Saturday, July 16, 2011

Understand Why Wastewater Treatment Chemicals Have To Be Used

By Adele Bolton


Less than one percent may be used and is readily available. That figure points to the amount of potable water. There are other freshwater that are in other forms that are not accessible for usage. Knowing that much, you would understand why wastewater treatment chemicals are being used to clean up and recycle as much of the used water as possible.

Even if nature can do the job. It would still need help because of the volume of dirt that it needs to clean up. Doing this alone would take time and it would just be too much for nature entirely alone.

You might not be aware of it, but water can be recycled. Those used supply that come from houses and businesses have to be cleaned to be used again. There has to be enough supply to meet the demands of users around the world. A major reason on why this process is done is to remove suspended solids before sending it back to the environment. This may seem vague and you may not see the value, really. So here are a couple of the effects if this process was to be skipped every time.

For protecting the aquatic creatures. They live and breathe this element of nature. Should it become too dirty, there would certainly be species that would get really affected and even become extinct. One event would eventually start another. This may ultimately start a disastrous event for mankind.

This is to care for non-aquatic creatures that still inhabit the area. This pertains to birds and other life forms that depend on beaches and marshes to live. If one species dies, and that species is the main food source for a certain kind of bird, then that bird species will slowly disappear. Many migratory birds also consider these places as their breeding and feeding ground.

Provide a safe recreational place. Beach enthusiasts know how much fun life is when you are on the shore and under the sun. If these polluted liquid were to be placed back to its source, it would get too dirty and dangerous to even wade on. A lifestyle would also disappear.

Prevent health hazards. If the gallons of polluted water were to be sent back to where it came, it may become a breeding ground for germs, bacteria and viruses. Should these pathogens come in contact with any living thing it may spread easily because of how this liquid is found almost anywhere.

If these were all to happen, it would be a disaster. If wastewater treatment chemicals were not used to clean the used liquids, disease causing pathogens will flourish. And because everything is connected in one way or another, every one will suffer.




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