Waterborne diseases

Water pollution means a change in its characteristics, components, quality, smell, Water pollution is any physical or chemical change in water quality, directly or indirectly, that adversely affects living organisms or makes water unsuitable for the required uses. Water pollution has a significant impact on the lives of the individual, the family and the community. Water is a vital requirement for humans and other living organisms , Water may be a major reason to end life on the ground if…

There has been a large reduction in populations due to the destruction of wetlands/habitats, human development, and the pollution of water introducing climate change and infectious diseases (Rollins-Smith 111). Recently, there have been three pathogens associated with amphibian declines globally: ranaviruses and two species of chytrid fungi from the genus Batrachochytrium (Rollins-Smith 113). “Ranaviruses are aquatic DNA viruses that…

A Man-Made Disaster Ever since there was first news of the switch in water sources, some Flint residents could not believe what they were hearing. “We thought is was a joke” Rhonda Kelso, a long-time resident, says “People my age and older thought, ‘They’re not going to do that.’” But that’s exactly what happened and the unforeseen consequences would be life altering. “Mom... why is the water brown?” Kelso’s daughter would ask her mother. Kelso would try to avoid the water that she believed…

“Saving The Ganges” Current Event In this article “Saving The Ganges” the holy Ganges river is no longer safe to use for cooking,cleaning,drinking,and watering crops.The river is badly polluted because of untreated sewage.This sewage gets dumped into the Ganges then,many people come and use the river for daily use such as washing away their sins (this is done by getting into the river and bathing). Dr. Mishra who used to be a Hindu priest (but is now a water engineer) wants to clean up the…

is important for the body. IMPORTANCE to AUDIENCE: Certain health diseases that we acquired are caused due to insufficient amount of water in the body. This speech will inform you how drinking the right amount of water will benefit the body. THESIS STATEMENT: Drinking enough water each day can protect the body from certain damage. PREVIEW: I will discuss the benefits of water, how important it is to consume, and certain diseases it may prevent. (Transition:…

exposure. The degree of exposure depends on the concentration of lead, route of exposure (air, water, and food), current medical condition, and age. It has been estimated that up to 20 % of the total lead exposure in children can be attributed to a waterborne route, i.e., consuming contaminated water. In addition, infants, fetuses, and young children are particularly vulnerable to lead poisoning. This is because they usually consume more water and their bodies are actively developing, which…

My goals under Oregon’s REU opportunity are, to improve my understand of sedimentary processes and water dynamics with hopes for applying this research to my future goals of researching water contamination processes. I want to work with Alan Mix’s research opportunity of looking into the accumulations of river discharge from flooding, and learn how to interpret the floods impact on the forams with a forensic like mind set. Researching forams through an altered sea floor and related this to…

A long time ago Arizona was occupied by many Native american. A big percentage of which lived by the present day Colorado river. Still to this day a little bit of Arizona is known as the Navajo nation. In these many natives there was a tribe that stood out to many people. They were always watering the ground. There were no plants on that ground just rock. Their tribe was called the Canyons. Every day this tribe would wake up at dawn and water the ground until dusk. No one saw any point in this…

The Dark Side of Having It All As I walked into the village of Gokakope, I see an infant drinking water from a bottle. The water inside the bottle was so dirty you could not see through it. I thought, “ They must have scooped it from a mud puddle.” As I watch this my heart begins to sink and I feel my left hand tighten as I look down at the bottled water in my own hand. My clean, fresh , never opened, and purified water. I walk towards the mother and baby and ask my translator to ask her…

“infectious pathogens and harmful chemicals—from parasites to poisons—contaminate the world’s freshwater and contribute to the deaths of millions of people worldwide every year” (Nappier, Lawrence and Schwab 47). By providing clean water, a number of diseases are likely to go down significantly. Families will not be limited to the easy access to unsanitary…