Water Resources - Dr. Mahmoud Mehanay Lecture Notes
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Water wars and conflict are becoming one of the most strategic and political factors that will change the regular dealing with ______.

it

In terms of quantity, the water resources are facing a crisis based on the fact of limited freshwater resources and the exponential increase in water ______.

demand

Water carries wastes and nutrients throughout the body as it forms the foundation of blood ______; even bone consists of 28%.

plasma

While survival without food is possible for weeks, 3 days without water is very likely to result in an organism’s ______.

<p>death</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the holy Quran and in every religion, water is a secret and represents a holy thing also in every civilization water is the most appreciated blessing and is the main source of ______.

<p>development</p> Signup and view all the answers

Do the unbelievers not see that the heavens and the earth were joined together, and We split them apart. And We made from water every living thing. Will they not ______?

<p>believe</p> Signup and view all the answers

Water makes up over 70% of the human ______

<p>body</p> Signup and view all the answers

Water plays a significant role in modulating ______, climate being the primary predictor of the major ecozones

<p>climate</p> Signup and view all the answers

The lack of water has effect on many pillars of humankind. Familiarity of water crisis allover the world categorizes the water issues into two main pillars (health and ______ pillars)

<p>social</p> Signup and view all the answers

Human health threats from water related resource problems involve both scarcity and quality ______

<p>issues</p> Signup and view all the answers

The developing world in contrast is plagued by the lack of access to water not contaminated by sewage or industrial pollutants which leads to an estimated 4.37 billion cases of ______ each year

<p>disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

Of the afflicted, best estimates indicate that 2 million will die from waterborne, waterwashed, and water-based diseases such as ______, ameobiasis, and shistosomiasis

<p>typhus</p> Signup and view all the answers

The vast majority of these victims are children and when water-related diseases such as malaria are included in the estimate, the death toll increases to nearly 12 million per ______

<p>year</p> Signup and view all the answers

Inputs of chemical pollutants from the permitted, non-permitted, and the accidental releases of industry have contributed to many instances of human ______

<p>toxicity</p> Signup and view all the answers

Cases of human toxicity have even occurred when the water polluted was not potable water, but when the contamination impacted the food ______

<p>chain</p> Signup and view all the answers

Risks of water contamination from current and past pollutant discharges ______

<p>abound</p> Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of the human body is made up of water?

<p>70%</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main source of development in every civilization?

<p>Water</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the two main pillars into which water issues are categorized?

<p>Health and environmental</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the holy Quran and every religion consider water to be?

<p>A secret and represents a holy thing</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary predictor of the major ecozones?

<p>Climate</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the approximate time an organism can survive without water?

<p>3 days</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most critical substance for health, prosperity, and the sustenance of human endeavors?

<p>Water</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the two main pillars categorizing water issues?

<p>Health and social pillars</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the estimated death toll, including water-related diseases such as malaria, due to lack of access to clean water?

<p>Nearly 12 million per year</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary predictor of the major ecozones distributed throughout the ecosphere?

<p>Climate</p> Signup and view all the answers

What causes the death of 2 million people each year from waterborne, waterwashed, and water-based diseases?

<p>Lack of access to clean water</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do inputs of chemical pollutants from industry contribute to?

<p>Instances of human toxicity</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main source of blood and the foundation of planetary circulation?

<p>Water</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what is the most appreciated blessing and the main source of life?

<p>Water</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do the heavens and the earth have in common, according to the holy Quran and every religion?

<p>Water</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role does water play in modulating climate?

<p>Water, along with its unique thermal properties, plays a significant role in modulating climate</p> Signup and view all the answers

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