Staying hydrated is highly beneficial to several aspects of your health. The benefits of drinking enough water are many and varied, helping you maintain a healthy weight, improve your moods and brain function, and so much more. While these benefits are well-established, not all types of water have them. Here is a guide to the […]
When you hear the phrase “water treatment,” what comes to mind is probably processes through which water is purified to remove harmful substances and make it fit for drinking. Although drinking water purification is a significant example of water treatment, the process is far broader than this alone. Water is used for a wide range […]
About 70% of the human body is made up of water, and the average human being cannot survive for more than three days without this unique compound. Given that water is the primary component of blood, urine, sweat, tears, and so much more, the human body requires a constant supply to survive. On average, you […]
Heavy metals are elements that have a density ranging between 3.5 g/cm3 to above 7 g/cm3. These heavy metals have a long half-life and they are non-biodegradable. Membrane filtration, chemical precipitation, adsorption, electro-coagulation, chelation, inverse osmosis and ion exchange are some of the methods to remove heavy metals from raw water. However, the preferred methodology for the removal of […]
Although a number of remote locations and villages still depend on rivers, streams and lakes for the supply of drinking water, town areas, suburbs and cities are harvesting underground water for daily consumption, through digging of wells and drilling of Boreholes. The government also provides boreholes at strategic places as part of the effort to […]
It is established by scientific research that whenever the body (through its nervous system) send the signal of thirst through the brain to the throat, the body is really dehydrated and needs water. It follows that a consistent pattern of habitual drinking of water should be cultivated. The human body weight consists about 60-70 percent […]
Water is an important determinant in the growth of plants or crops. The phenomenon which explains the conversion of water and carbon dioxide into food using the light energy from sun is Photosynthesis. Irrigation, a bail-out from erratic or little rainfall, is an artificial or man-made system of water application to farmland to meet crops […]
Many healthy living tips and parameters are being prescribed all around the globe. It appears, however, that many of these have emphasized certain practices, downplaying what comes into our body – water, especially. Living organisms depend on water than they acknowledge. The survival of plants and animals – also the sustainability of the environment – […]
The domestic use of water includes cooking, drinking, bathing and washing. In this age, this only amounts to a fraction of daily water use. There are other needs and purposes which our waters serve us. For instance, there is a volume of water required to convey a vessel or a large ship. We conclude that the […]
