Water Chlorination
The Conflict
Water is a necessity for the human body to function. Many people around the world suffer dramatically since they do not have access to clean, drinkable water. Two million people around the world die annually because of diarrhoea. It was estimated that 88% of that burden is attributable to unsafe water supply, sanitation and hygiene and is mostly concentrated on children in developing countries (World Health Organization). The citizens of developing countries often do not have access to clean, drinkable water. Normally in these countries, people walk for miles to the nearest lake or river, collect walk back. This physically demanding task damages the body dramatically but also influences the people’s lives; for example children are absent to school that influences ones education and future. Shortage of drinkable water is a global issue that must be solved so that all people have access to this necessity. This major conflict is capable of changing lives now (in developing countries) but also in the future. Aljazeera says, “risk of water wars rises with scarcity” (Aljazeera). This is why it is essential to discover new methods of how to obtain water. Therefore, one of the chemical treatments of purification water, to change contaminated water to clean, is by a procedure called water chlorination.
What is Water Chlorination and how does it Work?
Water chlorination is a scientific procedure where chlorine is added to water so that is people are able to consume it as drinking water. Chlorine is a gas, however when it is under pressure it liquefies. This substance is what is used during the water chlorination process. Contaminated water consists of waterborne diseases, however water chlorination...
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What we have seen in late January has proved that the city of Phoenix needs one more water treatment facility. The tax revenue that will be lost if a water crisis every happen again will pay for the building of the new facility. The water department has known of this problem for years but has chosen not to rectify the hazard. City officials chalked up the high levels of sediment in the water to Mother Nature, but they acknowledge that a series of decisions by water officials could have worsened the problem. (Villa, Fehr-Snyder, 1) The water department knew and Frank Fairbanks knew that maintenance was required on rotating bases, on each facility and chooses to take two offline during the “winter” or “rainy months”.
It’s no mystery that having clean water is a fundamental element to living in a prosperous society and one of the few things essential for human survival. Water not only sustains our health, but is required in making everything from electronics to clothes. Clean water may seem as ordinary as putting on your shoes, but it’s a daily party of our life that’s being threatened.
Water is essential in our everyday life. Water is one of the most important substances on earth. All plants and animals utilize water to survive. Therefore it is vital that there be clean water for our communities to utilize to survive as a whole. Unfortunately because of different determinants our source of water are not always safe to use. We happen to have to deal with contamination of drinking water. Contamination of fresh water used for household needs, including pollution of oceans, rivers, lakes and reservoirs. There are categories of the different contaminants that exist such as Physical contaminants, Chemical contaminants, Biological contaminants, and radiological contaminants ("Types of Drinking Water Contaminants | Drinking Water
We could make this article very short and tell you from the start that, no matter where you live, your tap water is probably contaminated to a certain degree. Nevertheless, we fear that such a short answer will not help you understand what this fact implies. Your tap water might taste good, it might be very clear, and you probably receive one of those reassuring yearly water reports from the government in which you are notified that your water is pure, yet none of these facts mean that tap water is safe to drink. In what follows, we will discuss the possible contaminants found in your tap water as well as ways in which you can protect yourself.
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...
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usage of chlorine in water treatment was first applied back in 1990’s. Chlorine has been mostly used in water treatment than any other application because it is very active and it destroys a wide range of harmful bacteria and viruses in the water. Disinfection of drinking water is one of the most important and successful accomplishment for public health because it has done a major reduction of diseases that are caused by drinking unsafe water, such as typhoid, cholera and other waterborne diseases. Even after thirty years of its existence chlorine is still one of the biggest application used when cleaning water for health benefits around the world. The formation
Meaning that drinking unsanitized and unfiltered water can expose you to harmful types of microorganisms and other harmful things to take in such as dirt and decomposed plant life, which can lead to illness. The results of our experiments also answered our question, “Does water treatment kill all living things in the water? If the treated water is containing any microorganism then should we drink it?” Well as we studied local treated water in our experiments we did not find bacteria, but in the case of if you did find harmful or non-harmful bacteria in your water. Contact your local authorities so they can take care of the problem, but in the meantime drink bottled
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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.
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