Water Purification and Civilization
March 12th, 201024 comments »
Water: the most valuable resource on earth. Wars have been fought over it, religions worshiped it. It has influenced civilization, migration patterns and resources. Now the question of purification is one of the most vital scientific and social sciences.
An estimated one-eighth of the world population suffers from a lack of clean water. Disease, filth and pollution lower the quality of life. Droughts follow the deforestation and devastation of progress, industry, mining and war.
New advancements are being made every day. Fundraisers are held to buy pumps and purification units for isolated villages. Chemicals, organics and microbes are studied to see if maybe they hold the key to the world’s biggest danger.
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