WaterWater

Importance, and pollution sourcesImportance, and pollution sources

"Water is a basic requirement, because life in all its forms depends upon the fate of the rights linked to it and the UAE one of the countries which sought the rights since ancient times to provide water for drinking and irrigation, as evidenced by the rest of the effects of irrigation canals, wells and springs that have been used, and our duty to develop sources water and preserve it "Zayed Bin Sultan mercy upon him “ UAE President

Water Importance Water Importance

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Water is essential and fundamental for social and economic development of sustainable human, so they must be used in an appropriate manner

Home: cleaning, drinking, ablutions, cooking

Industry: Manufacturing of paper, napkins, electric power generation

Agriculture: irrigation of crops

Tourism: water sports, fishing

Electric power generation

Area: 83,600 km 2

Latitude: 22 and 26.5Longitude :51 -56.5

Climate: desertRainfall: 110 mm / year

Period of the solar brightness: 4 - 7.9 kW / m 2 / h

Along the coast: 734 km

Facts about UAE

Average maximum temperature: 20-36

Air relative humidity: 27-85%

Jordan

Per capita consumption of water

UAEAfrica Canada

1Gallons per capita

32Gallons per capita

79Gallons per capita

500   Gallons per capita

Resources of water in the UAE

Rain Treated water

57.5%Abu Dhabi

Groundwater

Surface water

Desalinated water

10%Water gathered

75%Evaporation15%

Runoff31.6%Dubai

7.9%Sharjah

3%Northern Emirates

Rain

Surface water

Underground water

Runoff

Treatment plant, sewage

Water treatment filters

The cost of production and distribution of water in the UAE

Cost production of 1000 gallons of desalinated water

AED 9

Water pollution

First - Freshwater

..Secondly - sea

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Pollution of fresh water

Lack of clean water tanks periodically..

Fresh water is the water human uses in the preparation of his food. The most important factors that cause the pollution of fresh water as follows:

Inadequate sanitation and the disposal of its waste in suitable ways

Disposal of industrial waste without treatment, but are dealt with in part.

Contamination of ground water with some minerals such as iron, manganese, lead, pesticides and others.

The impact of pollution of fresh water on human health and animal

Diseases, including:

Typhoid

Dysentery of all kinds.. .. Hepatitis

.. Malaria

Liver disease

Cholera

Methods of pollution of the marine environment

Sewage and industrial

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Oil resulting from the water balance and incidents of sinking ships and tankers

The effects of marine pollution

Harm to other living beings:

Damage to fish

.. Migration of seabirds

Damage to coral reefs, which are  Food, accommodation and environment for many marine fish also affect the diving tourism

Don`t use well water for drinking unless making sure of their safety for human consumption

Maintain the groundwater and the rationalization of consumption and protect it from pollution.

Guidelines to curb water pollution

Ensure the cleanliness of drinking water reservoirs and not left open or sealed to prevent entry of dust and insects in it, which leads to water pollution.

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Not to deliver sewage in the marine environment..

Guidelines to curb water pollution

Must ensure the cleanliness and safety of containers used to store water.

Lack of oil or oily mixture into the marine environment

Do not store bottles of water under the direct rays of the sun so as not to lead to a change in physical properties of water.

“We made from water every living thing”

From the Holy Quran