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Module 1 Water Human Needs PDF
Module 1 Water Human Needs PDF
HUMAN NEEDS
Danilo V. Ravina, NAMPAP - Cebu
Distributed as follows:
1. Salt water 67%
2. Fresh water 3%, where it is divided as:
2a. Frozen in the polar ice caps 2%
2b. Global water source 1%
Water Demand
1. Nourishment
2. Cleaning & Hygiene
3. Protective use
4. Ornamental use
5. Ceremonial use
1. Physical Characteristics
a. Turbidity
b. Color
c. Taste
d. Odor
d. Temperature
NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES COUNCIL
2. Chemical Characteristics
a. Hardness
b. Alkalinity and Acidity
c. Carbon Dioxide
d. Dissolved Oxygen
e. Organic Nitrogen
f. Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)
g. Iron & Manganese
h. Toxic substances
i. Phenolic compounds
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Problem: Pollution
Cause: Contamination by organic matter or sewage
(pathogenic bacteria)
Effect: Disease
Correction: Chlorination
b. Evapotranspiration Loop
c. Groundwater Loop
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