sector (PEM‚ 2003). As stated in the EMB report‚ domestic wastewater discharges contribute highest to the BOD load as the lack of sewage treatment system allows more than 90 percent of inadequately treated domestic sewage to be discharged into surface waters‚ which contain bacteria and viruses that threaten human life. Geographically‚ data show that one-third (30 percent) of BOD generation comes from Metro Manila and Region IV alone‚ at 18 and 15 percent‚ respectively (PEM‚ 2003). Industrial wastewater
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Water Shortage Water shortage problem is when humans or living creatures suffer from a scarcity of water another definition for water shortage is either the lack of enough water or lack of access to safe water and it happens because of the dreadful use of water and polluting rivers‚ oceans and lakes. Water is the reason for our existence; Water everywhere on the planet is a basic part of the global hydrologic cycle‚ it ’s a finite resource. The amount of water supply in the global hydrologic
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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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Improvised Water Filter: A Way of Preventing Water Pollution and Promoting Water Conservation Problem: Presence of Inorganic Materials in Water ( Water Pollution) Proposed Solution: Filtration of Water by natural means Introduction: Water is one of the magnificent gifts nature gave to mankind. Water is almost everywhere. And we need it in just about any activity we do. Water satisfies our thirst. Even our bodies are composed of about 75% of water. We need water in agriculture. And waterforms
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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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Locations in the world facing water shortage P139 Fresh water is distributed ________ across the world thus the amount of fresh water per capita available can vary ____________. Fresh water available is calcucated by ______________________________________________. Water security‚ water _______‚ water stress and water ___________ are terms used to describe different levels of water availability. There is water security when there is _________ and ________ fresh water for human consumption. Natural
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believed that‚ water is a non negotiable and vital resource necessary for human life‚ survival and development. According to Parfit(2008)‚ ‘’Where there is no water‚ there is no life’’. According to Wang (1987) ‘’Water ranks first among all the basic natural resources essential to life (water‚ food‚ shelter and clothing).It makes up to 90% of human body’s volume and two-third (2/3) of its weight (Ajao 1995).Hence‚ water plays a crucial role in the survival of man on earth. Water also has many
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The causes of water pollution Water pollution comes from a myriad of sources‚ both natural and from human activity. The most destructive causes of water pollution are man made‚ however. The largest sources include: The burning of coal in power plants emits ash particulates that contain toxic metals like arsenic and lead. Coal and petroleum also contain sulfur compounds. Combustion generates sulfur dioxide‚ a toxic gas‚ and oxides of nitrogen. When emitted from exhaust stacks‚ these two compounds
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Water pollution and pollution in general is a problem that people don’t like to deal with. Water pollution can cause so much damage to people and to the animals that live in that body of water. The laws that we have are doing what they need to but we need to monitor the water more closely because if we don’t catch the pollution when it happens it could cause a big disaster. It could kill all of the plant life that lives in the water and the animals that live there to. Some of the pollutions that
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Vitamin Water in Pakistan MISSION STATEMENT To establish itself as a health water supplier targeting sports‚ thrill seeking community and also for those adults‚ for whom‚ vitamin intake becomes a necessity with a span of age or due to some illness. To establish itself as a health water supplier for young generation & for adults with vitamin as a daily source of energy Executive Summary Purpose of this project is to study the opportunities in Pakistani market for “Vitamin Water”. Vitamin
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