Water,%20Water,%20Everywhere

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Water, Water, Everywherebut not a drop to drink
CO LLEGE STUDENTS
WITH A C ONSCIENCE
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Thirst
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The Body Without Water
Body is Immobilized
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Slight Fever
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Death
Swanson, Peter. Water The Drop of Life. pg. 9
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Masai Family
American family
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Each person in an African Masai family generally
lives on one gallon of water per day.
In contrast, each person in a family in Los
Angeles uses approximately 130 gallons of water
per day.
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Swanson, Peter. Water The Drop of Life. pg. 9
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Differences in Usage despite equal bodily needs
Availability and Wealth affect amount of water
used
Swanson, Peter. Water The Drop of Life. pg. 9
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Differences in Annual Water Usage in cubic meters
per person
Africans 186
South Americans 311
North Americans 1,280
Asians 535
Europeans 694
Barlow, Maude and Tony Clarke. Blue Gold The
fight to Stop the Coproate Theft of the Worlds
Water. Pg. 56. New Press New York. 2002
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Water Availability
Despite the earths surface being covered with
70 water
2 of the freshwater is locked up in glaciers,
snow, and icebergs
97 of the earths water is saltwater
lt1 freshwater remains in ponds, lakes, rivers,
and groundwater
Swanson, Peter. Water The Drop of Life. pg. 9
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Industrial, Agricultural, and human wastes
Waterborne diseases and Chemical contamination
Every 8 seconds, a child dies of a water-related
disease
15 million people are killed annually
Swanson, Peter. Water The Drop of Life. pg. 9
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Where is Most of our Water Used?
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• Dont let the faucet run while
• Brushing your teeth saves 3
  gallons/day
• Shaving
• 3) Doing dishes
• Other
• 1) Dont use the toilet as a waste basket saves
  4-5 gallons per flush
• 2) Wear clothes multiple times before washing.

Showers 1) Shortening your showers by one or
two minutes can save up to 700 gallons a
month 2) Turn water off while soaping up 3)
Brave the initial cold water while it is heating
up 4 ) Install a low-flow showerhead
More water saving tips can be found at
http//www.waterconserve.info/links/Protection_and
_Solutions/Conservation/
http//www.monolake.org/socalwater/wctips.htmtopt
en
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Idea for layout. Note that you can laminate them
so that RAs can reuse it!
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About the creator of this bulletin board

• Brenton Hull is a third year Resident Assistant
  at the University of Pittsburgh.
• Since hes curious about where this board will
  end up next, please send him a brief email at
  Brentonh_at_gmail.com