DocumentCode
603994
Title
Water: An imperative human resource
Author
Sanghavi, Y. ; Balaji, A.
fYear
2013
fDate
9-9 March 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
Throughout history, water purification has been an important part of preserving mankind´s existence, due to the fact that the human population cannot survive without water. It is evident that centuries ago water was being purified and is still being researched and refined today. Water is essential for life, but can quickly become harmful if not managed correctly. Today, there are a plethora of techniques ranging from simple to complex for water purification. This paper aims to educate the importance of water purification and spread awareness of waterborne disease and techniques.
Keywords
diseases; engineering education; environmental engineering; purification; water resources; water treatment; K-12 education; human population; human resource; water purification; waterborne disease; Desalination; Diseases; Education; History; Purification; Water pollution; Civil and environmental engineering; K-12 STEM; sanitation; water purification;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location
Princeton, NJ
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-5622-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISECon.2013.6525227
Filename
6525227
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