Water shortage is a situation where the available water cannot meet the demands of the population sufficiently. With the continued rise of population and industrialization, there is so much pressure on water on water sources to serve the growing needs of the people. The rise in demand for water has led to water scarcity due to high usage rates of this natural resource but because water is the basic commodity for all organisms, the current water scarcity, is at the moment, one of the potential sources of conflict in the world today.
Causes of Water Pollution
There are various causes of water pollution. Disposing solid waste in water sources is the main cause of water pollution. Most of these wastes are made of plastics which by nature is non-biodegradable. Plastics take over four hundred years to decompose in water and such, they move in different places until they finally decompose.
Water pollution drastically affects aquatic life. It affects their metabolism, and behavior, and causes illness and eventual death. Dioxin is a chemical that causes a lot of problems from reproduction to uncontrolled cell growth or cancer. This chemical is bioaccumulated in fish, chicken and meat. Chemicals such as this travel up the food chain before entering the human body.
The effect of water pollution can have a huge impact on the food chain. It disrupts the food chain. Cadmium and lead are some toxic substances, these pollutants upon entering the food chain through animals (fish when consumed by animals, humans) can continue to disrupt at higher levels.
Uses for Recycled Water
- Irrigation for agriculture
- Irrigation for landscaping such as parks, rights-of-ways, and golf courses
- Municipal water supply
- Process water for power plants, refineries, mills, and factories
- Indoor uses such as toilet flushing
- Dust control or surface cleaning of roads, construction sites, and other trafficked areas
- Concrete mixing and other construction processes
- Supplying artificial lakes and inland or coastal aquifers
- Environmental restoration
The Benefits of Recycling
Reusing cleaned wastewater for tasks like toilet flushing, irrigation of gardens and farms, recharging groundwater basins, and numerous industrial uses, is known as water recycling, sometimes known as water reuse or water reclamation. This offers numerous cost and resource savings opportunities.
The treatment of wastewater can be customized to meet the requirements of the individual, or enterprise for the water quality needed for reuse. If you use recycled water for irrigation, for instance, it won’t need to go through as much filtering and purification as water used for drinking. Fresh water is limited on the earth, thus recycling and conservation efforts are crucial.
Summary
Upgrading your water treatment here in Kemique Water Soluzione Inc. The capabilities to increase reuse potential and lever extra economic benefits will become more important in the years to come. As new environmental regulation is added and governments interest in the circular economy becomes enshrined in legislation, concentrating on this now, will put you way ahead of the curve.