Water Purification Techniques
This method uses heat to separate water from impurities.
What is distillation?
Purified water helps prevent these waterborne illnesses.
What is dysentery and cholera?
The solid material left behind after filtration is called this.
What is sediment?
This term describes water that contains dirt, harmful chemicals or waste.
What is polluted water?
Lack of clean water affects this many people worldwide
What is 2 billion.
This household item can filter water though carbon for a better taste
What is a Brita filter?
Water purification helps to reduce the need for these single-use plastic items.
What are plastic water bottles?
The wavelength of UV light kills microorganisms.
What is UV-C light?
Lack of clean drinking water in several countries is known as what global problem?
What is the water crisis?
Building water purification systems in developing countries helps reduce this major cause of child mortality.
What are waterborne diseases?
Leaving clear bottles of water in sunlight can disinfect them using this solar process.
What is UV purification?
Purifying water helps extend the life of household appliances by preventing this mineral buildup.
What is calcium?
This common mineral in hard water can clog pipes and faucets.
What is calcium?
One way to save water at home is to turn off the faucet while doing this thing.
What is brushing teeth?
This UN goal focuses on clean water and sanitation for all.
What is Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6?
This system cleans all water that enters your home.
Clean water reduces harmful runoff which helps to protect what natural resource used for farming/drinking.
What is groundwater?
The physical change in state used in distillation separates pure water from dissolved impurities?
These plants treat sewage and wastewater before returning it safely to the environment.
What are wastewater treatment plants?
Climate change and depleting resources causes increasing pressure on this natural resource.
What is the global freshwater supply?
This process forces water through a semipermeable membrane in order to remove impurities.
What is reverse osmosis?
By reducing pollution, water purification helps to promote this broad environmental concept.
What is sustainability?
Reverse osmosis removes ions and salts through this type of pressure.
What is osmotic pressure?
This innovative process treats wastewater so it can be safely reused for irrigation and industrial purposes.
What is water recycling?
Contaminated water sources can spread across borders making it what kind of concern?
What is a global health crisis?