Threats to Groundwater

Threats to Groundwater The 1/3rd of the world is covered with land. Other sector is in water. Water is one of the most important natural resources for living. It is use for drinking, fertilizing, washing and many other things to do with it. Now the water condition is very bad. The environment suffers the water condition and its purity. The ground water is one of our valuable sources. “The water we drink and use everyday might be called our most valuable resource. Agriculture, manufacturing, brewing, and other day-to-day activities depend on reliable, pure groundwater. In addition, Wisconsin's famous lakes, rivers, and streams support a large tourism economy attracting people from all over the world. Groundwater is water that moves through the soil and rock and eventually reaches a saturated layer below the earth. Wisconsin receives an average of 30 to 32 inches of precipitation per year. About 75 percent of this precipitation evaporates or transpires through plants and never reaches our groundwater. The other 25 percent runs off the surface or soaks into the soil. The soil type directly influences how much water runs off. Sandy soil allows much more water to seep into it, whereas clay or hard packed soil allows more water to run off.” (http://www.mewd.com/howtopro.htm) Some of the important factors, by which the pure water can be contaminated and may cause of bacteria’s or diseases. Landfills Landfills are the final resting place for all of our garbage. Thus it is not very are expensive but the method is so ugly, toxic, short-lived, everlasting and either unnecessary. Landfills not cost millions of dollars to build but tens of millions to maintain. The Problem They often leak, spilling toxic fluids that contaminate groundwat...

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...all low flow showerheads, fix leaky faucets and fixtures, and install aerators on faucets. Wash dishes by hand, using dishwater for larger loads. Fill and cap abandoned wells.” (http://www.mewd.com/howtopro.htm) Bottom Line We cannot do anything where the natures interferes or involves, but we can change our self. We can use sufficient kind of methods and functions to dispose off our drugs, toxic materials, colors, thinners, chemicals and other harmful materials so that the underground water as well as the resources for our drinking water will not be affected. And we will get the purified water and get away from the diseases. References http://www.mewd.com/howtopro.htm http://fitness.howstuffworks.com/landfill4.htm http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/epa/water_threats.html http://www.iah.org/threats.htm http://www.wnrmag.com/supps/1999/aug99/threats.htm#fert