Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Water Purification Methods and Poverty Traps

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Your goal:  To create your own idea of what a poverty trap is.

To start, read 
http://www.theglobalist.com/storyid.aspx?StoryId=5032 


In environmental science, we need to look at the world as a whole in terms of sustainability.   If individuals matter, we need to look at natural capital, solutions, tradeoffs, degradation and still consider the fact that individuals matter.  



How does water quality connect with the following image


To answer this question, we need to look at water treatment options

How does a desalination plant work?
Build your own chlorinator


Biosand Water Filters

Water Buffer Strips

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