27-09-2012, 02:59 PM
SAVE WATER
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Did you know that the water you drank this morning might have been the same water a dinosaur drank millions of years ago?
There is the same amount of water on Earth today as there has always been. The water keeps moving around in an endless cycle called the water cycle.
THE WATER CYCLE
Water evaporates from oceans, rivers and lakes (water in its liquid form) and rises into the atmosphere (water in its gas form) where it condenses to form clouds. Precipitation then falls to the earth in the form of rain (water in its liquid) or snow (water in its solid form) where it flows into oceans, rivers and lakes and the process begins again
Pollution of water
DOMESTIC POLLUTION
Safe water supply
Sanitation – open defecation
Drainage
Solid waste disposal
AGRICULTURE POLLUTION
Pesticides
Fertilisers
Over extraction of ground water
Water and health
The body is comprised of 75%of water.
We cannot live without water for more than 24 hours.
1.8 million people die from diarrhoeal death where 90% are children.
88% is attributed to unsafe water supply, inadequate sanitation and hygiene.
How water is linked to health
Drinking dirty water leads to ill health.
Unclean water sources like latrines near hand pumps or taps can contaminate the water from the ground.
Not washing hands before eating.
Leaving drinking water containers uncovered.
Household wastes near homes leading to breeding ground for flies.
No proper drainage near homes – stagnant water where mosquitoes breed.
Sanitation
Don’t defecate in the open
Always wash yourself
Use toilets where they are
Don’t defecate near water sources
Dispose of your waste in a responsible manner
Reuse your bathing water
Environment
Don’t throw your household waste near drinking water sources
Clean your house and surroundings daily
Don’t throw paper, plastic, households wastes into open drains that run through the street
Throw litter into a bin and dispose of it properly
Don’t cut down trees but grow more plants
See that the drains are not blocked
Using water wisely
Lifestyle choices, population growth and climate change are placing increasing demands on our water supplies. It's important that we do not take this precious resource for granted and that we all use water wisely to ensure that there is enough for everyone in years to come.
Environmental cleanliness
We depend on nature for life.
We need to protect nature or else we get fucked up
Nature fucked up – we pretty big fuck up
Solid waste management
Separate solid wet and solid dry (organic and ….. Wastes) into different containers
Dig a pit and put organic wastes in to it with a layer of soil – can be used for compost
Don’t burn plastic or bury it
Recycle paper, plastic, metal, glass