Bottled Water
What are the environmental impacts of bottled water?
1.5 million tons of plastic used to make bottles production of plastic bottles burns 1.5 million barrels of oil
What is the main source of bottled water
75% of water comes from natural resources ( lakes, rivers) 25% comes from municipal tap sources
What are the social impacts of bottle water?
Bottled Water Industry can take over fresh water resources used by communities.
How would a political economy approach perceive the case of bottled water?
By primitive accumulation where water is appropriated and turned from a commodity than sold back for a profit.
Tap water is regulated under what regulatory body?
Environmental Protection Agency
Is bottled water safer than tap water? why or why not?
Plastic and bacteria from bottle use may pose health threats.
Perceptual Scarcity
Water is perceived to be scarce or potential hazardous
What can we do to solve the fresh water problem?
manufacture demand
Define groundwater
freshwater found beneath the earth surface
What are the three types of scarcity associated with freshwater resources?
hydrological scarcity,Techno-electronic, perpetual scarcity
Hydrological Scarcity
lack of water due to climatological or hydrological reasons
Tehcno- economic scarcity
lack of water due to lack of infrastructure or treatment due to underdevelopment
Define desalinization and describe some drawbacks?
processing of water to remove salt and other minerals - it is expensive and energy intensive -cost up to three times more for the consumer
Define surface water
water that flows over or is found on the surface of the earth including rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds