In a culture obsessed with hydration in the name of ‘health,’ people can and often drink themselves to death, far past the point of safety. Specifically, in developing countries, people will drink water from convenient locations, often the streams closest to them, despite the potentially toxic substances in the water. Time after time, parents are overjoyed to be able to provide their children with water, considering the scarcity of H₂O in third world countries. As a result of thirst, adolescents will greedily consume the water and often find themselves sick as a result of drinking water containing bacteria and harmful chemicals. Every family will have to endure pain and heartache for those who have succumbed to the years of constantly consuming …show more content…
In the State of the Planet newspaper article, “From Wastewater to Drinking Water,” Renee Cho discusses the water shortages and droughts that countries are encountering because of unnecessary waste that emerges from constantly flushing the toilet. By utilizing recycled water in replace of freshwater resources, it “helps recharge groundwater aquifers to prevent the intrusion of saltwater” (Cho 1). By averting the intrusion of saline water, contamination of drinking water is less likely, thus preventing consequences such as endangering the public health and killing vegetation. Furthermore, recycled water is sporadically used in food preparation because it is seen as abnormal to eat or drink something that came from people’s toilets. In fact, the Earth Institute states that only a minuscule percentage of recycled water is used in drinking or cooking because more than half of it is used for industry and landscaping purposes. Although developed countries have the option to use recycled water in food preparation, third world countries have no other choice but to use wastewater, which in turn is wearing down their overall health. If third world countries were to implement water purification systems into their communities, consumers health will drastically …show more content…
In the Time Magazine article, “The World’s Water Supply Could Dip Sharply in 15 Years,” Alice Park speaks about the potential destruction of water in the future. As a result of water shortages, Park believes that “only 60% of the world’s water needs will be met in 2030” (Park 1). Although water covers 70% of Earth, there is not an unlimited supply of this natural resource, therefore, it has to be wisely conserved. If water conservation policies and wastewater purification systems are not implemented, the world will encounter drastic impacts, such as disappearing wetlands and damaged ecosystems. Once water becomes scarce, ecological catastrophes will create food shortages, and wetlands will no longer provide water filtration and flood
The process of removing salts from the water is known as desalination (or desalinization or desalting). The major reason for the use of desalination is produce potable water for the population. 19 However, in the oils and gases industries are increasing the interest for desalination technologies.19 Desalination is an old process for obtain potable water, but was used evaporation and distillation.19 Today the desalination technologies are reverse osmosis (RO) and electrodialysis (ED).19
In For the World’s Poor, Drinking Water Can Kill people are drinking non-potable water that causes
Commencement speeches are meant to be these happy and optimistic things that are supposed to motivate the listener, since they will be moving onto a new and important phase in their life. These speeches are not supposed to warn them about the horrors of freshman chemistry, or that their boss will have to lay them off because the company is suffering, or that when they realize their childhood is gone, they’ll want it back but will never be able to. “This is Water” by David Foster Wallace is a commencement speech that does exactly the opposite of all commencement speeches.
Environmental conditions have an effect on our health. In some impoverished areas, people are deprived from their essential physiological needs. “The incidence rates from Table 1 to UN data on the population without an improved water source, 47 the annual cholera burden decreased to 1.17 million cases and 41 000 deaths” (Ali, 2012). Being exposed to impure water, let alone drinking it is dangerous. It can have terrible effects on your health. Countries that are industrialized have not seen virtually any cases of cholera. Water purification is one of the ways to improve the living condition and also reduce the chances of contracting cholera. In MSF treatment centres, staff provides safe water to those that are treated. They also work with different initiatives to bring some water to their communities (MSF, 2014). This is one of the actions that helps in sanitation. It is similar to the experience of Nightingale, who saw the conditions of the solider bases at the Crimean War. The soldiers faced environmental problems such as contamination of water and were susceptible to getting their infected wounds (Alligood, 2014). Nightingale advocated for better environment sanitation which she expressed through her many writings. Providing proper sewage treatment reduces the risk of cholera. Food sources are at risk of contamination because of
This is because only a small part of the population, particularly in developing countries, have access to water of acceptable quality. It is estimated that in some countries only 20% of the rural population has water of satisfactory quality. Based on these statistics, it is clear the urgent need for awareness about caring for water use. Almost without realizing it, we are seriously jeopardizing this essential resource, not for us but for our children's children and their generations, aware that in other parts o...
Fred Pearce’s book When The Rivers Run Dry argues that humanity is facing a substantial water crisis, both now and in the decades to come. He first notes worldwide water patterns and examines worldwide water economics. Then, he spends much of the rest of the book discussing specific places where water supply is currently an issue and correlating those places to those worldwide trends. Pearce first discusses the world’s groundwater crisis, looking at overuse of groundwater in India, the Great Plains, and the Middle East; Libya’s scheme to bring desert groundwater to its people, the Great Manmade River); and arsenic poisoning of wells in Bangladesh. He then moves onto the world’s devastation of wetlands and other wet places across the world, looking at how humans have targeted wetlands like the fens of Great Britain, the Sudd of Sudan, the Pantanal of Brazil, and the Okavango Delta in Botswana.
Many people grab a water bottle to go as they head to life as normal, others in developing countries spend their lives searching for water that is rarely found. Even if they do obtain water, it is seldom clean and usually comes with the risk of disease. As more developed countries pay a dollar or so for a bottle of water, others in less fortunate places worship water as if it is gold. As many children around the world attend a privileged school everyday, the idea of missing school due to water-borne illness never crosses their mind, yet for those in less fortunate countries, it is a gift to have the strength and health to attend school on a regular basis.
Clean water is needed for good human and animal health, but as DoSomething.org states, over 1 billion people worldwide don’t have a means of getting clean drinking water, an...
It might be easier to live a healthy life for many people, but for others it can be very challenging. I have tried to be healthy so many times, but I always fell off the wagon. For many days I would “feel” healthy, but in reality I was not the healthiest person mentally or physically. I knew that I had to change my behavior, and become healthier (or at least almost healthy) if I wanted to live a longer life. I began my journey by drinking more water, balancing my eating with exerting, all while trying to stay mentally well.
Have you ever had to walk miles away just to get clean drinking water, or don’t even not have access to clean drinking water? People all over the world, even in North America, don’t have access to clean drinking water or have to walk very far just to drink water. The main areas where this problem is prominent is in third world countries, and this is due to the lack of money and sanitation (Millions Lack Safe Water). Due to this lack of sanitation, water borne diseases can grow and infect people who consume it. Clean water is very important for life, and within this paper I will explain why we need it, how it can affect us, and what it will take to obtain clean water.
Some individuals don’t appreciate the advantage of having clean water available at all times. Habitants of developed countries who have easy access to clean drinkable water directly from a hose, tap water from the kitchen faucet or from bathrooms in their homes, usually don’t care or worry about saving it. Habitants of rural poor communities such as Sub-Saharan Africa, are living in a water stressed environment. Residents of these communities have to walk miles at a time just to gather water from streams and ponds, even though the water source may contain water-borne disease that can make them very sick. In the rural areas that don’t have access to safe, clean water, it is very difficult to prevent the spread of viruses.
Water scarcity is harmful to human life because when water is poorly managed throughout the world, those who need water are deprived of nutrients they truly need, causing them to die. This eventually affects the global population. Therefore, many experts have proposed several solutions such as the LifeSaver Bottle, TrojanUVPhox treatment system, and Waste Water Recycling. The problem of water scarcity has increasingly spread throughout the world as of yet, The UN reports that within the next half- century up to 7 billion people in 60 countries which is more than the whole present population will face water scarcity (Sawin “Water Scarcity could Overwhelm the Next Generation”). As well, the demand for freshwater has tripled over the past 50 years, and is continuing to rise as a result of population growth and economic development.
Developed countries struggle with managing water consumption. Our high demand in agriculture, industry, and domestic use further complicates this issue. With increasing urbanization and extravagant changes in lifestyle, our use and wasting of water will only increase. As of this year, nearly 1.1 billion people live without clean drinking water and 2.6 billion live without adequate water sanitation. The McDonald's down the street, however, will sell you a 1/3 pounder burger for only 150 gallons. Changes in lifestyle can easily reduce this number and help not only save water, but money as well. Currently, with our diminishing water supply, one of the main goals of humanitarian organizations is ensuring that everyone has t...
Water is one of the most essential non-renewable natural resources on the Earth. Technically, an un-hydrated human being can live no more than three days. In the United States, people consume water mainly from tap water and bottle water. However, the consumption between these two sources is not even but lean to one side heavily. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, people consume from 240 to over 10000 times more per gallon for bottled water than they usually do for tap water. (NRDC) In addition, according to a survey from US National Library of Medicines, only 17% of the participants prefer to drink tap water exclusively.(US National Library) Compared to the bottled water which is shining like a superstar, tap water is like a diligent worker in the shade, unpopular but useful. The extremely unbalance of bottled water consumption implies that a commonly hold conception exists: bottle water is superior to tap water. In fact, scientific evidence proves that tap water is nothing different than bottle water. More importantly, the excessive consumption of bottled water is an irrational use of resources and creates severe environmental issues.
“Water is the lifeblood of this planet. Every time a good is bought or sold there is a virtual exchange of water. Every time we interact with water, we change it, redirect it, or otherwise alter its state. We have never learned how to efficiently manage water.”(Cluckie, 2009) Ian Cluckie, Professor of Hydrology and Water Management, emphasizes the fact that humans can’t survive without water. Although water is a renewable resource that can replenish under hydrological cycles, our intervention has interrupted its natural cycle causing its supply to decrease.(Cluckie, 2009)