of people want to know…

Around the world people use clean and filtered water in their daily lives to survive, ranging from bottled water that we use to drink to keeping our hygiene and brushing our teeth and keeping our bodies clean and hydrated. Although there is water accessible across the globe, several countries, such an example would be Africa, that do not have clean and reliable water due to natural events- erosion, dirt, rain, trash, and more. The events and catastrophes that happen in the world can lead to…

If it weren’t for John Snow, Henry Whitehead, William Farr, and Edwin Chadwick, it is very likely cholera would not have ended when it did, and other public health issues would have taken even longer to be addressed. Even though they did not all work directly, their work benefited one another and led to the end of the cholera epidemic of 1854. John Snow had an enormous contribution to the end of this cholera epidemic. John Snow was a doctor, anesthesiologist, author, and a detective, just to…

April 25th, 2014 in Flint, Michigan the city switched its water supply. When switching the water supply, lead and debris began to seep into the drinking water. Almost instantly the majority of citizens in poverty started to complain about the water. The city and state officials began to deny that anything was wrong with the water supply. Yet the water had an odd smell, looked discolored, and had a funny taste. When the city and state officials finally acknowledged the problem in 2015 they went…

Water quality in Peru is a major problem. According to water.org, 4 million Peruvians don’t have access to clean water. Tap water in Peru must be boiled for at least one minute or purified using other methods to be safe for drinking. According to Scientific American, as water shortages cause crop failure, people in rural Peru move to the cities. Unemployment and poverty in these urban areas lead to problems involving mental health, alcoholism and domestic violence. Modern technology is providing…

Water is an extremely important resource; it is used by everyone one on a daily basis. A 2011 study of single-family water consumption, estimated that the average California household used more than 360 gallons of water per day (kqed.org). That is a lot of water being consumed every single day; that statistic does not include the water used by businesses and agriculture. There are many ethical issues regarding the use of water, and the apply to different groups of people. When it comes to the…

For example, alcohol has many of the same side effects of marijuana. Alcohol buffers the central nervous system and is known to kill brain cells. A joint of marijuana is known to produce more tar than a cigarette, but on the average marijuana users do not consume enough marijuana to surpass the tar build up of a person who smokes a pack of cigarettes a day. June Crown and W.D.M. Paton state that "Further, one should realize that different cannabis smokers select different levels of intoxication"…