While thinking about what I wanted to do for my research topic I obviously wanted to do something that was important to me or at least something that interested me. As I have said before I would hardly consider myself an environmentalist but one thing that I have always enjoyed is the water. When I went to go see the movie Flow it really got me thinking about water in a way that I really never had before. It got me thinking about water as a natural resource and a limited one at that. We as a society consume freshwater at an alarming rate while hardly considering the effects of doing so. I use water every day and never have I ever stopped to think about the water cycle and what a truly amazing process it really is. My family and I love going to the lake and always get upset when we see such a beautiful landscape littered with trash and pollution.
While researching this topic I would like to examine what are the biggest threats of pollution that are facing our freshwater supply today. I would also like to research the differences between the core and periphery. Also, I would like to focus on the cycle of water when dealing with sanitation and sewage. Ultimately I would like to find out what effects we, as humans, have on the cycle of water.
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cycle of water and out effects on it. Threats to freshwater supply. Will you focus on the US? Pollution of water is huge topic, from dumping to run-off from farms and former forests to grond water contamination. Then there's use issues where it is scarse.
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After further thought about my topic I chose to focus on how we as a society affect the water supply. While keeping in mind that this water is a limited natural resource, the effects we have on it are that much more important. One other thing I really wanted to focus on was the differences between the consumption of water between the core and periphery countries. How is water consumption different between the United States and Haiti? Are the contributions to water pollution in the core the same as the periphery? Is it possible to focus on both of these topics or is it still too broad?
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