NATIONAL RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT - THE MALDIVES THE MALDIVES Hakura‚ Maldives (10 January 2005). An aerial view of the damaged Hakura resort in the Maldives‚ along a flight path taken by the UN Secretary-General‚ Kofi Annan‚ who travelled to the region. At least 23 of the 87 tourist resorts in the Maldives were devastated in the 26 December tsunami. © Sena Vidanagama/AFP/Getty Images 76 77 NATIONAL RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT - THE MALDIVES 5. 5.1 NATIONAL RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL
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Robert Hardt Instructor Mark Schmidt Surface Water Supply/Treatment March 14‚ 2013 Disinfection The main objective for the disinfection process raw water undergoes in our treatment facilities‚ rather the only purpose for disinfection is to kill any and all remaining viruses and harmful pathogens that would otherwise threaten the safety of those to consume it. Even after the turbidity has been reduced down to very nearly an ntu level of zero and the water is aesthetically sound
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growing by over 2‚000‚000 people per year‚ 240 people per hour‚ about half from new births and half from immigration. An issue that not only devastatingly impacts our economy‚ but is rapidly depleting our environment. Such as‚ the Central Valley Aquifer which loses the water equivalent of 1 Lake Mead each year. The underlying factor catalyzing the rapid growth in population was the swift progression in technology. The gradual understanding of the importance of hygiene and the development of new medical
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Country | Per capita water use m³ yr¯¹ | Population growth rate % yr¯¹ | LEDCS | Bangladesh | 560 | 2.2 | Cameroon | 61 | 2.2 | Egypt | 69 | 1.7 | India | 585 | 1.6 | Kenya | 46 | 2.8 | MEDCS | Malta | 50 | 0.4 | Saudi Arabia | 705 | 1.9 | Australia | 1‚200 | 0.8 | UK | 200 | 0.3 | USA | 1‚600 | 0.9 | Hydrosphere work | Capital | Cameroon | 2.2 | Egypt | 1.7 | India | 1.6 | Kenya | 2.8 | Malta | 0.4 | Saudi Arabia | 1.9 | Australia | 0.8 | UK | 0.3 |
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Porosity Courtesy J. H. Wittke & T. E. Bunch‚ 2004-2008 Definition of Porosity Vv ≡ void volume VT ≡ total volume VV φ≡ ≡ Total Porosity VT Properties of Real Rocks That Influence Porosity • • • • • • • • Sorting Shape Clay minerals Cementation Bound water Fracturing Diagenesis Solution • Particle size (only weakly) S Pore Grain Rg Courtesy Jon Burger‚ UH and Chevron Geological Classifications of Porosity • Matrix (intergranular) Between
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majority of them living in slums‚ are the worst- affected. They depend entirely on the water supply systems. Groundwater is the city’s major water source now; It is drawn mainly from the well-fields in the Araniyar- Kortakaiyar basin and the aquifer between tiruvanmiyur and Muttukadu along the coast of south Chennai. Groundwater extraction is reaching its limits. According to the Central Groundwater Board‚ 80% of Chennai’s groundwater has been depleted and any further exploration could lead to
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and Possible Solutions China’s water resources are over allocated‚ inefficiently used‚ and grossly polluted by human and industrial wastes‚ to the point that vast stretches of rivers are dead and dying‚ lakes are cesspools of waste‚ groundwater aquifers are over-pumped and unsustainably consumed‚ uncounted species of aquatic life have been driven to extinction‚ and direct adverse impacts on both human and ecosystem health are widespread and growing. Of the 20 most seriously polluted cities in the
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Counter arguments against hydraulic fracturing include the lack of government regulations‚ and environmental issues. While most energy companies are conscientious and put forth every effort to make fracking safe‚ without oversight‚ some companies are reeking havoc on communities‚ individuals‚ and nature. John Rumpler‚ Senior Attorney for Environment America‚ says those taking advantage of unrestricted production are responsible for complaints of coercion‚ contaminated drinking water‚ flammable well
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Down by Oil Industries Middle School there is a transfer student named Fracking who everyone loves for solving the low cookie crisis. What they did not know is that those cookies were way past their expiration date. The kids did not know this because the cookies simply tasted so great at the moment‚ for the rest of the week they were all sick from the spoiled cookies. This may seem as an “out there” analogy‚ but it was to simply put out there to depict how the populace is being blinded by the immediate
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each cycle. 1. Hydrological cycle On the cycle diagram label the following: a. condensation b. precipitation c. percolation/infiltration d. runoff e. evapotranspiration f. surface water g. aquifer/ground water h. Biota waste i. Autotrophs j. Heterotrophs k. light energy 2. Carbon/Oxygen cycle On the cycle diagram label the following: a. Carbon Dioxide (CO2) b. Carbonate (CO3)2- c. Oxygen
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