Saturday, February 25, 2017
Importance of safe drinking-water
As our body is composed mostly from water, water is very important material that human consume. Not only for human to drink, but also for plants and animals to grow. A long time ago when there was not much chemicals that polluted the environment, we did not concern about how much we should we or how we use the water. On the other hand, we really need to worry about how we can use the water in smart way because water we can use is limited. In particular, American who consume 53 billion gallons have responsibilities to acknowledge the importance of safe water. People would not realize that our water was getting sick or try to increase the quality of water unless the laws to protect the water were set up such as the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act. These federal laws have importance role to prevent the worsening of water qualities. Like air pollution, the water pollution impacts on vulnerable population such as children or the elderly. According to WHO, 3.2 million kids under the age of 5 die because of diseases caused by drinking polluted water and poor sanitation. On an average, 250 million people succumb to water pollution related disease every year. We have duties to protect our environment and need to be regulated by the law, so everyone are involved in.
Hi Yeana,
ReplyDeleteI appreciate that you acknowledge that Americans consume more water than other country. It is our social responsibility to decrease our water consumption so other parts of the world are able to access enough safe and clean water. More efforts should be placed on conserving water.
Hello Yeana,
ReplyDeleteYou bring up a great point when you mention just how much we as Americans consume in water; 53 billion gallons. This is a staggering amount, and much of this is wasted. However, more to the point of this blog, it is also disturbing that so many become infected by the water we consume. I would be curious to see probability statistics, or associations on the amount of tap-water consumed, and incidence of water-borne illness.