Water by Gurman Atwal https://padlet.com/gurman_a/gvmx7srlb2oz en-us 2018-04-05 17:03:01 UTC 2026-01-21 02:51:55 UTC hello@padlet.com Definition gurman_a https://padlet.com/gurman_a/gvmx7srlb2oz/wish/248964592 Water is colorless, transparent and a tasteless liquid that forms the seas, lakes and rivers. Water is made up of three molecules : two hydrogen and one oxygen. ]]> 2018-04-05 17:03:52 UTC https://padlet.com/gurman_a/gvmx7srlb2oz/wish/248964592 Daily Intake gurman_a https://padlet.com/gurman_a/gvmx7srlb2oz/wish/248966595 We lose water from our body everyday through sweating and urinating. Many people have their own opinions of how much water we should be drinking. But the real answer is 8 ounce glasses which is equivalent to 2 liters and half a gallon (Medical 2017). Females need 1.7 litres.
Medical, O. (2017, August 21). Do I really need to drink 8 glasses of water a day? Retrieved April 06, 2018, from https://www.onemedical.com/blog/live-well/daily-water-intake/]]> 2018-04-05 17:08:33 UTC https://padlet.com/gurman_a/gvmx7srlb2oz/wish/248966595 Water deficiency gurman_a https://padlet.com/gurman_a/gvmx7srlb2oz/wish/248972689 A few things that happen when you don't get enough of water in your body are: 
Fatigue, tiredness, sleepiness
  • Headache
  • Constipation
  • Dizziness
  • Mood change, irritability, increased anxiety
  • Sunken eyes
  • Shriveled skin
  • Muscle cramps
  • Joint aches 
  • dehydration 
]]> 2018-04-05 17:21:50 UTC https://padlet.com/gurman_a/gvmx7srlb2oz/wish/248972689 Facts gurman_a https://padlet.com/gurman_a/gvmx7srlb2oz/wish/248977690 -  only 1% of water supply on earth can be used as drinking water.
- Humans bones are made up of 31% water 
- A person can live a month without food, but only a week without water
- 60% of the human adult body is water.
- Most of the earths surface water is permanently frozen or salty. 


]]> 2018-04-05 17:33:42 UTC https://padlet.com/gurman_a/gvmx7srlb2oz/wish/248977690 Lipids gurman_a https://padlet.com/gurman_a/gvmx7srlb2oz/wish/249272383 Water is the main component that keeps your skin clean without water you have a high chance of getting acne.
- 3.9 trillion gallons of water are consumed in the US per month (Voet 1999)
Voet, Donald; Voet, Judith G.; and Pratt, Charlotte (1999). Fundamentals of Biochemistry. New York: Wiley.]]> 2018-04-06 15:39:04 UTC https://padlet.com/gurman_a/gvmx7srlb2oz/wish/249272383 Water in developing countries gurman_a https://padlet.com/gurman_a/gvmx7srlb2oz/wish/249279635 - Clean, accessible water is critical to human health, a healthy environment, peace and security etc. Yet over 40% of the global population does not have access to sufficient clean water (GOC, 2017)
- Countries should work together to ensure that people have access to safe and affordable drinking water and adequate sanitation and hygiene (GOC, 2017)
- An example of what Canada is doing for countries with a water crisis is:
  • Between 2005 and 2017, Canada provided $40 million to the African Water Facility. This funding supports water infrastructure investments in fragile and post-conflict countries
(GOC, 2017)
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