A successful agricultural industry relies not only on profitable crops and livestock, but also on clean farmland and waterways. When agriculture operations are not managed effectively, they can result in the release of pollutants into waterways. This can have a serious impact on aquatic life, public health, and the economy. Farmland operators have a responsibility to prevent water pollution and protect waterways from the negative impacts of agriculture. In this article, we will discuss how farms pollute water and provide
Did you know that every day, humans produce an enormous amount of wastewater? “Globally, about 359 billion cubic metres of wastewater is produced each year, equivalent to 144 million Olympic-sized swimming pools,” says Edward Jones , PhD researcher at Utrecht University and lead author of the study. Worldwide, it is common practice to pump enormous volumes of wastewater into rivers, oceans and streams. This has extremely negative effects on the environment, fisheries, animals, and that’s not to mention
Your wastewater treatment system is the system that takes wastewater away from your home and treats it so that it can be released back into our natural environment to allow the cycle to begin again. Having a system that works as it should is absolutely vital for the health and well-being of your family, so you must be able to identify problems that are present before they cause too much damage. What to look out for if your system isn’t
Water is a resource that we tend to take for granted far too much. As water is essentially available “on tap” whenever and wherever we need it, it’s a key resource that we can be incredibly wasteful of…without even realising it! Each person in Ireland consumes approximately 150 litres of water every day. To put that into perspective, that’s two whole bathtubs full of water. What is most alarming about this significant daily consumption of water is that a large portion
It is imperative that the water supply of a community be protected from pollution and contamination. Looking at the bigger picture, effluent must be monitored closely as it can cause damage and harm to plant and wildlife that are dependent on watercourses around a specific area. An unchecked flow of polluted water can damage sewers and can cause harm to people handling the contaminated water. Read on to learn more about effluent, the laws that keep it from bodies of
While you will find that some properties have a septic tank, others will have a wastewater treatment system. Both systems have basically the same function, which is to breakdown and dispose of waste effectively, efficiently and safely from your property. Having said this, there are some notable differences between them, and these differences are primarily based around how they break down and dispose of the waste. To help you decide which system would be best for you, let’s take a
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