Water resources are sources of water that are useful or potentially useful. Uses of water include agricultural‚ industrial‚ household‚ recreational and environmental activities. Virtually all of these human uses require fresh water. 97% of the water on the Earth is salt water. However‚ only three percent is fresh water; slightly over two thirds of this is frozen in glaciers and polar ice caps.[1] The remaining unfrozen freshwater is found mainly as groundwater‚ with only a small fraction present
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Global Water Scarcity - Problems And Solutions Posted: 23.12.2009 author: Tater‚ Prof. Dr. Sohan Raj Importance of Water Water is a source of life of every living organism. Without water living beings cannot survive their lives. There is 60% water in human gross body. It is a natural resource that sustains our environments and supports livelihood. Water is the blue gold‚ and that future wars will be fought for water. So‚ not a single drop of water received from rain should be allowed to escape
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* Water is a natural resource of the utmost importance; nothing on earth can survive without it. Aside from drinking‚ water is used for agriculture‚ cooking‚ bathing‚ cleaning‚ industrial purposes and sanitation. When the demand for water exceeds its supply for an extended period of time‚ scientists refer to the situation as water stress. This serious issue leads to lower quantity and quality of freshwater resources. While most causes are human-related‚ others are uncontrollable. Population Growth
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Water Crisis and Water Management in Pakistan 1- Introduction Water plays a vital role in a country’s economy. Water has been critical to the making of human history. The earliest agricultural communities emerged where crops could be cultivated with dependable rainfall and perennial rivers. Simple irrigation canals permitted greater crop production and longer growing seasons in dry areas. Some of the problems faced by the world population are as below. • More than a billion people lack access
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Historical Account of the Industry 1.1 When and how did it start in the Philippine Setting? The National Water Resources Board (NWRB) was created in 1974 as the authoritative national organization to coordinate and integrate all activities in water resources development and management. Its main objective is to achieve scientific and orderly development and management of all the water resources of the Philippines consistent with the principles of optimum usage‚ conservation and protection to meet
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Table of Contents 1.0 ABOUT THE CASE 1 2.0 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CASE 1 3.0 CASE SOLUTIONS & ANALYSIS 1 1.0 ABOUT THE CASE 2.0 ISSUES OF THE CASE 3.0 CASE SOLUTIONS & ANALYSIS 1) What are the strengths and weakness of the system that Mr. Sponza developed for the control repair facility? Strengths a) By changing eight department they called shops as a “Profit Center” change the work attitudes of the workers. Since they’re now profit oriented‚ their productivity increase thus
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The consequences of the lack of water By J. C. Cardona 884 million people lack access to safe water supplies; approximately one in eight people. UNICEF/WHO 2008. Progress on Drinking Water and Sanitation: Special Focus on Sanitation. 3.575 million People die each year from water-related disease.World Health Organization. 2008. Safer Water‚ Better Health: Costs‚ benefits‚ and sustainability of interventions to protect and promote health. The water and sanitation crisis claims more lives through
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The Water We Take for Granted Imagine living in a world without the luxury of running water. Almost all Americans take their access to water for granted every single day. In an average day water is used for bathing‚ cooking‚ washing clothes‚ removing bodily wastes and many other functions. The average water use per person per day in the United States is an amazing 550 liters. That is 145 gallons. However‚ there is a multitude of people across the globe that do not have this kind of access
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Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies such as lakes‚ rivers‚ oceans and beaches. This occurs when large factories dump their waste products into the water. Water has the ability to carry many pathogens and bacteria. Because of this‚ water is responsible for many deaths and illnesses. This fact was discovered a long time ago when many people fell sick‚ and after tests‚ it was realized this was because of the drinking water. People‚ even back in the ancient times‚ would suddenly become ill
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Wastewater Wastewater is any water that has been adversely affected in quality by anthropogenic influence. It comprises liquid waste discharged by domestic residences‚ commercial properties‚ industry‚ and/or agriculture and can encompass a wide range of potential contaminants and concentrations. In the most common usage‚ it refers to the municipal wastewater that contains a broad spectrum of contaminants resulting from the mixing of wastewaters from different sources. Sewage is correctly the
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