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This document discusses the importance of water for human survival. It notes that water comprises about 60% of the human body, where it performs essential functions like carrying oxygen, aiding digestion, and regulating temperature. Without water, the average person can only survive about 3 days in normal temperatures as dehydration sets in, causing symptoms like dry mouth, swollen tongue, diarrhea, and disorientation. Although the planet is 71% water, most of it is undrinkable saltwater. Of the remaining freshwater, much is locked away or inaccessible. While desalination plants can turn saltwater into freshwater, the process is expensive. Additionally, water pollution from waste, accidents, and runoff contaminates both salt and fresh

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This document discusses the importance of water for human survival. It notes that water comprises about 60% of the human body, where it performs essential functions like carrying oxygen, aiding digestion, and regulating temperature. Without water, the average person can only survive about 3 days in normal temperatures as dehydration sets in, causing symptoms like dry mouth, swollen tongue, diarrhea, and disorientation. Although the planet is 71% water, most of it is undrinkable saltwater. Of the remaining freshwater, much is locked away or inaccessible. While desalination plants can turn saltwater into freshwater, the process is expensive. Additionally, water pollution from waste, accidents, and runoff contaminates both salt and fresh

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KennyVo
December9,2014
Prof.Skidmore
Communication1020
FinalSpeechWaterquality
Nowwhatisoneofthemostimportantthingsforthehumanbody?Wellitswater.So
thissubstancecomprisesabout60%ofourbody.Nowwith60%youcanimagineitdoesquitea
bitforus.Waterisoneofthebasicthingsthatcompriseyourcells,ithelpscarryoxygen
throughoutthebody,ithelpswithdigestionbothwiththecreationofsalivaandwasteremoval,it
alsohelpsregulatebodytemperature,anditalsoactslikealubricateforyourjoints,andafew
otherthings.
Sosaythatyougottrappedonanislandandhavenoaccesstofoodorwaterbutatleast
theweatherisnttoohotortoocold.Howlongwillyoulast?Wellifanyoneweretogowithout
drinkinganywatertheirlifeexpectancywillbeaboutthreeorsodaysinaveragetemperatures.
ThisisamodestestimatethoughandafewsourcesIvefoundthat.Inaroundinaweekisthe
longestbeforedeathiscertainandputtingintoperspectivethatapersoncangoaboutthree
weekswithoutfood,andagainthisisnotsetinstoneanditdependsonthepersonsphysical
conditionandtheenvironment.
Anywaynowwhensomeonerunsoutofwatertheystartdehydrating.Nowwhatexactly
happenswhenyoudehydrate?Wellthelipsbegintodryoutandcrack,yourtongueswellsand
thethroatstartstoburnwhenyoubreathe.Onealsolosescontrolovertheirbowelsleadingto

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diarrheaand/orexcessivevomiting.Youwillalsostarttobecomeverydisorientedwithdizzy
spellsandaremorepronetofainting.Longstoryshortbeingdehydratedisntassimpleasjust
beingverythirsty.
Butwaitweresurroundedbywatersoshouldntbeasimplefix?Imeanourplanetis
madeupof71%water.Soweshouldntbeterriblyworriedaboutrunningoutofthewaterright?
Wellthatwouldbethecaseasidefromthatfactthat96.5%ofthiswaterissaltwater,andthis
shouldnotbeconsumedasisbecausethesalinityisroughlyfourtimemorethanourbodycan
handle.Soifsomeoneweretoconsumequiteabitofsaltwater,andthebodyinanattemptto
balanceoutthesalinitywillhaveyoupurgeitoutofyoursystemthroughthekidneysbutagain
sinceitsmoresaltcontentthanwecanactuallydisposeof,wegetridofmorewaterthanyou
actuallytakeinleadingtodehydration.
Sothatmeansthatweneedtodependonfreshwatertosurvive.Butwaitaminuteoutof
the96.5%issaltintheworldthatonlyleavestheremaining3.5%ofEarthswatertobe
consumablebuttakingaccountthatactually69%ofthatfreshwaterislockedawayinglaciers
andthepolaricecapsandtherestiseitherhiddendeepundergroundoritconsistsoflakesand
rivers.
Althoughthereisawayforpeopletodrinkfromtheoceansafely.Inprogressthereare
theseplantsbeingbuiltcalleddesalinationplants.Toshortentheexplanationtheysoundwhat
thenamesuggests.Theycanturnsaltwatertofreshwater,how?Seawaterispumpedintothe
plantwheretheyfilterthewatertogetridofwhateverwasintheocean,thenfromthatpure
solutiontheyaddsomeextramineralstomimicnaturalfreshwater.Thenthereyouhaveitfresh

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waterreadyforuseandconsumption.althoughthishasissuesbyitselflikethecostofthese
plants,theyrequiteexpensivealsothecostofmakingitapublicutilityisquitepricy.Alsothere
mightbesomeenvironmentalissuesthatitllcause.
Speakingofenvironmentalissuesthereisanotherthingthatrendersthewaterunusable
saltorfreshispollution.Nowtherestheobviouswayofpollutionhappeningsuchasunsafe
disposalofwastebothtoxicandnormalorigin,thentheresaccidentssuchastheoilspillcaused
byBPawhileago.Thenthereisrunoff.Thisispollutionthatiswashedawaybylikelandfills
androadsandlatershowsupintotheenvironmentduetoitnotbeingscreenedorfilteredor
bypassinganykindofsystemputinplace.
Waterisn'tsomethingthatweshouldtakeforgranted,itprovidesusessentially
everythingweuseandconsumeinourdaytodaylives.Sojustkeepthisinmindthenexttime
youholdthatbottledwaterinyourhandthatthisisavaluableresource.

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Freshwaterincomparison,frozenlakesrivers

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