Although there are various options for body disposal, water reduction has many benefits that come with it, therefore it should be more widely used around the world. Many people don’t know about water reduction because of the more popular forms of burial. This is because other forms, such as cremation or a traditional burial, are rooted in history and religion. People are more familiar with these methods. The thing is, the world is constantly growing and people are embracing new ideas meaning cremation and burial are losing their ranks in the body disposal world. Newer forms of burial, such as water reduction, are quickly gaining popularity. Water reduction is a viable option for people everywhere because it isn’t harmful to the health of people, it doesn’t damage the land, and it’s inexpensive. …show more content…
One of the big health problems in the world is pollution. Cremation can be to blame for this because it spreads chemicals such as carbon monoxide, hydrogen chloride gas, sulphur dioxide, and mercury vapor into the air that people breathe (Calgary 1). These sorts of emissions are very harmful to people, and chemicals like mercury can even stunt brain development in children (Calgary 1).The smoke from the incinerators alone can cause lung problems for the surrounding population, and can negatively affect the life growing around it. Most are too blinded by the pros of cremation to see the damage the incinerators are doing. When it comes to water reduction, people get practically the same result but without the environmental mistreatment. All that is left after the process are bones, which can be grinded into a powder for loved ones to do with what they wish. By choosing to encourage water reduction within one’s region, they end up increasing the quality of living for the people in that
These statistics equate to a statistic that is even more alarming. 3.4 million people per year die from contaminated water. This is more than the number of people that die due to war each year. A hopeful solution to this problem is the development of water-based air machines.
However, provided I can find the right tools, I could implement a potential solution. It isn’t a particularly novel idea, as water purification systems already exist, but I feel that a self-powering design would be most beneficial to the affected communities, especially ones where wells cannot be dug. One possible design includes two 3-gallon reservoirs stacked, one on top of the other, separated by a basic filter to remove large particles. Once the water has been filtered into the lower reservoir, it flows through a trough system. Along the troughs there are a series of small water turbines. As the water flows through the turbines, they spin, collecting energy in a battery system on the ground. The trough ends by flowing the water into a third reservoir on the ground. This would be a longer, shallow tank to facilitate faster heating, possibly divided into smaller compartments, because this stage is also where evaporation occurs. The water is boiled using the energy collected by the turbines, and possibly supplemented using solar power (I have not yet calculated energy usage, so I cannot accurately say what will truly be necessary, this is pure speculation). The water vapor is then funneled through a pipe where it condenses and runs into the fourth and final reservoir. This holding tank has a tap attached to allow easy access to the purified
Water is thought as a renewable resource, because it is replenished by rainfall (PIMENTEL – water resources – agricultural and environmental issues). Notwithstanding, its amount varies over different regions at different times of the year. Human water necessity is almost the same throughout the year; therefore human communities try to control its availability through the construction of dams in some major rivers and pumping of groundwater.
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
Conflict Theory is a theoretical approach that can be used to describe many of the events that unfolded in Hurricane Katrina. “Exogenous conflict refers to conflict that occurs between systems or from the external environment and is generally based on wars, cultural invasion, and ideology” (Robins, et.al. 2012,p. 61). Examples of conflict theory, as portrayed in the documentary, Trouble the Water, were many. The documentary chronicles some of the struggles of the predominantly African American population in New Orleans during the disaster. Race, class, and power played an intricate role in the events surrounding Hurricane Katrina. This disaster brought forth a mass of media attention due to the magnitude of the hurricane and the
“I think water should be free, so it started from that idea, and then it evolved from that and what kind of world would we be in the future where all commodities air, water, sunlight is sold to us” said Wanuri Kahiu, director of Pumzi(2010) (Kahiu 2:55), in an interview about her short film. In her movie she uses the setting to emphasize the harmful effects currently placed on the environment. During the movie Asha, Pumzi’s protagonist, receives a package containing soil with a high concentration of water. She leaves the city after being denied a visa, and pursues the soils original location.
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.
Human activity can influence the quality of our water in the environment. Sewage is a major problem because billions of people are disposing of waste. Although, there has been an improvement on being able to obtain clean water, yet little has been done on upgrading the global sanitation. Sewage disposal has an immediate effect on people’s environment and leads to water related illnesses such as; diarrhea and cholera.
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.
There are many types of pollution. The main types of pollution are water, air, soil, thermal, radioactive, noise, and light. The topic for this experiment is Water Pollution. Water Pollution became a problem in the 1900’s when water started being treated like sewage. Earth Day was founded by United States Senator Gaylord Nelson on April 22, 1970 because of 1900’s pollution. Water Pollution also affects humans and animals. There was a Cholera outbreak in 1854, before water pollution became a problem, and a Typhoid outbreak in New York from 1900 to 1915. There are multiple possible causes to Water Pollution. Humans let out chemicals into the environment, and when some of those chemicals
The consumption of contaminated water can be dangerous for health reasons and several people have passed away from these water-borne diseases. Some of these diseases include Cholera, Typhoid, Dysentery, Giardiasis, and Malaria. These unfortunate diseases are currently the cause of numerous deaths, especially in small children. The availability of clean water can prevent many problems in low-income communities. The available resources for clean water are very rare, so these water sources need to pass through a process of water sanitation in order to just be sustainable to drink, “The world’s surface is made up of approximately 80% water, which is an indestructible substance.
Wastewater is the combination of water-carried or liquid wastes starting in the sanitary conveniences of dwellings, industrial or commercial facilities. In addition to this, surface water, groundwater and storm water may also be present. It is any water that has been badly affected in quality by anthropogenic influence. It contains waste from residential, industrial and commercial processes. Municipal water contains industrial wastewater, sewage and gray water. Gray water is the water from sinks and showers. Large industries also produce wastewater.
Many people around the world need water. Around 780 million people are unable to get clean water (One Billion Affected). People who do have access to clean water in their homes, have to pay a fee. The people who struggle to live obviously do not have enough money to buy water. People who are unable to have clean water have a good chance of dying either from disease or from dehydration. At least 3.4 million people die a year from water problems such as sanitation (One Billion Affected).
Less than 1% of the water supply on earth can be used as drinking water.
Chemicals and impurities removed from water may not be disposed properly thus polluting the environment. A sheet volume of discarded filters may add up to landfill mass. The system itself may take up large amount of spaces and cause lots of noises and destructions. There may also be chemical or wastewater spills if not handled properly.