the problem of safe drinking water. In Assam there are 23‚ 405 villages as per 1971 census‚ out of which 21‚715 have been identified as problem villages so far as safe drinking water is concerned. As a result‚ they have been affected by water borne diseases. Secondly‚ many of the villages still lack the modern amenities like electricity. Thirdly‚ lack of proper educational infrastructures is a problem in most villages. Statistical evidence shows that the school drop-out data’s in villages is much higher
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Bibliography: Alberini‚ Anna‚ G. Eskeland‚ A. Krupnick‚ and G. McGranaham (1996)‚ Determinants of Diarrheal Disease in Jakarta‚ Policy Research Working Paper No 1568‚ Policy Research Department‚ The World Bank‚ Washington‚ DC. Alcázar‚ Lorena‚ Manuel A. Abdala‚ and Mary M. Shirley (2000)‚ The Buenos Aires Water Concession‚ Policy Research Paper No. 2311‚ The World
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good or not. Water quality is so valuable‚ that’s why there were many researchers and experiments that were made by experts to test the water quality. It is so important for everyone to be sure about the quality of the water they are using to avoid diseases‚ sicknesses‚ death‚ and to be safe. Moreover‚ scientists agreed that for people to be protected from polluted water there is a certain number of total dissolved solids that the water should not exceed. “A limit of 500 mg/l (milligrams per liter)
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bio-accumulate‚ which means they can concentrate in our food chain. For example‚ PFOS is the only PFC which is concentrated in fish tissue to levels of concern. Health effects associated with these compounds include they are likely carcinogenic‚ thyroid disease and can be damaging to the liver and
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Organic Pollution INTRODUCTION Definition of Pollution “the introduction by man into the environment of substances/energy liable to cause hazards to human health ‚ harm to living resources and ecological systems ‚ damage to structure or amenity or interference with legitimate uses of the environment”(Mason‚2001) Definition of Pollutant “Chemical or physical in nature and can be measured more or less accurately in water”(Mason‚2001) Pollution of the aquatic environment • Introduction by man
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of “cancer villages”. Body Officially and unofficially‚ the Chinese media have reported 459 “cancer villages”throughout China. They have been reported in every province and autonomous region‚ with the exception of Qinghai and Tibet. Once a rare disease‚ cancer is now the biggest killer in both urban and rural China; mortality rates have grown 80 percent in the last 30 years. Actually‚ Phoenix Weekly‚ a Hong Kong weekly journal‚ has already carried a cover story on cancer villages since its April
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Water treatment * Water treatment - describes those industrial-scale processes used to make water more acceptable for a desired end-use. These can include use for drinking water‚ industry‚ medical and many other uses. Such processes may be contrasted with small-scale water sterilization practiced by campers and other people in wilderness areas. The goal of all water treatment process is to remove existing contaminants in the water‚ or reduce the concentration of such contaminants so the water
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Pollution Caused by Urbanization and Its Solutions There are a large number of people who move to metropolitan areas in search of better job opportunities and living conditions. This process is called urbanization which is featured by a faster increase of urban population and economic development compared with rural areas. In spite of economic growth and improvement of basic facilities‚ cities‚ especially in developing countries‚ suffer from negative consequences of urbanization and postindustrialization
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Theme: Crisis and Opportunity Thesis statement: Water shortage problem in developed‚ developing and underdeveloped countries: an investigation into cases of Australia‚ China and Ethiopia Content 1 Introduction 2 Water shortage problems in Australia‚ China and Ethiopia 2.1 Water Crisis in China 2.2 Water Crisis in Australia 2.3 Water Crisis in Ethiopia 3 Comparison among Australia‚ China and Ethiopia 4 Opportunities 4.1 Opportunity of China 4.2 Opportunity of Ethiopia 4.3 Opportunity
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Vassil Doudov English 1302-7002 04/28/2012 Mss. Brown Iraq for Sale The first scenario shows how a young man gets killed because of lack of protection in his vehicle. Scotty had a two month contract in Iraq which also allowed him to make a lot more money working there. Blackwater security counseling is the name of the company he worked for. There were four American civilians killed and sadly Scotty was one of them. First his vehicle was not armored properly. Second there was no gunner
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