The Pros And Cons Of Contaminated Water

According to the article “How Tap Water Became Toxic in Flint, Michigan,” written by Sara Ganim and Linh Tran, the residents of Flint, Michigan highly disapproved of the new water source. Around 2 years ago, the city of Flint was forced to switch their water supply from Lake Huron to a more local source, Flint River. Before, this was not a big problem to the residents of Flint because they were told that the water they were drinking was harmless. However, people began to doubt that the water they were drinking was safe because it looked like sewage. Over time, new evidence began to arise claiming that the water contained massive amounts of lead and iron.

Emiley Fritz Water Bills in Poisoned Flint an ‘Outrage,’ Attorney General Says Michigan 's top prosecuting attorney said January 25, it 's an "outrage" that residents of Flint are forced to pay for water that is toxic. His office possibly will take action to put a stop to the toxic water billing. "Words can barely describe this tragedy. Things went terribly wrong," Bill Schuette said. "I would certainly not bathe a newborn child or a young infant in this bad water and if you can 't drink the bad water you shouldn 't pay for it."

One of the most difficult challenges that faces our society about water pollution is cleaning after a body of water have been contaminated. Our design team aimed to design a sufficient water filter that would improve the water quality in a body of water have been contaminated. An ideal body of water should be contaminant free, with a high potential Hydrogen (pH) and Nitrogen Dioxide (DO) level. Low pH and DO level which could cause health hazards to individuals who used the water as a drinking water. 2.

A piece of editorial can be turn into an academic writing in three ways; changing the point of view, punctuations and emotional expressions can be feasible. Using the editorial “The case Against Bottled Water” by editors Sean Petty and Justin Trudeau as an example. First of all, in the original text, Petty and Trudeau quote “[if] we buy a bottle a day for a toonie from the vending machine, we're spending more than $700 a year on water”(Petty and Trudeau 11), can be change into “if buying a bottle a day for a toonie from the vending machine, more than $700 in a year will be cost on water”; in the act of change a first person P.O.V into a third person P.O.V. Secondly, the punctuations in the editorial are not academical. For example, Petty

INTRODUCTION Purified water is essential for living a healthy life as such everyone should have access to it. Drinking water conditions have great impacts on people especially in the rural and remote areas where access to safe drinking water is very important. Drinking untreated water may cause to fatal diseases. Statistics shows that these diseases resulted in ninety percent of all deaths of children under five years old in developing countries, due to low immunization of children to infection. Most of the people in the rural areas are not able enough to use water filters or buy mineral water bottles.

Groundwater Contamination Sarah Katherine Sykes Mrs.Crump 25 September, 2015 GroundWater Contamination Groundwater comes from surface water bodies or rain water, they soak into the dirt and rocks and build up in the tiny spaces between the dirt and rocks. Groundwater pollution occurs when a hazardous substance gets mixed and dissolves in the water soaked in the soil. Groundwater becomes contaminated in multiple ways, hen rain water or surface water contaminate the soil while soaking into the ground, it becomes polluted and carries the pollution from the soil to the groundwater, it also becomes contaminated when hazardous substances soak down through the dirt or rock into the groundwater. Some liquid hazardous substances remain steady within the soil or bedrock. These substances act as long-term sources of groundwater contamination while the groundwater moves throughout the so or rock and mixes with them.

Yes, there is a problem with drinking tap water in NJ. the tap water in NJ is very dirty and contain chemicals that can harm our bodies. One pro of drinking bottled water is that there are very little chemicals in bottled water that would harm us versus the chemicals in tap water. On con of drinking bottled water versus tap water is that bottled water is much more expense than tap water. No, I have not changed my opinion about bottled water versus tap water.

Chlorine is manufactured commercially by running an electric current through salt water. As results of this process a free chlorine, hydrogen, and sodium hydroxide are produced. Consequently, the Chlorine is changed to its liquid form by compressing the gas, the resulting liquid is the chlorine, which is usually mixed into drinking water and swimming pools to disinfect bacteria. Unfortunately, the chlorination causes the formation of the Disinfection By-products (DBPs), also known as Trihalomethanes (THMs) as a 90% of the population is drinking water that contain (DBPs). Researches proven that THMs is causing cancer in the laboratory animals.

“Government agencies estimate that as much of 80% of India’s surface water is contaminated and most of it comes from sewage” (Narayanan 2). Running through the center of Delhi is the most polluted waterway in India, the Yamuna River. Bodies are cremated on the banks of the river that is lined with a white and blue chemical foam, plastic brought as offerings and trash float past signs telling people not to throw anything in the water (Ross 2). It may be harsh and even cruel, however, some would argue, “Why should we care when a vast ocean separates China and India from the United States? Call it population control.”

Did you know that it takes about 1/4 of the bottle filled with oil just to make the bottle? That means that it takes more than 17 million barrels of oil to produce these plastic bottles. In my opinion, I think that tap water is more safe for us to drink and also, more safe for the environment. Human Safety is one of the major problems with bottled water and tap water. Bottled water does not contain any toxins or chemicals that are bad for humans.

People spend so much money on bottled water, but they don’t tend to notice how much money they actually spend on such a thing. Tap water or bottled water is very controversial topic and I myself stand on the side of Bottled water. People spend thousands of more dollars than they would on tap water. Yet, nothing is perfect no matter how hard we try.

However, due to changing circumstances the centralized approach is no longer the optimal solution in many places – and in many developing countries was never the optimal solution. More extreme weather conditions associated with climate change have highlighted the limitations of centralized systems, particularly with respect to urban flooding and combined wastewater sewer overflows [7]. As well, missed opportunities and competing objectives arise when there is a high degree of specialist segregation, for example, water conservation can impact solids removals from wastewater conveyance or utilizing stormwater as a non-potable water source to offset potable demands, etc. [7]. Centralized systems are very expensive to install and maintain, particularly

Contrary to previous findings that show women are more affected by the lack of safe water and safe sanitation, recent findings show that in fact, women a more likely than men to have access to safe drinking water and better sanitation facilities (2016:685) which shuts down the idea of any gender inequality. However, Environmental injustice within the country of Ghana is very much an issue. The findings showed that overall, poor people, uneducated people, and people living in rural areas were less likely to have access to safe drinking water and safe sanitation facilities and had to travel a long distance to get somewhat quality water. As if traveling a long distance was not bad enough, the poor had to travel a great distance to get water that

The EPA regulates over 80 contaminants—including arsenic, e-coli, cryptosporidia, chlorine, and lead—that may be found in drinking water from public water systems. While the EPA says that 90 percent of US public water systems meet its standards, you may want to use a water filter to further ensure your water’s safety. Howard, B (2003) E/The Environmental Magazine The bottled water industry has exploded in recent

The myth that I am writing this post assignment on is if drinking water actually helps one lose weight. As far as I have learnt in this module, one of the ways to lose weight is to eat healthily; exercise and lead a balanced lifestyle such as getting adequate sleep etc. The weight loss industry is one that is always thriving and money making, because losing weight is tough, it takes time and patience and at the current age and time, people just want everything fast and instant, e.g. fast food, technology is always changing everything is getting faster. Another reason, according to marketwatch.com, one over three American adults over 20 is obese, making the weight loss industry a profitable business. Health and fitness companies come up with supplements, diet plans, books, exercise machines etc. and managed to rake in an estimated $14 billion in earnings.