Safe Drinking=Safe Living. Hydration is an Elixir most important basic need after air(Oxygen). As water isn’t H20 only but its also dissolved invisible but useful minerals and toxic substances that matter to our LIFE.
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Yesterday I felt bad and sad, after my friends informed me that they fell severely sick since 4days they had drank water at their School-college. So I felt bad as the water was contaminated and wasn’t safe, and sad that they trusted blindly a water source that I too had consumed and it could have been me too.
So a Junior like Watson Hemson-questions us:
1. Why did they fall sick and loose health & school days?.
2. How can I drink anything Safely?
Q1. Why did they fall sick and loose health & school days?
My Friends drank contaminated Water mistaking it to be safe without anyway of testing or checking Water-Safety.
As India is a High Water Stressed & Risked Place due to multiple factors. which need to acknowledge and develop best practices for Self-Safety. we are listing few strategies which can prevent drinking harm and help in Personal Child Water-Safety.
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/deaths-due-to-unsafe-water-sources
Q2: How can I drink anything Safely?
Doing Due Diligence before Drinking anything can help save ones life.
https://www.cdc.gov/drinking-water/index.html
Few Tips on PWS.
- Know Your Water & Hydro Source for every drop one drinks. Be sure of its Safety and Credibility. (From proper Safe water source and processing). at Home, School or work..etc..
- Avoid Drinking outside unknown water, Carry your own water as much as possible while travelling from home.
- Always look and check water before Drinking. even if water dispenser, inspect the Container, Tank, Tap, Tab & Tumbler.
- Don’t drink water at unknown and unclean places or surrounding with low hygiene, flies.. etc or Stored for long time..eg public handled water or bottles have higher risk of contamination or degradation.
- Prefer Filtered, Packed or Brand RO water, Boiled water over municipal tap water. with higher quality control.
References & Resources:
https://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/teaching_materials/water_science_society/student_materials/837
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