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Water Pollution
Water pollution has become one of the largest environmental problems throughout the world. With many countries, both modernized and third world alike, being greatly affected by this problem it is sure to remain a prevalent topic in political and environmental debates for quite some time. Questions about the causes, results, statistics and solutions to water pollution and the problems it causes should be placed here.
1,175 Questions
How can fertilizer chemicals pollute water?
it is because the fertilizer and pesticides the farmers use will wash into waterways through run off polluting it. and what about the exhaust from those tractors? that would some how find its way into water. sort of. maybe. a little. disregard that last sentence.
Why the use of synthetic detergent cause pollution of water?
Detergents contain 20% active ingredients and remaining are sodium sulphate, inorganic phosphates, foaming agents. Phosphates from detergents assist algae and weeds to grow in water, which deplete d oxygen for sea animals. Hence, detergents cause water pollution.
How did people wash their clothes back in the day?
Liquid soaps had been invented and used by the Romans, before the Middle Ages started. Medieval people continued to use them with water to wash their clothes. The soap makers' guild was one of the oldest, and existed from the sixth century or earlier.
What can you do to stop oil spills?
There are 3 core ways of stopping oil spills:
- Reduce the danger of current oil drilling/transportation.
- Reduce the amount of current oil drilling/transportation.
- Change the type of oil drilling/transportation to less risky methods.
All of the following answers fall under one or several of these categories:
Make an example of companies/countriesShow outrage at companies who do dangerous things to save money so that when accidents happen, they will be forced to reassess their policies for financial and business reasons. Such ways of showing outrage could include:- Publicly protesting.
- Boycotting companies and encouraging others to boycott the offending companies
- Spreading knowledge of disasters caused.
- Specifically, speaking to your government representatives.
Use of 'smart pig' technologies to determine if there are leaks in oil pipelines.
Improve existing safety standards in oil companies.
Encourage safety over profit from the top-down in the company.
National Answer:Encourage drilling by nations which have good safety records and many safety standards. The safety standards in many developing or third-world countries are often trumped by the desire for quick profits. If a nation has an oil accident, try to make an example of that country by punishing them economically, eg. don't buy goods from them until they clean up their safety standards. This will encourage these nations to force safety standards upon the corporations willing to drill. Legislative Answer:Push for elimination of oil drilling in deep water.Some suggest that allowing shallow-water drilling is the answer.
Reduction of Oil Demand:If oil demand is reduced, prices for oil will go down. This makes it less profitable for new oil wells to be drilled, so there will be less drilling, less spilling. There are many ways to reduce oil demand; see related questions for more answers.What were some negative effects of segregation?
Segregation insulates the rich from the poor and alows the rich to feel better about themselves. the consequenses are always that those that are forcibly segragated are not segregated from doing the hard and dirty menial work for the segregators and for very low pay. It leads to eventual revolution and then the almost inevidable poverty and injustice that come with the formation of once segragated states.
Captions or oneliners on air and water pollution?
There used to be an ad campaign featuring an owl that said, "Give a hoot, don't pollute!"
Trash pollution is bad because animals will eat it and they can get sick, suffocate, and many other things. Plus, it makes our cities unsanitary and they look disgusting!
How does pollution affect pollution?
Answer:
The pollution destroys animals habitats and gives danger to the animals and many other things. When the pollution destroys the animals habitat, more and more animals have a risk of being endangered. Answer: Impacts on any aquatic life can be described in several categories:
Toxic:
Toxic effects are the impact of poisons on life forms. With water pollution these impacts can be realized in two distinct ways, by direct eating or adsorption of the toxin through the mouth or skin, and secondly by the ingesting of food which has accumulated poisons. This second type of intake is significant the animal is a predator and nearer the top of a bioaccumulation chain that starts with microscopic animals eating toxins on the stream or swamp bottom.
Mutagenic:
Mutagenic effects does not mean frogs changing into monsters f like in an old Scifi movie. It means that the animals develop changes at the cellular level that decrease their life spans, affect their success at breeding, cause cancers, cause deformity in the offspring or similar. These impacts are generally caused by complex organics (PAH etc) in the water or waste pharmaceuticals from sanitary sewerage reaching the water
Ecosystem related:
The impacts on the animals can result from impacts on the ecosystem. The changes and pollution can reduce the prey animals, breeding spots, hiding spots, water pH and water temperature. In addition if the pollution has impacted the normal prey of other predators they may switch to other prey as an alternative food source
How can pollution effect bodies of water?
Water affects our water when people dump their trash in it or use pesticides or fertilizer.
How do humans pollute sea water?
There can be many ways we humans pollute Salt or Fresh water.
I'm only going to name a few:
- Oil spills
- Dumping Garbage into the water
- Fertilizer runoff
- Pollution from factories
That's all I got. Try searching on google or any other things. It might help a little bit.
Drinking water problem in rural area?
There is a great drinking water problem in rural areas because there are poor water piping and sewerage facilities. Many rural residents need to rely on traditional means of water collection and purification.
Is an example of human interaction altering the physical environment on a wide regional scale?
The damming of the Colorado River in the Southwestern U.S. made agriculture possible in the desert.
Is the boiling point of water the same under all conditions?
The boiling point of water is not always the same. It depends on water ingredients (e.g presence of salts), pressure on water, and other factors.
Why is water pollution bad for lakes?
water pollution is bad for our lakes because our lakes contain most of our drinking water and if we keep polluting it we will soon have no more clean water in our lakes. Industries have been dumping chemicals into the lakes and have been polluting it alot. 40 million people alone in Canada use lakes for playing and swimming. heath issues have been getting worse over the years to the people who live near the lakes and the chemicals in the water are getting stronger and more dangerous.
Some microscopic predators such as Hydra along with the larval stages of some insects and also fish fry fed on daphnia.
This isn't easy to answer. It could be leaking from many places. Common places to check are the hoses from the radiator, the radiator itself, the hoses leading to the heater core toward the fire wall, the water pump could also be faling. Try putting the vehicle on a clean piece of cardboard over night. The next morning see where it is dripping and trace it back to the source. That is about all the advice I can offer w/o knowing eactly where it is comming from. Hope this helps.
If it is leaking into the car, it is from your air conditioner drain tube. There is a service bulletin on it. Check with your dodge dealer or try the following....
OVERVIEW:
This bulletin involves drying the carpet and dash panel silencer pad and installing a revised
HVAC drain tube.
DIAGNOSIS:
Inspect the front passenger side carpet starting at the bottom of HVAC unit, if it is wet
perform the Repair Procedure.
REPAIR PROCEDURE:
1. Use the procedures outlined in TechCONNECT to remove the carpet,
2. Hang the carpet so the front portion is at the bottom and let air dry (having a fan blow
on it will speed the process).
3. Use a utility knife or similar device to cut the dash panel silencer pad as follows:
a. Cut just below the bottom of the HVAC housing from the side cowl (kick) panel
across to the transmission tunnel.
b. Cut along the transmission tunnel from the dash panel rearward and to the end of
the pad.
4. Remove the cut portion of the dash panel silencer pad and squeeze any excess water
from the pad.
5. Hang the dash panel silencer pad and let it air dry.
6. Wipe up any excess water that may be in the passenger foot well area and dry with a
towel.
7. Raise the vehicle on an appropriate hoist.
8. Remove the HVAC drain tube from the dash panel by squeezing and pulling on the
tube near the dash panel.
Fig. 1 DRAIN TUBE ADAPTER INSTALLATION
1 - DRAIN TUBE ADAPTER INSTALLED ONTO HVAC PLASTIC DRAIN PIPE
2 - NOTE HOW FAR ADAPTER IS PUSHED ON PIPE
3 - FOAM SEAL IS LIGHTLY COMPRESSED
4 - SEAL DASH PANEL OPENING WITH P/N 04467708 SILICONE SEALER
9. Install drain tube adapter, p/n 05191188AA, onto the HVAC drain nipple, (Fig. 1).
10. Install the revised drain tube, p/n 05264688, onto the drain tube adapter so the down
tube is positioned at 7 o'clock when looking toward the rear of the vehicle.
11. Seal the opening in the dash panel where the HVAC drain tube passes through with
RTV sealer, p/n 04467708.
12. Lower the vehicle.
13. After the section dash panel silencer pad has dried determine if there is any
objectionable odor. If no odor is detected reuse the original pad. If there is an
objectionable odor, use the original pad cutout as a template to cut replacement pad
from p/n 04787422AC.
14. Adhere the dash panel silencer pad to the floor pan with a small amount of RTV
sealer, p/n 04467708, and apply duct tape to the cut seam of the dash panel silencer
pad.
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15. After the carpet has dried determine if there is any objectionable odor. If no odor is
detected reuse the original carpet. If there is an objectionable odor, use the
appropriate MOPAR parts catalog to determine the correct replacement carpet.
16. Use the procedures outlined in TechCONNECT to install the carpet,
23-Body/Interior/Carpets and Floor Mats/Installation.
How do you measure the water quality by the appearance?
You don't. There are many factors that affect water quality that are not apparent by appearance alone.
Like when people say what are the pros and cons? It means that they want to know the good things and the bad things about something or someone. Its usually so they can make a decision about whether or not something is a good idea or if they are going to do something or not. The pros are the good things about the subject and the cons are the bad things.
Is it possible for water to be rotten?
Although pure water does not rot, water usually has impurities in it that can make it unsafe to drink. Algae, bacteria, and viruses are just some of the things that can make previously safe to drink water unsafe over time.
