Water; it's a resource every person and animal needs to survive and function properly. It is known that the human brain is made up of 70% water. Most people are dehydrated all the time and it effects mental focus, energy levels. and athletic performance. Why don't people hydrate themselves with clean refreshing water at all times if it truly makes that much of an impact on their bodies? It's because clean water availability is at an all time low and it's scary what is in store for the near future for human life.
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Water contamination is an issue that everyone deals with. According to New Hampshire's department of public health, 1 in 5 households contain arsenic, which is a known carcinogen. This isn't even including other chemicals found in water such as lead, fluoride, or chromium which could have extremely negative health effects on human bodies. Many people in New Hampshire have to use special water filters just to hydrate their bodies, and you can imagine the struggle for low income households to obtain clean water. Water contamination is a global issue, and not just some local obstacle to climb over.
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India is a country that is severely struggling with contaminated water, and many people are dying and obtaining diseases due to drinking dirty water. According to The Berkey, "163 million Indian citizens need access to safe drinking water." This means many people have to travel daily many miles to a water tank to fill up containers of clean water just to live. This is no way to live and it's sad that so many people can't find clean drinking water when it's such a key necessity to everyday life. The Berkey states that, "India may end up with 50% water inadequacy by 2030", if humans continue to put so many chemicals into their own drinking water. This means half of the water on India won't be drinkable in 9 years or so. That is crazy how we can waste such a valuable resource in such a short time, and something needs to change quickly.
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Water contamination is a human cause and we can only blame ourselves. Industrial waste being dumped into our clean water, and deforestation which causes chemicals and unsafe bacteria to enter the nearby water sources. Arsenic, radium, and nitrate are just some of the dangerous chemicals found in water due to our waste and these are extremely harmful chemicals to ingest. Using special water filters can drastically help clean the water from our homes, but globally the only thing we can do is stop contaminating our water. Reducing our carbon footprints, and watching the amount of waste we are putting in unregulated places. Let's stop contaminating our world's water supply before it's impossible to obtain a clean, refreshing glass of water!
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Owen, good job linking both a local and a global issue. Are the causes for the water contamination the same in both NH and in India? Also, is water contamination in NH something everyone in NH needs to worry about or are the issues more localized?
ReplyDeleteYes, most of the world's water contamination is due to our improper waste and our carbon footprint. We just hear more about India's since they have so many people in that country and more people are getting sick over there due to their dirty water. Yes, water contamination is something everyone should be cautious about maybe not worry about. As long as people get their water tested regularly they should have nothing to worry about, but it is always smart to have an extra filter for your water just in case.
DeleteI feel like there needs to be more concise usage of what causes the pollution comparatively from india and NH, but other than that good blog!
ReplyDeletetherefor leading those lower income families to buy more plastic water bottles bc they can only afford it.
ReplyDeletethis blog is awesome but is there a way we can filter water and make it safer to drink
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