...WATER PURIFIERS Water filtration is the strategy in which you take sullied, soiled water and go it through a movement of channels to clean and disinfect it. My social affair contained Brian (Team Leader), Laura (Recorder), Alynsia (Materials Producer), and myself Louis (Materials Producer) are responsible for cleansing the town of Brown's Water. The case of water that was researched by the social occasion was a generosity looking substance that from our understanding contained: mineral oil, vinegar, macerated leaves, garlic, and treated soil. This is not a mix of essentially everything that you could have sway our water in this town. As ought to be clear our water is a to a great degree squalid and rank substance that ought to be washed down soon or various will be affected and possibly fail horrendously. Like everything else there is a purpose behind the four methods for water sterilization. Extraction is the underlying stage in our methodology, and its inspiration is to clean water enough so partials are not any more present. This will clean water enough to get retested. Filtration is the second step in our sterilization method. Filtration is used to clean little partials close by contaminants so that a water test can be reused. Refining is the methodology that the social occasion used next. This system changes test into steam, and after that hits a chilly divider, which will change steam afresh into water. The explanation behind this is to clean the water test. Stage...
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...Effects of Water Resources Neal Wolf SCI/275 08/09/2015 Dr. Bryan Taylor Video The video about protecting Americans from danger in drinking water was focused on the effects in the town of Hinkley, CA due to PG&E pollutants. The plant releases tons of Chromium 6 into the environment in Hinkley, CA. Hinkley is suffering because they do not have drinking water, nor do they have sustainable conditions for living due to the pollutants. The environmental issues presented in the video affect me directly because I live in California. The water is very limited due to our ongoing drought and contaminating clean drinking water only causes more issues. I do not live in Hinkley, CA so the issues of drinking water do not affect me directly in that sense. I think that there needs to be closer management over companies and their affects onto the environment. The diagram focuses on the sources of groundwater contamination. There are three areas that deal with groundwater contamination. The three areas of groundwater contamination are natural activities, direct pollution, and indirect pollution. The environmental issues discussed in the diagram affect me directly because pesticides, chemicals. and groundwater pollution are all issues in California. The issues in the diagram that do not affect me directly are the drinking water. The drinking water where I live is not the greatest, but I have my water run through two different filters to prevent any chances of contamination. Groundwater...
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...that hydraulic fracturing is the key to our future. Various people say that it will give America a secure energy future. A number of people say it is a step to energy independence. Others say that it is a threat to our society, environment, and our water supply. Others also say that it can cause major damage to home and areas in and around the fracturing sites. Corporations and many in the legislative branch want to see hydraulic fracturing as a major part of America moving forward towards energy independence. For the majority of individuals, the good outweighs the bad. The people in and around these fracturing sites tend to disagree. Logically, this would be the thing to do if safety measures were to be tightened. Ethically, they have to think of the dangers that it can pose to humans, wildlife, and the water supply. This is a very emotional subject to the people that live within the boundaries of the danger zone involved with hydraulic fracturing. Hydraulic fracturing regulations should be changed because blowout, gas leaks, and home explosions can occur during hydraulic fracturing undertakings (Ehrenberg, 2012). With hydraulic fracturing being a major contributor to earthquakes, gas leaks, contaminated drinking water, and various other catastrophes, it is easy to see why it should be banned until major changes have been made in regulations for safety and health purposes. Despite a history that can be traced back to the 1940s, hydraulic fracturing had not been...
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...fracking? Hydraulic fracturing, or more commonly know by it’s infamous nickname fracking, is a process used for finding oil and natural gases. While advocates of this technique find it to be beneficial to society; however, many critics believe there are many repercussions because of this issue. Fracking has numerous causes, and if it is not solved, the effects could be drastic. Fracking starts by a well being drilled, vertically and horizontally, into the ground around one to two miles or more in order to obtain natural gases and oil (Lallanilla). Then, the well is drilled and is covered in steel or cement. After being drilled and covered, a water mixture is...
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...Environmental problem: Water pollution Nowadays in our world there have many environmental problems happening and almost of them haven’t been solved yet and still have an effect until nowadays. The one of interesting environmental problem is water pollution. Water covers over 70% of the Earth’s surface. Water is usually important and necessary for humans and animals life. We can’t deny that everyone needs water in order to be alive but nowadays many countries in our world have problems of water pollution. Water pollution occurs when the pollutants contaminate to water bodies. The pollutants are discharged directly or indirectly to water bodies and it is often that the pollutants get into water mainly by human causes. The contaminated drinking water can be as a contributor to wide range of health problems in humans and have negative impacts on wild animals and the environment as a whole. According to a report released by the advocacy group environmental Missouri, there were more than 12.7 million pounds of toxic chemicals, such as nitrates, arsenic, benzene and mercury were dumped into the Mississippi River in 2010. And another data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, only the Ohio River, with 32 million pounds, received more toxic discharge in 2010 (Bernhard, 2012). "Missouri's waterways are a polluter's paradise right now," said Sarah MacFarland, state field associate for Environment Missouri. "These toxic chemicals end up contaminating our drinking water and are absorbed...
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...said, could greatly decrease U.S. dependence on foreign oil and possibly drive energy prices down." In order to access the natural gas in the U.S. shale formations, energy companies have employed a controversial procedure called hydraulic fracturing—also known as "hydrofracking" or simply "fracking." Hydrofracking is a technique that releases natural gas by pumping millions of gallons of water, laced with sand and chemicals, thousands of feet underground to blast open, or fracture, shale formations, freeing the gas. [See Today's Science: Natural Gas—Bridge to the Future?] This process has raised numerous questions and uncertainty in minds of many critics and supporters. Supporters of hydrofracking are arguing that there is no proven case of hydrofracking contaminating drinking water, and the process is perfectly safe. On the other hand, Critics of hydrofracking arguing that the chemicals used in fracking fluid are toxic and pose a danger to public health if they contaminate drinking water reserves or leak out of wells. Oil and gas companies are not being honest with the public about the dangers of hydrofracking, and the federal government should apply much stricter, nationwide regulations to ensure that hydrofracking does not cause widespread health problems that could plague the public for...
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...Environmental studies Name: Institution: Date: Development of the drinking water standards for arsenic since the year 2000 Exposure to Arsenic has become a considerable global environmental health concern as contact through contaminated drinking water leads to cases of several medical conditions and ailments as well as human reproduction and development effects. The source of arsenic in drinking water consists of natural supplies such as rocks, soil and from human activities for instance in preservatives, paints, and agricultural activities. There are increased levels of arsenic in the ground water sources as compared to surface water and this makes people who rely on ground water to be vulnerable to water that is contaminated. In the U.S. the mean arsenic levels from the measurements taken from ground water samples is usually estimated at one part per every billion litres of water although in some regions high levels of arsenic concentration in ground water is recorded. There have been several amendments and developments with regards to drinking water standards and contamination from arsenic. The Environmental Protection Agency in the year 2001 enacted a law regarding to the arsenic contamination of drinking water in accordance to the 1995 Safe Drinking Water Act and it set a threshold for arsenic contamination in drinking water at 10 ppb as a replacement for the initial threshold of 50 ppb that was settled on in 1975 (Thomas & Copeland, 2008). The regulation...
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...showed her or his eating routine pop admission as "none" (under 1 every month), "light" (1 diet pop a month to 6 diet soft drinks a week), or "day by day" (1 or increasingly a day). Every year, scientists reached members by telephone to get some information about changes in danger variables and meds, and in addition any wellbeing issues and hospitalizations that may have happened. Toward the end of 10 years, the day by day diet pop consumers will probably have had a stroke or heart assault, or to have kicked the bucket from vascular sickness. The expanded danger stayed even after study examiners represented smoking, exercise, weight, sodium consumption, elevated cholesterol, and different variables that could have added to the distinction. The outcomes were distributed online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Both standard and eating regimen sodas were connected with certain, however separate, cardiovascular ailment hazard elements. In this study, incessant eating routine pop consumers will probably be previous smokers and have higher glucose, hypertension, and, incidentally, bigger waistlines. They were likewise more inclined to have metabolic disorder. That is the name for a group of danger...
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...Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). It will summarize its major provisions as well as describe the economic impact it has had. This paper will also include my opinion on whether or not science has proven that global warming is a credible threat. The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) is the most comprehensive regulations for safe drinking water. (Editorial Board, 2013). This act was passed in 1974. Its main provision or goal is to ensure that all public water supplies and it sources such as rivers, lakes, reservoirs, springs, and ground water wells meet the national standards to protect individuals from harmful contaminants that can enter the safe drinking water system. The SDWA allows for the EPA to delegate the physical regulations of the public water system to the states such as size, capacity, etc. The provisions under the SDWA allow for proper monitoring of the water quality. Water sample are collected in intervals at a specific location, and then the samples are sent to a state approved testing laboratory. The results from the lab are then sent to the state to determine the public water system is in compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act. SDWA requires reports to be made to the public if the water is in violation. SDWA has definitely had an impact on the economy. "The cost side of the analysis includes estimating the expenditures needed to comply new regulations to install contaminant removal technology and determining the cost to increase the house hold water bill"(EPA...
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...Dangers of Fracking Hydraulic Fracturing, also known as fracking, is a process used in nine out of 10 natural gas wells in the United States, where millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals are pumped underground to break apart the rock and release the gas. Scientists are worried that the chemicals used in fracturing may pose a threat either underground or when waste fluids are handled and sometimes spilled on the surface. Extracting gas from shale increases the availability of this resource, but the health and environmental risks are, in my opinion, too high. Before I get rolling on the impacts of fracking, let me first present you with a little history behind it. Hydraulic fracturing of wells was first introduced in 1947 by Stanolind Oil. 1,000 gallons of naphthenic-acid and-palm-oil-thickened gasoline was injected, followed by a gel breaker, to stimulate a gas producing limestone form at 2,400 ft. Although there wasn’t a tremendous increase in production, this was a start. In 1974, Congress passed the safe drinking water act to protect underground sources of drinking water and the Environmental Protection Agency required Underground Injection Control permits under the SDWA for any injection of a fluid. The Environmental Protection Agency also banned the injection of most hazardous materials and mandated regulation for all injected materials. However, hydraulic fracturing was unhindered by these new regulations because, the same year, the Environmental Protection Agency...
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...Effects of Water Resources Holly Regan SCI/275 August 29, 2014 Stacy Murphy Effects of Water Resources Groundwater Pollution in the United States is a map of the areas in the United States where significant groundwater pollution is occurring, saltwater intrusion or groundwater is naturally salty, and high level of minerals or other dissolved solids in groundwater. The pollutants range from municipal and industrial wastes such as from oil and gas fields, toxic industrial wastes, landfill leachate, irrigation return waters, and wastes from well drilling, harbor dredging, and excavation for drainage systems. The most significant pollutant throughout the regions of the United States is toxic industrial wastes and wastes from well drilling, harbor dredging, and excavation for drainage systems. Sources of Groundwater Contamination shows an illustration of the way pollutants are entering our groundwater directly or indirectly. Industrial and agricultural waste causes direct pollution which in return causes such actions as loss of wastelands, acid rain, landfill leaching, and faulty sewers. Global warming and drought can cause just as much harm because drought causes salt intrusion that leads to increased metals and acids that can ruin your drinking source. Protecting American’s from Danger in the Drinking Water is about a small town in California named Hinkley. The company Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) and workers at PG&E's nearby compressor station had been...
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...process. This is because in order to increase the output of gases in the wells, chemical toxins that are harmful to aquatic life and human beings are released to the environment. There are also many risks that arise during and after the process leading to issues of negligence. State regulations have enacted laws and policies that prevent any harm caused by negligence from affecting the environment. Therefore, this paper contains a discussion of the legal issues that are raised by hydraulic fracturing process. Fracking and the safe drinking water Act issues is the most common discussed legal issue. Many arguments have risen due to the quality of underground water since it is contaminated with chemicals thus endangering aquifers. Some concerns raised involve contamination of drinking water since most of it comes from the wells. This water can be dangerous to the ecosystem if it enters drinking water wells. Secondly, management of the contaminated water from fracking wells is also a legal concern. State regulation should ensure that the extraction of the natural gas does not have detrimental effects to the environment. Additionally, public complaints on natural gas extraction have also been increased hindering Hydraulic fracturing process. Public complains arise from the negative impacts of the increase of natural gas development. States should enact minimum requirements through endangerment standard to prevent contamination issues from affecting oil production at the...
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...Diet Soda, Good or Bad? Edward Muna COMM/215 August 22, 2011 Mary Ann Troy Diet Soda, Good or Bad? Would you like some water? No thanks, what do you have that is diet? One of the easiest ways to lose weight and control calories is by switching to something diet. On average, a normal soda pop runs roughly around 150 to 200 calories per can, and that depends on the size. Remember the movie, “Supersize Me”. So you decided a long time ago to go with artificial sweeteners and after a while you didn’t even notice the difference between the two. You get zero calories and sometimes zero carbs and both taste buds and body are happy. It is a win-win situation. Not so fast. Drinking excessive amounts of diet soda may increase the risk of disease; therefore we should drink healthy drinks instead of artificially sweetened beverages. Disease and Health Risks Diet soda is harmful and produces dangerous side effects. Heavy diet drinkers may increase their risk of serious diseases. A new study by US researchers links diet soda to increased risk of vascular events (including ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, which is caused by rupture of a weakened blood vessel), though reasons are still unclear. The scientists said people who drank diet soda every day had a 61 per cent higher risk of vascular events than those who did not. Does this mean that there's something in diet sodas that hurts our blood vessels? Nobody knows the answer to that question yet. Investigators...
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... *Camille is sitting on the chair* *Tina and Anna will drink water* Tina: Shoks! My tummy hurts! Anna: Mine too! Lets go to the hospital and have a check up. Tina: Ok that’s a good idea. *Camille will open the newspaper* Camille: Drink at your own risk? According to Manila City Health Department, water around Metro Manila was found to be potentially dangerous. That means what our drinking water is dirty? OMG. SCENE 2 *President is talking to someone in the phone* President: I’ve read what the Philippine Daily Inquirer had written. What are we going to do? How are we going to face the public now? How are we going to maintain our good relationship with them? How are we going to convince them that we didn’t do anything wrong? I want to see you in my office as soon as possible. Secretary: Ma’am, Our PR team is here to see you. President: Wow that was fats. Ok let them in. PR 1: Good morning Ma’am. I read the news in the newspaper, and we immediately came to put an action plan. PR2: We shall act fast before others could make up other stories. President: What are you guys planning to do? PR 2: You should go around Metro Manila and check for the problem yourself. PR1: In that way, the people will see that this problem is big enough to involve the high management. President: They would see that I am really affected by the issue and I am concern that they might be in danger. I like that plan. Secretary: I will put your visit plans on...
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...surrounding tap water and bottled water exists. Americans spend $12 billion on bottled water every year when tap water is free. It takes 1.63 liters of tap water to make every liter of bottled water, and 1.5 million tons of plastic are used to manufacture all those bottles, noted by Biksham Gujja, head of WWF International’s Fresh Water Program (“Tap Water is Clearly Better”). Tap water is better than bottled water because it comes from the earth and is all natural, whereas bottled water is manufactured, there is a cost to make the bottles and ship, and is sold practically everywhere. Many people believe water should be free. Tap water is tested and regulated by The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and is responsible for ensuring the safety of the water you drink. Public drinking water systems must meet health-based federal standards for contaminants, including performing regular monitoring and reporting (“Public Drinking Water Systems”). Bottled water is regulated by The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which does not test for all the bacteria’s as the...
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