...Instructor’s Name: Assignment: SC Lab Report Title: Human Impacts on the Sustainability of Groundwater • If current human development does not change, will groundwater sustainability be affected? Part I: Time Period |Impact to Forest |Groundwater Levels |Saltwater Intrusion |Farming |Industrial development |Population | |1800s |Large forest |Lots of groundwater |No salt water intrusion |Small farms |No cities |Limited housing | |1900s |Decreased by 50% |Decreased by 50% |Ocean moved into groundwater |Farms are larger but they are fewer |Exceptional growth of cities and industrial development |Substantial increase in housing | |2000s |Decreased by 90% |Decreased by 90% |Greater movement of ocean into ground water |Same number of farms but size decreased by 20% |Industrial development decreased by 10-15% |Housing development decreased by 10-15% | | • Purpose The purpose of this lab is to answer the question”If current human development does not change, will groundwater sustainability be affected? “ • Introduction In this lab groundwater was measured from the 100s to 2000s. Humans actions, like irrigation, alter the regular flow of water. All water that that we use has to come from somewhere human activities affect the quantity and how fast the water moves • Hypothesis/Predicted Outcome • A large amount of our food is produced as a result of irrigation. So if groundwater use continues at the current rate food production could be reduced...
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...Thompson, Ph.D. Assignment: SCIE211 Phase 1 Lab Report Title: Human Impacts on the Sustainability of Groundwater • If current human development does not change, will groundwater sustainability be affected? Part I: Time Period |Impact to Forest |Groundwater Levels |Saltwater Intrusion |Farming |Industrial development |Population | |1800s |Large forests |Lots of groundwater |No salt water intrusion |Small farms |No cities |Limited Housing | |1900s |Decreased by 50% |Decreased by 50% |Ocean moved into groundwater |Farms are larger, but there are fewer |Exceptional growth of cities and industrial |Substantial increase in housing | |2000s |Decreased by 90% |Decreased by 90% |Great movement of ocean into ground water |Same number of farms, but size decreased by 20% |Industrial development decreased by 10 – 15% |Housing development decreased by 10 – 15% | | Part II: • Purpose o To observe the different effects on earths resources by different climate and man made revolutions to the eco-system. • Introduction o A number of forces continue to seriously affect our natural water resources. Many of these are primarily the result of human actions and include ecosystem and landscape changes, pollution, over-abstraction and climate change. o The removal, destruction or impairment of natural ecosystems are among the greatest causes of critical impacts on the sustainability of our natural water resources. It should be noted that the...
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...Title: Human Impacts on the Sustainability of Groundwater Instructions: You will need to write a 1-page lab report using the scientific method to answer the following question: • If current human development does not change, will groundwater sustainability be affected? Yes, the groundwater sustainability will be drastically affected. “When land is cleared for human development, more flooding occurs, the transpiration rate (the amount of water evaporating into the atmosphere from the planet) is reduced and rainwater is inhibited from adequately percolating (penetrating the soil) into the ground to allow for aquifers and groundwater to be recharged. (Environmental Science, 2010) Improvements in the efficiency of water use such as improved irrigation systems as well as efficient management of modern technologies that waste more water than is needed for productions is the only solution to elude the scarcity of our freshwater supply. The six billion people that currently inhabit the population of our planet use approximately 30 percent of the total accessible renewable supply of water. It is estimated that by 2025, the percentage may increase to 70 percent, with continuous growth in population and modernizations. “Achieving sustainability and water security requires better planning, management, and technologies. The following list is a promising start to effective conservations and maintaining the ecological balance of our current water supply: 1. Basic human needs for...
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...Name: Tawnee McCluskey Date: 1/11/2016 Instructor’s Name: William Stowe Assignment: SCI203 Phase 1 Lab Report Title: Human Impacts on the Sustainability of Groundwater • Purpose Research and hypothesis if groundwater sustainability will be affected if current human development does not change. • Introduction Boorse and Wright wrote a book in 2010 titled, Environmental science: Toward a Sustainable future, that because of the increased population and growth of people we are using more fresh water than back in the 1800’s. Boorse and Wright explain that the earth’s surface is over 70% water but less than 1% accessible for sustaining life. Boorse and Write also explained that increased use has led to saltwater intrusion into our aquifers and is continuing to contaminate the earth’s fresh water supply (Wright, 2010). • Hypothesis/Predicted Outcome If current human development doesn’t change I do believe that ground water sustainability will continue to be affected. Things like oil spills, agricultural threats, housing development, and other natural events will potentially devastate the natural fresh water supply. • Methods I utilize the material provided from course that provided data related research, along with personal online research. • Results/Outcome The Methods section should also state clearly how data (numbers) were collected during the lab; this will be reported in the Results/Outcome...
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...Water Resources and Sustainability Notes Distribution of fresh and salt water around the world: - 97.5% of all water on the Earth is salt water, leaving only 2.5% fresh water. - Nearly 70% of that fresh water is frozen in the icecaps - Most of the remainder is present as soil moisture, or lies in deep underground aquifers as groundwater is not accessible to human use. - Less than 1% of the world’s fresh water is accessible for human uses and this water is found in lakes, rivers and reservoirs. Changing rainfall patterns in Australia: - Since 1911 rainfall has been kept - Reduction in rainfall in Western Australia in 2 stages 1911-1971, 1975-1976, 1997-2009 - Reduced rainfall in WA is due to climate change, increased rainfall in other areas around the world. Surface water catchment areas and dams: - Canning Dam, North Dandalup Dam, Victoria Dam, Wungong Dam Current Groundwater sources: - Groundwater occurs in aquifers – sand or rock formations below the surface that store and transmit water through them - Rainfall seeps beneath our sandy soils to create a groundwater system made up of a number of aquifers that may be confined or unconfined - Three main aquifers in Perth: superficial, Leederville and Yarragade - Two main groundwater systems that have been developed for public water supply Gnangara and Jandakot - Future groundwater sources Gingin, Jurien and North West groundwater resources. Water catchment management Catchment management needed because of risk...
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...------------------------------------------------- Water in the UAE ------------------------------------------------- Impact Achievements and Ways Forward Introduction Water is the resource that sustains all life on earth and is a key element of sustainable development. It is essential if human beings are to enjoy healthy and safe lives or realize social and economic development. Ecosystems are also inextricably linked with water. Water sustains humans’ health, food production, and economic development. But only 3 percent of Earth’s water is salt-free, or fresh water. Moreover, nearly 70 percent of fresh water is locked in glaciers and icebergs, and is not available for human use. The fresh water that is available comes from rain or from rivers, lakes, springs, and some groundwater reserves, such as aquifers. With the increasing demand on water for all aspects of sustainable development, water is becoming very scares all around the world! * Around 700 million people in 43 countries suffer today from water scarcity. * By 2025, 1.8 billion people will be living in countries or regions with absolute water scarcity, and two-thirds of the world's population could be living under water stressed conditions. * With the existing climate change scenario, almost half the world's population will be living in areas of high water stress by 2030, including between 75 million and 250 million people in Africa. In addition, water scarcity in some arid and semi-arid places...
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...part of their lives) – Living things die The Problem • We understand a lot about Bangalore’s circulatory system – The flow of rupee and (especially) dollar through the city. – The circulatory system is what economics and business is interested in. • However, what about the digestive system? – What does Bangalore consume? – What does Bangalore excrete? What are these metabolic flows? • • • • Food (Organic waste and sewerage) Energy (air pollution) Water (BWSSB) Metals and plastic (recyclable waste) • Metabolic flows share a two-way relationship with the circulatory system Three ways to characterise metabolism • Social Justice – How are the flows distributed between different people in the city? • Ecological sustainability – What volume of flow is sustainable? • Economic Efficiency – How are the flows distributed between different activities in the city? • Bangalore as a living organism is sick and unhealthy on all three counts – The political economy of distribution is fraught with all sorts of inequity – Most metabolic flows are not physically sustainable – The flows are often not economically efficient either How has the city grown? Year Population (million) Density (per sq km) Built-up area (% urban footprint) 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 1.65 2.92 4.13 5.7 ~8.5 9,465 7,990 9,997 11,545 12142 20% 26% 39% 69% na Sources: Census; Iyer et al (2007); this study Where has the city grown? Where has the city grown? Surface...
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...BIO 3108 – NATURAL RESOURCES AND POPULATION GROWTH CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT What are natural resources? A natural resource is defined as a form of energy and/or matter which is essential for the functioning of organisms, populations and ecosystems. In the case of humans, a natural resource refers to any form of energy or matter essential for the fulfillment of physiological, socio-economic and cultural needs, both at the individual level and that of the community. Life on our planet earth depends upon a large number of things and services provided by the nature, which are known as natural resources. Water, air, soil, minerals, coal, forests, crops and wild life are all the examples of natural resources. The basic ecological variables- energy, space, time and diversity are sometimes combined called natural resources. These natural are maintaining ecological balance among themselves. Man is the only organisms who have disrupted this duplicate balance. A natural resource is a form of energy and/or matter, which is essential for the functioning of organisms, populations and ecosystems. In the case of humans, a natural resource refers to any form of energy or matter essential for the fulfillment of physiological, socio-economic and cultural needs, both at the individual level and that of the community. The basic ecological variables- energy, space, time and diversity are sometimes combined called natural resources. These natural resources are maintaining ecological...
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...Water pollution through urban and rural land use and freshwater allocation in New Zealand New Zealand has 425,000 kilometres of rivers and streams, almost 4,000 lakes larger than 1 hectare in size, and about 200 groundwater aquifers (Ministry for the Environment, 2010). By international standards, freshwater in New Zealand is both clean and in good supply. However, some aspects of water quality are getting worse in areas dominated by intensive land use. Demand for water is increasing, particularly in areas that are already water-stressed. Water pollution is becoming an ongoing problem for New Zealand. Both Urban and Rural land uses are creating pollution in our water and degrading the quality of our water. Growing demand for water resources in many parts of New Zealand during the last two decades has increased competition and conflicts between different stakeholders for access to scarce surface water and groundwater resources. To try to enable more sustainability in the use of our freshwater, we need to learn to balance and control how much water we use and where it is most needed. Poor or declining water quality has already created direct costs, such as the nearly $450 million allocated over the next 10 to 20 years to the clean-up of Lake Taupo, Rotorua Lakes and the Waikato River, and can constrain economic opportunities (Ministry for the Environment 2010). In New Zealand, it is increasingly recognised, including by government, that water resource allocation and water quality...
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...* C SR Corporate social responsibility – A compensate for the greater immorality Corporate Social Responsibility? Or do you mean Corporate Legal Liability?” The bold headline in the newspapers Say “ONGC Spent 405.53 Cr on Corporate social responsibility”, “RIL Spent 303 Cr on CSR” But no newspaper ever said that deaths of tens of thousands of the Olive Ridley turtles that nest on these sandy beaches were killed by Oil and Natural Gas Cooperation of India (ONGC) and Reliance Industries (RIL). Oil and Natural Gas Cooperation of India (ONGC) and Reliance Industries (RIL) had carried out the off shore drilling in the coast of Orissa. This has led to the deaths of tens of thousands of the Olive Ridley turtles that nest on these sandy beaches. With the number of these turtles already plummeting, they are well on their way towards extinction. Corporates are sugar painting their obscene atrocities by the name of CSR activities. CSR Quote of KFC “KFC would create more employment and improve infrastructure”. “KFC is as committed to the environment as we are to our food and to our customers” But who knows that the chicken they serve is full of chemicals, and the birds are given hormones, antibiotics and arsenic chemicals to fatten them quickly. It would cause a high rate of obesity, heart disease and cancer due to the sodium and cholesterol contained in fast food. The Municipal Food Inspector found out that some of KFC's chicken contained three times more monosodium glutamate...
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...water of the springs range in depth from just inches to five feet and maintains a 72 degree temperature. Wekiva means "flowing water" in Creek. The spring flows from a small 20 feet deep cavern, which spreads into a deep cave. This area was once populated by the Timucuan Indians. Wekiva is home to an array of wildlife that includes foxes, river otters, white-tailed deers, Florida bear, great blue herons, great egrets, alligators, and a variety of tropical birds. The aquatic preserve is also the winter home of over 325 West Indian manatees, which is a federally protected species ("Wekiva Spring", 2012). This paper will discuss the springs and the associated agriculture, effects of human population on the spring, sustainability, risk and benefits of nonrenewable and renewable resources, and the sustainability and conservation of Wekiva Springs. Identify Associated with Agriculture The associated topic linked with Florida's agricultural life cycle is a resource located in the central part of Florida. According to the State of Florida information it noted (as cited in Florida, 2012), The Wekiva River is part of a large organism that plays a crucial role in the existence of mankind on the local, regional, state, national and global levels. Wekiva River, along with St. Johns River, Blackwater River, and Rock Springs River provide food, water, and life for all trophic levels. The agriculture in Florida uses...
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...the globe, cloud particles collide, grow, and fall out of the sky as precipitation. Some precipitation falls as snow and can accumulate as ice caps and glaciers, which can store frozen water for thousands of years. Snowpacks can thaw and melt, and the melted water flows over land as snowmelt. Most precipitation falls back into the oceans or onto land, where the precipitation flows over the ground as surface runoff. A portion of runoff enters rivers in valleys in the landscape, with streamflow moving water towards the oceans. Runoff and groundwater are stored as freshwater in lakes. Not all runoff flows into rivers. Much of it soaks into the ground as infiltration. Some water infiltrates deep into the ground and replenishes aquifers, which store huge amounts of freshwater for long periods of time. Some infiltration stays close to the land surface and can seep back into surface-water bodies (and the ocean) as groundwater discharge. Some groundwater finds openings in the land surface and comes out as freshwater springs....
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...GREEN GUIDE TO 3 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES GREEN RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION: TRAINING TOOLKIT FOR HUMANITARIAN AID The Green Recovery and Reconstruction Toolkit (GRRT) is dedicated to the resilient spirit of people around the world who are recovering from disasters. We hope that the GRRT has successfully drawn upon your experiences in order to ensure a safe and sustainable future for us all. GREEN GUIDE TO 3 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES Jonathan Randall, World Wildlife Fund Emma Jowett, Consultant A NOTE TO USERS: The Green Recovery and Reconstruction Toolkit (GRRT) is a training program designed to increase awareness and knowledge of environmentally sustainable disaster recovery and reconstruction approaches. Each GRRT module package consists of (1) training materials for a workshop, (2) a trainer’s guide, (3) slides, and (4) a technical content paper that provides background information for the training. This is the technical content paper that accompanies the one-day training session on environmental impact assessment tools and techniques. Cover photo © Brent Stirton/Getty Images/WWF © 2010 World Wildlife Fund, Inc. and 2010 American National Red Cross. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons. org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second...
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...quality and water valuable uses. The control on water pollution depends on adequate treatment and elimination of wastewater (Krenkel at el, 1980). Goel (2006) refers to pollutant water giving a broader definition depending on the physical and chemical properties and biological characteristics causing harmful effects on human life according to required uses of water. Goel (2006) mentions the changes that occur in the natural water properties making it unfit for drinking or household, industrial and agricultural uses. In recent year, the challenges of water management on the world are very difficult to provide the fresh water and to improve the water quality...
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...sizable water body surrounded by land and fed by rivers, springs or local precipitation. Rivers and streams are bodies of fresh, flowing water. Negative Effects There have been several and harmful ways that our growing human population has affected freshwater aquatic ecosystems. Whether it is directly or indirectly humans have changed the natural order of the aquatic environment, one such example is when people build dams somewhere in the tropics it creates a reservoir which can house snails and mosquitoes. It can also create a fishery which can accommodate many blackflies for their need for freshwater, but in the process a person done two wrong things in building a dam in the first place. A disease which is called river blindness carried by the blackflies can infect a quantity of people living in the area, the disease can spread due to the blackflies being able to travel long distances and the parasite that produces the larvae may cause blindness in a person. Another effect that a growing human population can have on a freshwater aquatic ecosystem is what scientists call eutrophication, in a eutrophic system a high concentration of phosphorus and nitrogen is contained. Agricultural fertilizers that come from runoff or leaching and groundwater flow is where the nitrogen comes from and the phosphorus comes from the discharge of raw sewage and runoff that comes from farmlands and they enter the lentil waters. The nutrient increase required for...
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