HUMAN WATER USE

JORGE CAL FOUZ 1º D

 INDEX

1. INTRODUCTION
2. HUMAN WATER USE
3. WATER TREATMENT
4. HOW TO REDUCE WATER USAGE
5. CONCLUSION
6. BIBLIOGRAPHY
 1. INTRODUCTION

• WE ALL NEED WATER TO SURVIVE, WE HAVE TO DRINK WATER REGULARY

• WATER HAS DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS IN OWN BODY:
• IT REGULATES TEMPERATURA
• IT´S NECESARY FOR THE CELLS, ORGANS AND TISSUES
• IT CARRIES NUTRIENTS AND OXYGEN

Fig. 1: Glass of water

 1. INTRODUCTION

• WATER IS SO IMPORTANT THAR OUR BODY IS ABOUT 60% WATER.

• HISTORYCALLY, HUMANS HAVE ALWAYS SETTLED NEAR OF WATER. ABOUT 60%
OF THE WORLD´S POPULATION LIVES ALONG COST OR ESTUARY

Fig.2 Nile River

 2. HUMAN WATER USE

• THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF HUMAN WATER USE

1. CONSUMPTIVE: WATER IS NOT RETURNED TO ITS SOURCE. AGRICULTURE,
INDUSTRY AND DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES CONSUME A LOT OF WATER, AND IN
SOME CASES IT COULD PROVOKE DROUTHS IF IT DOESN´T RAIN ENOUGH

Fig.3 Drought
 2. HUMAN WATER USE

2. NON-CONSUMPTIVE: WATER COMES BACK TO ITS SOURCE. SOME EXAMPLES

ARE HYDROELECTRIC ENERGY AND LEISURE WATER ISN´T CONSUMED.

Fig. 4 Human water use

 3. WATER TREATMENT
Fig. 5 Water treatment plant

• NATURAL WATER CAN CONTAIN CONTAMINANTS AND IT´S NOT SAFE FOR HUMAN
CONSUMPTION. THAT´S THE REASON WHY IT IS TREATED IN LARGE SCALE INDUSTRIAL
PROCESSES.
• THE STEPS OF THE TREATMENT ARE:
1. COLLECTION. WATER IS COLLECTED FROM THE SOURCE
2. COAGULATION. CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES ARE ADDEDE TO REMOVE ANY SOLIDS
3. PURIFICATION. NATURAL WATER IS TRANSFORMED TO DRINKING WATER AT WATER TREATMENT
FACILITIES
4. DISTRIBUTION. THE OBTAINED WATER SAFE TO DRINK IS STORED AND THEN DISTRIBUTED TO ALL
CONSUMERS.
 4. HOW TO REDUCE WATER USAGE

• WATER IS A SCARCE RESOURCE AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE A SUSTAINABLE

WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN, IN ORDER TO HAVE ENOUGH WATER.
• WE CAN TAKE ACTION COLLECTIVELLY OR INDIVIDUALLY:
1. COLLECTIVE ACTION:
• LAWS TO FAVOR REDUCTION IN WATER CONUMPTION
• POLICIES TO REPLACE APPLIAMCES THAT USE LESS WATER
• IMPROVE WATER PURIFYING TECNOLOGIES
 4. HOW TO REDUCE WATER USAGE

2. INDIVIDUAL ACTION:
• AVOID WASHING WATER ON A DAILY BASIS
• INSTALL WATER-SAVING MECHANISMS
• REPAIR DAMAGED PIPES.
 5. CONCLUSION

• HUMANS CAN USE WATER IN TWO WAYS. CONSUMPTIVE OR NON-CONSUMPTIVE

• NATURAL WATER HAS TO BE TREATED SO IT CAN BE CONSUMED BY HUMANS.
• WE NEED TO ACT, COLLECTIVELLY AND INDIVIDUALLY, TO REDUCE WATER USE.
 6. BIBLIOGRAPHY

• HTTPS://WWW.MAYOCLINICHEALTHSYSTEM.ORG/HOMETOWN-HEALTH/SPEAKING-OF-HEALTH/WATER-ESS
ENTIAL-TO-YOUR-BODY

• HTTPS://WWW.EVERYDAYHEALTH.COM/WATER-HEALTH/WATER-BODY-HEALTH.ASPX#:~:TEXT=YOUR%20BO
DY%20USES%20WATER%20IN,EATING%20FOODS%20THAT%20CONTAIN%20WATER

• HTTPS://WWW.EPA.GOV/WATERSENSE/HOW-WE-USE-WATER#:~:TEXT=THE%20EARTH%20MIGHT%20SEE
M%20LIKE,TOO%20INACCESSIBLE%20FOR%20PRACTICAL%20USAGE
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