In the modern world, there are many pathological dangers that humans have to be constantly aware of. One of these is pathogens in water which is crucial to human civilization. However, security of water is limited and has allowed pathogens to reproduce. Non toxic methods of cleansing water is required and one of the best methods is radiation. This eradicates the pathogens and leaves no harmful material in the water rendering it safe to drink.
There are many types of microbes that very frequently contaminate drinking water. Among these microbial contaminants are E. coli, Cryptosporidium, Giardia and Salmonella. They are very notorious for causing severe health problems. Some causes for these contamination are a region's industrial and agricultural practices, geological construction, and weather patterns.
E.Coli is a bacteria which exists in the human gut. It is beneficial in that it produces vitamin 2k. The strains that exists in the human body , in fact, not harmful. However, there is not just one type of E.Coli, there are several types. The strain that causes a threat to human health is the strain entitled serotype O157:H7. This particular type of e.coli is responsible for food poisoning. Other types of e.coli that are responsible for infection are serotype O104:H4, O121, O26, O103, O111, O145,and O104:H21.
There is a virus called tomato mosaic virus. This virus has been found in water irrigation. The tomato mosaic virus is a virus that specifically targets tomato plants. There is no known cure for the tomato mosaic virus and as a result, once a plant is infected, it will remain infected. The virus also has an extremely high resistance to exposure as it can live for over 50 years outside of its host.
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agriculture-based economy. However, the cultivation of avocado has been a contesting point because of massive deforestation, water consumption and environmental pollution due to heavy usage of pesticides and fertilizers. This presentation examines the implications of climate change on avocado agriculture, focusing on its environmental footprint and potential
India. With limited sanitation networks, poor public health initiatives have negatively impacted economies, the standard of living within societies, the general health of populations, and death rates from preventable diseases due to feces-infected water supplies. Problems such as these were thought to have been dealt with during the 19th century era of industrialization, however developing nations are just beginning to industrialize and undergo urbanization. Observable parallels between modern
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Water quality is an issue the public of Auckland city reflect on during the summer time. Human and natural factors can contribute to creating a potential health risk for people who are considered to be in primary contact with the water. Primary contact is when an individual has direct contact with the water and can submerge themselves; examples include, swimming, surfing or water sports. Human activity such as agriculture run-off, storm water or sewage discharge can result in a rise in microbiological
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relatively small area of Lake Michigan, half of the state’s population lives within the watershed. Recreational water activities are popular throughout the Great Lakes and along Illinois’ Lake Michigan coastline. Lake Michigan is Illinois’ biggest recreational resource, as well as the state’s largest supply of drinking water and a major economic boon (IEPA, 2014). With so many people engaging in water activities, and both affecting and being affected by the lake in turn, it is important to frequently monitor
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among humans, it is a fairly widespread practice upon many other species of the animal kingdom. This paper will explore the behavior of cannibalism in the tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) a major fitness cost of cannibalism in these organisms: pathogen transmission. Cannibalism is operationally defined as the ingestion of all or part of a conspecific, and is taxonomically widespread amongst many vertebrate and invertebrate groups; however, it is extremely infrequent in most species (Dawkins, 1976;