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WaterByte #19 - Our Water Footprint
This podcast is a skit where a teacher introduces the concept of the water footprint to her students.
Length: 5 minutes, 38 seconds
Script: Click here to download a PDF of the script and references
(image from mag3737 on flickr)
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WaterByte #18 - Water Competition and Conflict
This is a podcast that talks about competition and conflict involving water between various regions. It touches on places throughout the world, such as Africa, the Middle East, and the United States. Water competition and conflict is a worldwide problem that affects millions and millions of people.
Length: 6 minutes, 11 seconds
Script: Click here to download a PDF of the script and references
(Image from Julien Harneis in flickr)
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WaterByte #16 - Water and the Shale
This podcast focuses on the issue of water quality in relation to drilling in the Marcellus Shale. The drilling, also known as natural gas extraction, is done through a process called hydraulic fracturing. Fracturing involves dangerous chemicals that often find their way to local water supplies, harming the environment and public health.
Length: 6 minutes, 2 seconds
Script: Click here to download a PDF of the script and references
(Image from Marcellus Protest in flickr)
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WaterByte #15 - Water Pollution
This podcast discusses various water pollutants and why they are harmful to the environment. Organic pollutants and inorganic pollutants are defined, and examples are given as to what causes these problems in the United States and abroad.
Length: 6 minutes, 38 seconds
Script: Click here to download a PDF of the script and references
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WaterByte #14 - The Shortage, Rising Demand, and Dwindling Supply of World-Wide Water
There are many water problems in the world, but a lot of countries face the issue of actually running out. The rising demand of water strains the small amount of water we have, causing the world-wide supply to dwindle. All three of these water problems are caused by agricultural, domestic, and industrial use throughout the world, and can only be fixed through conservation and smart water usage.
Length: 5 minutes, 58 seconds
Script: Click here to download a PDF of the script and references
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WaterByte #13 - The World of Water and Water Borne Diseases
Summary: Where do water borne diseases come from? What in the man made and natural environment gets into water and makes people sick? This podcast looks at some of the different causes of diseases in water and why that is.
Length: 4 minutes, 50 seconds
Script: Click here to download a PDF of the script and references
Female Guinea worm, Dracunculus medinensis, from a sufferer. Image from flickr.
Links: http://news.myjoyonline.com/health/201103/63069.asp http://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/32/16/cholera-control-in-ghana.html http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/west_nile_virus/ http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1707059_1524049,00.html http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/malaria/overview.html
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WaterByte #12 - Industrialization, Urbanization, and The Role of Water
Length: 5 minutes, 47 seconds
Script: Click here to download a PDF of the script and references
The destruction of wildlife habitats, the loss of water for evaporation and hence a reduction in rainfall, and other unforseen environmental fall-outs have proved devastating. Urbanization, altered flows and draining wetlands all contribute to the growing problems.
Photo: Urbanization in Asia, from United Nations Photo on flickr.
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WaterByte #11 - The Organization Water Without Borders
Length: 5 minutes, 11 seconds
Script: Click here to download a PDF of the script & references
Water Without Borders is a charitable organization that helps people all throughout the world gain access to clean drinking water. Water Without Borders is involved in many different regions, including Kenya, Haiti, Honduras, and South Dakota. This podcast also contains an interview with the organization's founder, Mr. Franklin Evert. Overall, it will be shown that Water Without Borders is a positive force in the struggle to attain safe, clean water for all humans.
(Picture of Jacmel, Haiti, one of the cities in which Water Without Borders is involved) (Photo source)
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