Essays on Water Pollution

Introduction Due to mining water quality in Northern Territory has been affected. Mining involves digging up the ground during this process plants are often removed and killed in the process erosion occurs especially after the mine has fully been harvested, erosion causes soil particles to…

Introduction It is of the utmost importance to have access to clean drinking water, no matter how far one resides from developed society (Hall, Van Koppen & Van Houweling, 2014). In ‘Arsenic groundwater contamination in Middle Ganga Plain, Bihar, India: A future danger?’ – Environmental…

Introduction Water is a source of life and regarded as the most essential of natural resources. Increasing contamination of freshwater with thousands of industrial and natural chemicals is one of the key environmental problems in today’s world. Among other pollutants, the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)…

Introduction This paper will examine the impact on oceans due to the release of one billion gallons of sewage by the cruise ships. Initially this paper would explain the situation in terms of externality theory and its impact on the community. Later it will explain…

Seneviratne (1974) has observed that the teeth of many school children in the north central province of the country exhibited the distinctive changes of dental fluorosis whereas those in the central province did not. A study was therefore conducted to investigate the extent and degree…

Water, It flows through our homes every day, and we take it for granted as long as it remains safely contained within the pipes. But imagine coming home from work to find that a washing machine hose or an icemaker line has broken loose, or…

“Use what you have, touch the land lightly and reveal the energy of the place.” The words of project architect Michael Farewell tightly sum up the moral code of the Stony Brook – Millstone Watershed Association. Their mission is to “Keeping water clean, safe and…

Water pollutants can be grouped according to their physical properties (e.g. color, odor, state, or temperature), biological traits (e.g. pathogens), or chemical characteristics (e.g. organic or inorganic compounds). However, water pollutants can generally be classified into the following. Organic Pollutants: Organic contaminants in waste water…

Currently, the villages of Ksach Leav, Koh Khnear, and Puntha Chea do not have constant access to clean water. As a result, CRDT (Cambodia Research Development Team) has requested of Au Fait to design a water filter, to provide the villagers with clean water. Firstly,…