Have you ever imagined raw sewage spewing out of your sink‚ shower stalls or toilets? With many parts of the country recording high precipitation‚ such unfortunate occurrences have been experienced by a number of families. These kinds of backflow have their own setbacks. They lead to a damage that will prove a challenge to repair and also lead to massive health hazards. The sanitary system of most homes is eventually connected to the sewer system that the town municipal manages. Quite a number
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Gram-negative pathogens such as Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae have shown increased resistance to a variety of antibiotics typically used in the treatment of infections and diseases caused by these bacteria (Izadpanah and Khalili‚ 2015; Santajit and Indrawattana‚ 2016). Hospital wastewater is considered a hot spot for AR as a consequence of receiving a cocktail of antibiotic compounds‚ disinfectants‚ and inputs of bacterial
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In awareness campaigns‚ policy makers and other interested groups aim for behavioral changes based on new social norms and attitudes towards water use. Water preservation and reading campaign combined The Water Awareness Campaign‚ UNDP/Palestinian Water Authorities (Palestine territories) joined efforts with a reading campaign of the Tamer Institute for Community Education. The reading campaign aimed to promote literacy and reading skills among young Palestinians. The following activities
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An Illustration of Water Pollution October 23rd‚ 2012 “Recently published data show that world-wide 2.4 billion people do not have access to improved sanitation.”(Cited in‚ “The Existing Urban Environmental Sanitation System in Hanoi and Problems Related”). The access to clean water is rapidly decreasing‚ and it is a global concern. Water pollution refers to the contamination of water sources from substances that are harmful to the environment and ecosystems. The issue of water pollution is
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When it comes to drinking water‚ most people immediately desire a crystal clear‚ ice cold bottle of water. What they might not know is that bottled water is dangerous; not only is it stored in a carcinogen-releasing container‚ but it has over 38 other chemicals and pollutants in it. Tap water‚ on the other hand‚ is straight from a source that is thoroughly regulated. Consumers should ban the bottle when it comes to drinking water and instead drink tap water. For one‚ drinking tap water decreases
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Sustainable Community Management of Urban Water and Sanitation Schemes (A Training Manual) Principal Authors Vivian Castro (WSP)‚ Neli Msuya and Charles Makoye (DAWASA) Translator Deogratius Paschal WSP role DAWASA requested WSP technical and financial assistance to develop this manual. Acknowledgments Sincere thanks for contributions from Edmund John‚ Rosemary Rop‚ Antti Inkinen‚ Ella Lazarte and Dennis Mwanza as the Task Team Leader for this product. Norah Osoro‚ Toni Sittoni and
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Infectious Disease – an illness due to specific infections agents or its toxic products that arises through transmission from an infected person‚ animal ‚or reservoir to a susceptible host‚ either directly or indirectly through an intermediate plant or animal host . Parasitic disease – A ameba in infection caused by a parasitic. An organism that lives inside or on a host. Zoonotic disease – an infection or infectious agent transmissible under normal conditions from vertebrate animals to humans
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As the human race expands its horizons‚ many people are left behind in the dust. Only a few centuries ago‚ we could only fathom what lay beyond the vast expanse of ocean. Now‚ we look beyond the stars. Our technology increases at a rapidity that no other point in history can compare to. Yet‚ as many of us enjoy the luxury of having water at our disposal at any given time‚ others search during the majority of the day for clean water. This poses a huge problem. Water is essential for survival. It
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Ralegan Siddhi (Marathi: राळेगण सिद्धी) is a village in Parner taluka of Ahmednagar District‚ Maharashtra state in western India. It is located at a distance of 87 km from Pune. The village has an area of 982.31 ha (1991). It is considered a model of environmental conservation. The village has carried out programs like tree planting‚ terracing to reduce soil erosion and digging canals to retain rainwater. For energy‚ the village uses solar power‚ biogas (some generated from the community toilet)
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19 Indian Journal of Science and Technology Vol. 4 No. 1 (Jan 2011) ISSN: 0974- 6846 Groundwater pollution in the Palar Riverbed near Vellore‚ Tamil Nadu‚ India T. S. Dhiviyaa Pranavam1‚ T. Venkatesa Rao2‚ L. Punithavathi3‚ S. Karunanithi4 and A. Bhaskaran5 3 Dept. of Physics‚ Dravidian University‚ Kuppam‚ Andhra Pradesh‚ 2Govt. Hr. Sec. School‚ Tirupattur‚ C. Abdul Hakeem College of Engineering & Technology‚ Melvisharam‚ Arcot‚ 4BHEL Higher Sec School‚ Ranipet‚ TN‚ 5FICCE‚ Professor‚ Sri
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