Archives: <span>Glossary Entries</span>

HYGIENE

Hygiene brings a higher level of importance than any other topic because this determines our lives no matter what way we look at it. This has a huge impact here in our community in the way we can function and get things done otherwise we would be in the same …

Population Growth

Population Growth refers to the number of people in an area that either grows or declines within a certain amount of time because of natural occurrences. This could be because of environmental factors or personal reasons, such as people moving due to new career opportunities.

Water Quality

Water quality refers to the state of a body of water, including its chemical and physical state. This is usually measured in terms of suitability for a certain purpose, such as drinking or swimming.

Sanitation

Sanitation is a process that purifies and cleans wastewater by eliminating pollutants and impurities. It is the removal of sewage, liquid, and semi-liquid waste from sewage and treatment sites through a group of biological, physical, and chemical processes to form clean drinkable, and usable water for consumers.  

Cooperation

In order for solutions to the world’s water problems to work, transnational cooperation is key. All countries must unite to contribute financially and technologically to ensure that people in all countries, rich and poor, have access to sanitary water.

Participation

Participation is a collective part of every active member of a nation, community, individual, groups, households actively participating in keeping our water clean and utilization by consciously taking necessary steps to ensure to do there part to conserve and at the same time warranting optimal hygiene practice.

Wastewater

Water which is contaminated with substances such as human waste, oils, and chemicals due to it being used for various functions including cooking, cleaning, and flushing, or by storm runoff from industrial surfaces like roads and roofs.