Waterborne diseases

that lead can prompt delays in development in children and can bring about tumor in grown-ups. As indicated by Bruce Lanphear a pediatric disease transmission expert, lead in water is an undervalued service of intake of lead (Renner, 2009). It is approximated that 10-20% of kids are presented to lead through the drinking water as indicated by the Centers for Disease Control and…

Emilio Moran claims that human behavior must be changed in order to improve the condition of our habitat, Earth (Moran 2006: 2). If I needed to build a house, I would adhere to Moran’s beliefs to make my dwelling as energy efficient as possible. This would keep not only the ecosystem plant life and animal life around me sufficient, but also allow me to do my part in keeping my carbon footprint clean. Section 1. Landscape, size, and surrounding settlement of the habitat My new house will be…

The website Greenpeace.org hosts an article titled Fracking’s Environmental Impacts: Water. The article discusses the many dangers hydraulic fracturing or fracking poses to water sources both above and below ground. The article also discusses the effects of poor regulation of hydraulic fracturing operations the fracking fluid that is used in the hydraulic fracturing process. Greenpeace.org does not waste any time letting the reader know how they feel about the practice of hydraulic…

an element that is a necessity to life is actually killing the population. According to the UN, nearly 900 million people live without clean water and 2.6 billion without proper sanitation. At least 4,000 children die every day from water-related diseases. The United Nations also stated that more lives has been lost to contaminated water than all forms of violence, even war. The Flint water crisis is a prime example that shows the failure of recognizing water is a human right. Every one should…

the water and endangered anything that drank from it, including the humans who lived there. Water is the most important necessity for life, and therefore it is imperative to have a clean source to drink from otherwise you are at risk of widespread diseases and even death. Under these circumstances, China is still struggling with the almost irreversible effects that came along with the toxins in…

Water, something people can’t live without with. However, water quality has always been an issue in Canada. People may not really notice it since in households, people can drink the water from the hose, or by boiling it if they are concerned about it. For example, due to population increase, it increases the demands for agriculture, manufacturing, energy and transportation. This also leads to pollution of chemicals into rivers and lakes in Canada. These pollutants threaten the water quality, and…

Water contamination was a topic covered throughout the semester in CEE 320. In recent times, the city of Flint, Michigan has faced problems with contaminants in the local water supply. The city of Flint decided to cut ties from Detroit, the former supplier of its fresh water, after it was announced that Detroit was raising their prices (Habicht and Kilty, 2016). Flint created a plan to use water from Lake Huron as its main source of water: however, this plan could not be implemented for another…

Sydney Water is Australia’s largest water corporation in which supplies Sydney, Ilawarra and the Blue Mountains with enough water, wastewater, recycled water and storm water services for almost five million people. Their three principle objectives are to: • Protect the environment • Protect public’s health • To be a successful business Restrictions They put a group of rules in place, called the Water Wise rules, that have certain restrictions that apply to everyone inside Sydney, Ilawarra…

Bottoms Up is an insightful and entertaining article that presents the advantages of drinking filtered sewage water. Written by Olive Heffernan, Bottoms Up focuses on the City of San Diego Public Utilities Department and its battle for public and governmental approval on reusing sewage water. In the article, Heffernan interviews many officials and experts on the subject to assess the risk of using sewage water. She also expresses the concerns of those who oppose it. But, with the collected data…

Water is an essential element in life. Life is not possible without water, but it can also bring death. Bodies of water, such as oceans and lakes, can bring peace and joy to people, but many lives are also lost in those waters. Mary Shelley illustrates the goods and evils of water in her novel, Frankenstein. In the Gothic novel, the protagonist, Victor Frankenstein, creates a being and brings it to life. Abandoned by Victor and feared by those that come across him, the Creature murders the…