Clean Water

 This week, for the “What’s Happening Here? What’s Happening There?” post, I wanted to focus on this specific issue within my topic about how the quality of clean water is very important.



    The Conservation Law Foundation website provides information about how PFAS pollution is a big problem in New Hampshire. There has been documentation of problems with PFAS in Dover, Rochester and Hampton. PFAS stands for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and are a group of man-made chemicals that includes PFOA, PFOS, GenX, and many other chemicals. PFAS in New Hampshire water isn’t fatal normally but can cause health issues over time.




    Clean water is also an issue in Africa. Africa doesn’t necessarily have the same problems as New Hampshire, Africa’s water problem is a lot more detrimental. From the Water Project website, it states that “Young children die from dehydration and malnutrition, results of suffering from diarrheal illnesses that could be prevented by clean water and good hygiene”. This isn’t a problem in New Hampshire because we have lots of water sources and better technology to clean our water which Africa doesn’t have.





    In Africa the water problem is very relevant and most people know about it, In New Hampshire since the water problem isn’t as big, not as many people know about it. In New Hampshire there is only a PFAS problem where in Africa there is a contamination problem as a whole because they aren’t as clean there with the water they have. Both problems are similar in some way because they both have chemicals in the water which is a problem. For Africa to have a solution to the water crisis they would need filtrations systems or a new source of clean water.



    Even though water problems might not be talked about a lot, they are definitely there. Everyday people are working on how to fix the water crisis in Africa and the PFAS problem in New Hampshire.








Works Cited

“Water In Crisis - Spotlight Africa: Rural and Urban Issues.” The Water Project, thewaterproject.org/water-crisis/water-in-crisis-rural-urban-africa. 

“Water Scarcity in Africa.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 30 Dec. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_scarcity_in_Africa. 

Sexton, Adam. “PFAS Detected at New Hampshire Fire Academy.” WMUR, WMUR, 1 Nov. 2018, www.wmur.com/article/pfas-detected-at-new-hampshire-fire-academy/24497676. 

@TomIrwinNH, Tom Irwin |. “Tackling Toxic Chemicals in New Hampshire's Drinking Water.” Conservation Law Foundation, 17 Jan. 2019, www.clf.org/blog/toxic-chemicals-new-hampshires-drinking-water/. 

Comments

  1. AnonymousJanuary 8, 2021 at 9:05 AM

    Very thought-provoking article. It was both interesting and factual. I think it's important for those of us in highly developed countries with abundant access to clean water, to be reminded often, that so many people around the globe are not nearly as lucky. You did a good job of appealing to your reader's emotions. You also did a nice job of highlighting how, even in places like NH, where we do not have to worry about where our next drink of water will come from, we still have ongoing issues with our water supply that need to be dealt with.

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 8, 2021 at 9:23 AM

    Very interesting! But, I did not know what those abbreviations stand for without looking them up.

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    1. AnonymousJanuary 15, 2021 at 12:37 PM

      Thank you! I'll definitely take that into consideration on my future posts.

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  3. ZachJanuary 8, 2021 at 1:10 PM

    This was well written but it was hard to know what the abbreviations were without looking them up. But, overall this was a really good at connecting the two issues together.

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  4. Ms. LaClairJanuary 10, 2021 at 5:25 PM

    One of my good friends works for the Water Project. What do they do to help solve the water problems in Africa? Also, what causes the problems in both places? Discussing causes and solutions would have been a way to more fully develop your ideas.

    Don't forget alphabetical order for citations.

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2021 at 1:10 PM

    I didn't know that this was such a big issue and you made it clear to me what's happening. It was also written very well.

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