Transparency: Drinking Water
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Posted: March 23, 2009 at 8:00 am
It’s the source of life but it’s also the cause of a lot of unnecessary death. In places where clean water isn’t available, water-related diseases like cholera cause massive diarrhea, dehydration, and thousands of deaths each day. Affordable water-treatment solutions exist. We’d like to see them flourish.














DISCUSSION: 9 Comments
No…this is completely arbitrary and makes no sense
What didn’t make sense about it? Some of the information like the amount of bacteria doesn’t really carry any weight, but the statistics on deaths and other social impacts are correct, and the water treatment methods would certainly cut into these numbers.
i dug it. what gets me (and hopefully others) is how simple some of the solutions to such big problems are.
I believe the information makes perfect sense. I understand that the information on the bacteria was included for scientific purposes. Some of the comments left by the responders do not realize that what you cannot see can kill you. Just like the bacteria in meat that you buy at the grocery store. You cannot see it, but it can make you sick or even kill you if the meat is not stored properly or cooked for that matter. The bottom line is that statistics on bacteria is good to know.
why dont you guys do a video on the dangers of the Fluoride we put in the drinking water?
The reason fluoride was left out is probably having to do with chemistry. Oxygen is poisonous in high quantities, yup you read me right. There is such a thing as oxygen poisoning which is why you don’t fill divers tubes with oxygen only. The same applies to fluoride. In large quantities it’s a rat poison but in smaller quantities it’s not so dangerous.
agreed, fluoride in small doses it helps prevent cavities too!
Got here through a hippity-hop of websites in my search for content on preparing good presentation graphics. Link was in the GarrReynolds site.I’m not interested in a debate on accuracy of content, or hierarchy of importance on green topics. I just want to compliment the video production team:Downright FANTASTIC graphics, EXCELLENT protrayal of crisp, clean thought. Simple. Basic. Impacting. Way to go!
well, what you depicted in the video is real hard fact. the government should spend lots of money on sanitation to prevent spread of diseases!