Waterborne diseases

Research https://www.peelregion.ca/pw/water/tapwater/about/lakeview.htm Summary: Based on this website, there are 3 types of treatment that water undergo in order to purify itself. Firstly, is chlorination, chlorination and fluoridation and final distribution. This shows efficiently how water is treated in peel region. This is much important Wa 1. Chlorination involves the conventional method which involves four procedures, firstly, coagulation, flocculation, Sedimentation, dual media…

An Enemy of the People focuses on the issues of morality, truth, and personal conviction. A story based upon the pollution of the water in a small town, is a story that remains relevant and relatable in today’s society. The film and the play where different in many ways. One thing is that in books and screenplays, they have much more detail. Readers get to actually get inside the authors head. With movies, we are watching from an outside point-of-view. We get more feeling, more depth, and we…

A Murky Situation: The Flint Water Crisis Most Americans would readily agree that all people deserve the right to clean water, but the when they realize the large monetary commitment this requires, the water becomes murky, both literally and figuratively. This phenomenon is pronounced in Flint, Michigan. The downturns of the auto industry in the 1980s wrecked havoc in this prominently black city to the extent that today about 40% of its citizens live under the poverty line. In 2014, Flint sought…

This presentation will give a step by step guide to set up a shrimp tank in the most appropriate way. Steps ►Firstly, choose the right category of shrimps. ►Make sure that you get all the identified items to set your shrimp tank. ►Identify the right spot to place the Shrimp tank. ►Select the right kind of Shrimp tank. ►Consider choosing between plants and non-planted shrimp tanks. ►Select the appropriate kind of water filter. ►Make it a point to install the best tank heater. ►Next…

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…

2006). John Snow contributed the brains and medical knowledge that were necessary in ending this cholera outbreak. John Snow was certainly at odds with Edwin Chadwick, as he was a firm miasmatist. If Edwin Chadwick would have believed earlier in the waterborne theory, measures could have been taken earlier to save the lives of the Soho citizens, as well as implementing appropriate sanitary rules and regulations sooner. While Edwin Chadwick was a miasmatist, he still played a crucial role in…

As students spent some decent amount of time in the experiment, they will come up with some data and the final step for students is to record their data and compare their data with other groups. The following graph chart is based on the data that are provide from four different groups in the class: This diagram shows the coliform growth data from four different groups. According to the data, we can easily calculate that the mean value of coliform growth in Ottawa river is 346.50, the…

Septic Tanks 101: How to keep your system flowing smoothly If you are like most people, you don’t notice one of the biggest systems in your home—your septic tank. It’s responsible for ensure that waste leaves your home so that it can be treated properly. Without taking measures to deliberately care for your septic tank, you run the risk of backing up the system and causing a health hazard for you, your family, and your neighborhood. At Wexco Septic Safe Products, we want to help you prevent…

I hope you’re well! I am a member of a project team here at Cornell called AguaClara. The goal of our team is to create sustainable water treatment designs that uses no electricity, and can provide clean drinking water to people around the world. I believe having access to clean drinking water shouldn’t be a luxury, but a human right. AguaClara has built several water treatment plants in Honduras and India. Currently, AguaClara’s technology provides clean water approximately 50,000 people! I…

The city response to add chlorine to kill the bacteria initially lead to its own suit of problems of which are less discussed. The chlorine reacted with organic matter in the water forming a common class of disinfection byproducts, trihalomethanes (THMs), which are tasteless and odorless known carcinogens (1999). THMs can be taken into the body via drinking and adsorption through the skin (Hood, 2005). Therefore, not only is drinking the water a concern, but now, the water is damaging just to be…