Water
Importance, and pollution sources
"Water is a basic requirement,
because life in all its forms depends
upon the fate of the rights linked to it
and the UAE one of the countries
which sought the rights since ancient
times to provide water for drinking
and irrigation, as evidenced by the
rest of the effects of irrigation canals,
wells and springs that have been
used, and our duty to develop
sources water and preserve it "
Zayed Bin Sultan mercy upon him “ UAE President
Water Importance
Water is essential and fundamental for social and economic
development of sustainable human, so they must be used in an
appropriate manner
Home: cleaning, drinking, ablutions, cooking
Industry: Manufacturing of paper, napkins,
electric power generation
Agriculture: irrigation of crops
Tourism: water sports, fishing
.
Electric power
generation
Facts about UAE
Area: 83,600 km 2
Latitude: 22 and 26.5
Longitude :51 -56.5
Climate: desert
Rainfall: 110 mm / year
Average maximum temperature: 20-36
Period of the solar brightness: 4 - 7.9 kW / m 2 / h
Along the coast: 734 km
Air relative humidity: 27-85%
Per capita consumption of water
Africa
1
Gallon
s per
capita
Jordan
32
Gallons
per capita
Canada
79
Gallons
per
capita
UAE
500
Gallons
per capita
Resources of water in the UAE
Treated water
3%
Northern
Emirates
Desalinated
water
7.9%
Sharjah
31.6%
Dubai
Surface
water
57.5%
Abu Dhabi
Ground
water
15%
Runoff
Rain
75%
Evaporation
10%
Water
gathered
Runoff
Rain
Underground
water
Surface
water
Treatment
plant, sewage
Water
treatment
filters
The cost of production and distribution of water in the UAE
Cost production of 1000 gallons of
desalinated water
AED 9
Water pollution
First - Freshwater
.
Secondly - sea
.
Pollution of fresh water
Fresh water is the water human uses in the
preparation of his food. The most important factors that
cause the pollution of fresh water as follows:
Lack of clean water tanks periodically
. the disposal of its waste in
Inadequate sanitation and
suitable ways
Disposal of industrial waste without treatment, but are dealt with in part.
Contamination of ground water with some minerals such
as iron, manganese, lead, pesticides and others.
The impact of pollution of fresh water on human health and animal
Diseases, including:
Typhoid
Cholera
Dysentery of all kinds
. Hepatitis.
Malaria.
Liver disease
Methods of pollution of the marine
environment
Oil resulting from the water balance and
incidents of sinking ships and tankers
Sewage and industrial
.
The effects of marine pollution
Harm to other living beings:
Damage to fish
Migration of seabirds.
Damage to coral reefs, which are
Food, accommodation and
environment for many marine fish
also affect the diving tourism
Guidelines to curb water pollution
Don`t use well water for drinking unless making
sure of their safety for human consumption
Maintain the groundwater and the rationalization of
consumption and protect it from pollution.
Ensure the cleanliness of drinking water reservoirs
and not left open or sealed to prevent entry of dust
and insects in it, which leads to water pollution.
Guidelines to curb water pollution
Must ensure the cleanliness and safety of containers used to
.
store water.
Lack of oil or oily mixture into the marine environment
Not to deliver sewage in the marine environment
.
Do not store bottles of water under the direct rays of the sun so
as not to lead to a change in physical properties of water.
“We made from water every living thing”
From the Holy Quran