Water quality is
declining in most regions, affecting the diversity of freshwater
species and ecosystems
Poor water quality is
a key cause of poverty. Around 3.1m people died in 2002 as a result
of diarrhoeal diseases and malaria, 90% of whom were children
The world will require
55% more food by 2030, increasing the demand for irrigation which
already accounts for 70% of all freshwater used by humans
Many places are
"losing" 30-40% of water through leakage and illegal
extraction
Political corruption
is estimated to cost the water sector millions of dollars every year
and undermines services
Archaea:
first life. the
oldest "new" treatment of wastewater
Archaea -- from the dawn of time -- this earliest form of life
may be
the newest treatment to reduce nitrogen, ammonia, sludge and
odor
from wastewater treatment facilities
for natural,
biological organic decomposition in wastewater facilities?
North
Americans on average use a staggering 2000 gallons of water per person every day. At the
same time, nearly half the world's population doesn't have enough water for adequate
sanitation.
Tap water pregnancy
scare Hampton Roads, VA discovers clusters of miscarriages
linked to chlorine in drinking water
Is American tap water
safe for pregnant women?
Millions of Americans have been drinking tap water
contaminated with byproducts from chlorine that
studies suggest may not be safe for pregnant women.
Another
response to world-wide water uncertainty “And also I have
withheld the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest:
and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon
another city: One piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained
not withered” (Amos 4:7).
