Water And Its Effects On The Human Body

Well… Starting off with personal reasons, showering a lot could cause harm to your skin. Either you would like to believe it or not, many websites already talked about it (today.com , elitedaily.com and much more). Chlorine is a chemical additive that is used to treat our tap water and make it safe for drinking. Unfortunately it is also a toxic and abrasive chemical substance that is extremely irritating on human skin. When you take a shower, the heat opens up your pores and your skin absorbs large amounts of chlorine from both the water and the steam. These gas compounds have been scientifically proven to cause tissue damage to our bodies at the molecular level.

Body Paragraph #1 - Background: Humans use about 75 gallons of water a day for activities, such as cooking, cleaning, bathing, and laundry. Not only do we use water for our own well-being but we also use water to keep animals that we eat healthy and maintain vehicles that we drive on an everyday basis. Only three percent of the water on earth is suitable for drinking, where two percent of water is found only in glaciers and ice and one percent of the world’s water is accessible and drinkable. The majority of the human body is compromised of water. “An adequate supply of safe drinking water is one of the major prerequisites for a healthy life…(Fawell and Nieuwenhuijsen 2003) The quality of drinking water and possible associated health risks vary throughout the world with some regions showing, for example, high levels of arsenic, fluoride or contamination of drinking water by pathogens, whereas elsewhere these are very low and no problem.”

Water, otherwise known as H2O, is an odorless & tasteless liquid essential in life, that supplies nutrients and allows species to continue to exist on this very Earth. It helps with functionality of the human body by regulating temperature, brain energy, muscles, relieving headaches etc. In modern times, 71 % of the Earth 's surface is covered with water while oceans hold over 96.5 % of all Earth 's water. It can be found just about anywhere from rivers and lakes to icecaps and glaciers, in the ground, and even in humans and other animals. Nearly 57 to 60% of water is found in an adult body while in infants 75 to 78% of water is found. We depend heavily on water for survival everyday. As humans, we can survive only a month without food and only a week without water, which is why it’s crucial that we maintain proper filtrations and purifications of our water systems nationwide. Globally, The United States of America (since the early 1950’s) is the only country that uses Fluoride in their water in order to lower amounts of tooth decay unlike other countries ( although such health benefits haven’t been proven nor

I personally never thought much of the importance of water in our daily life, until three years ago when my mother was diagnosed with last stage of colon cancer. My father, a nature lover all his life, throughout every trip made to Romania, would literally drag me out of the house in the early morning hours and have me go with him in a nearby forest to get spring water. He believed that this infinite spring water source was the cure for my mother disease. Today, not knowing the quality of the water I’m drinking, suddenly frightens me. Therefore, I began to question the quality of our drinking water and how does it impacts our health, when not contaminants free.

Have you ever heard that water-related disease will cause a child dies in every 21 seconds? If you do a calculation here, you will find out that there would be 4320 deaths every day, and approximately 1.5 million deaths annually. Isn’t it a consternating statistic for you? 60 to 70% of a human body is made out of one of the vital elements; water. Therefore, we can survive without food for three weeks, but not water. It is an absolutely different story because every single living cell in the human body does need water for functioning. Thus, you can imagine how miserable the situation in the rural area in Africa is. Apart from that, a bottle of the polluted water can be a killer to Africans because it contains many different kinds of virus

As Americans living in a first world environment, it becomes easy to take the necessities for granted. Simple things like drinking water have been easily accessible for our entire lives and we have grown to think nothing of it. However, there are a vast number of people around the world who struggle to survive because they lack the resources that we have in abundance. For these people, clean water is nonexistent; the people living in these impoverished, third world countries may go an entire lifetime without tasting it. One could only imagine the incredible things that would happen if something as simple as pure water was available to all. Though the chances of underprivileged countries worldwide gaining access to clean drinking water are low, experts believe that if achieved, it would improve the health, economy, and lives of billions.

According to Thomas Fuller (1732), “When the well is dry everybody will know the value of water”. Dehydration occurs when the human body loses fluids, especially water more than what is consumed. Therefore, the body loses fluids from an illness, physical exertion, or excessive sweating. Water is the secret of life; the human body fifty to seventy percent is made up of water, and it is important for most body functions. Additionally, the amount of water in man’s body, usually more than the amount of water in women’s body, and also the body of the young contain more water than the elderly body. Furthermore, the body does not get water only from drinking it, but also from the food you eat. In addition, human body needs to get at least two liters of water a day. Arthritis, high blood pressure, and indigestion are three main effects of dehydration.

The absolute most important thing to human life is water, without water all life on Earth would not exist. Thankfully water quality is highly important and monitored to ensure its safety for human consumption. According to the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Water Science School over 96% of the Earths, water is Ocean salt water, making less than 4% of drinkable water more valuable. (Where’s the World’s Water? 2016). Having clean drinking water is not only important for our survival as humans, but it is also important because it prevents the development of various types of diseases that can take out villages or small cities with one outbreak. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about, 2,200 children die every day as a result of diarrheal diseases, due to unsafe drinking water 88% of these deaths are due to inadequate availability of water for hygiene, and lack of access to sanitation. (Global Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene (WASH, 2015). Taking the necessary steps and precautions to ensure everyone has access to clean water can reduce the threats of many diseases.

Water is an important natural resource that exists in our environment, and it covers 70% of our planet. Without water, our planet and people would not be able to live and grow. Water can be harmful to humans, the planet, and every living organism if we continue to pollute our waters. Not only does pollution pose a threat, but a number of chemicals used in water and plastic bottles, also causes the healthy and unhealthy rate of water to be consumed by humans. Water pollution and chemicals in bottled water are major problems around the world, and it should be a community, as well as a country effort to prevent these issues from growing.

I went scuba diving this past summer and my instructor told me that there is only about 0.7% available as fresh drinkable water. I understand the importance of water which is what got me thinking about ways to increase that percentage of the fresh drinking water in the world.

Have you ever wondered if our drinking water is actually safe to drink? The topic of safe drinking water according to my research isn’t a topic that it’s given that much attention even though there have been events and statistics that have impacted our drinking water. There have been important events such as the chemical spill in Charleston, West Virginia and the ash sludge in Kingston Tennessee in 2008, these kind of events even though they have happen a few years ago still have an impact on our drinking water today. Lauren Russell is an important person because she stated that climate change is another factor that can affect our drinking water because it can impact the quality of the water since climate change is a main world problem it affects everyone 's drinking water. Another big factor of drinking water is what kind of chemicals are in our water that makes it safe for us to drink? I feel like people and I should be informed of the risks that human and natural disasters can do to our sites that we get our drinking water from. And we should also be inform if the chemicals that they put in our drinking water are one hundred percent safe. The reason why I chose this topic is because water is a necessity for every human so if we all get informed about this topic we can enforce better laws that can ensure us the best water quality for us to drink.

The overall importance of good quality drinking water to human health cannot be overemphasized. The reliability of drinking water, defined as the availability of good quality drinking water all the time, is therefore an important objective of every government agency, non-government organization or business tasked with the provision of drinking water. For instance the Government of Alberta launched its Water for Life strategy in 2003 to ensure the provision of safe and secure drinking water for its residents in order to achieve a sustainable economy (Alberta Environment n.d.).

It’s no mystery that having clean water is a fundamental element to living in a prosperous society and one of the few things essential for human survival. Water not only sustains our health, but is required in making everything from electronics to clothes. Clean water may seem as ordinary as putting on your shoes, but it’s a daily party of our life that’s being threatened.

Water is the basis of all life on earth and in the last few centuries human activities have degraded our fresh water supply more than any time in history. The Earth needs it to keep its moderate temperatures, vegetation needs it for its cohesive nature, and as a solvent it’s part of almost every chemical reaction inside our bodies. Even our own cells are made of 70% to 95% water. The increasing pollutants we have introduce into our water supply inhibits the properties of water that are so vital to life.

Have you ever heard that water-related diseases cause a death of child every 21 seconds? To sum up, you will find out that there would be 4320 deaths every day, and approximately 1.5 million deaths annually (Prois). Isn’t it a consternating statistic for you? 60 to 70% of a human body is made out of one of the vital elements – water. Therefore, we can survive without food for three weeks, but not water. It is an absolutely different story because every single living cell in a human body does need water for functioning. Thus, you can imagine how miserable the situation in the rural area in Africa is. Apart from that, a bottle of the polluted water can kill Africans because it contains many different kinds of viruses and bacteria. In