(#1)
Designated use of the water body - What the purpose is for the water being 'used.'
Water quality to protect the other qualities of water - Basically, to make sure good quality water and not-so-good quality water do not intermingle.
___going along with the water quality are the anti-degradation policies created to maintain and protect existing uses and maintain the little amount of high-quality water.
The last one covers a broad spectrum of policies that address specific implementation issues.
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Nodrinking water and water for recreational use do not have the same standards.The first water quality standard is the designated use of the body of water. Recreational uses consist of anything you do for fun involving water. Usually included are the human activities of swimming, diving, water skiing, and many more. All of these activities have the water affecting the outside of the body, where you have skin between yourself and murky water; meanwhile, drinking water affects the inside of a human body. Humans need to have different standards for water based on the uses of them.
-Clayton Frink -Katie Smith -Jeff Orne
P.S. Clayton apparently lost his copy, so he had to do it over.
What is an example of the difference between the levels for different uses?
ReplyDeleteGood work on the comparison of the two standard of water to the human body.
ReplyDeleteFor recreation use of water, what about the water entering the body through the mouth for activities like swimming?
ReplyDeleteI might expand on the first section a bit, if more information can possibly be elaborated on.
ReplyDeleteWhat are some chemical differences in drinking vs non-drinking water?
ReplyDeleteThe difference is pretty much that non-drinking water, or water that would be considered unsafe for consumption, contains many inorganic and organic chemicals that cause harm to humans. Inorganic chemicals in water like fluoride can cause bone disease, and organic chemicals in water like endothall can cause stomach and intestinal problems. However, in water that would be considered "drinking water" or safe for humans to consume, these chemicals are either completely removed or enough is removed that there are no heath risks.
DeleteWhat standards are used/can be used to determine water quality?
ReplyDeleteIf you want to determine the water quality of a specific source of water, numerous tests can be done. You can test the pH levels of the water, which will be a great indicator of the water quality. Several pH levels are below for determining water quality:
Delete6.5-7.5 = Excellent
6.0-6.4, 7.6-8.0 = Good
5.5-5.9, 8.1-8.5 = Fair
<5.5 or >8.6 = Poor
One can also test the dissolved oxygen rates in a body of water to test its quality. In addition, water quality is much lower when it rains than when it doesn't rain, due to the fact that water carries run-off to the water, thus diminishing its quality.
What are the most effective ways to test this quality? Also what are the most common?
DeleteDoes drinking water or water for recreational use have to be more 'pure'/clean?
ReplyDeleteDrinking water must be of a higher quality, due to the fact that it is exposed to the interior of the human body. However, recreational water does not have to be as pure, due to the fact that recreational water isn't exposed to the interior of the body, but rather the exterior of the body.
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