Is recycled water really safe to use and drink? Environmental Engineering 3/9/2015 [Type the company name] Satellite A clean water is very essential not just with the environment but most especially among humans. It is important for us to know if the water we drink is clean and safe to drink because we are pertaining to our health. If we drink contaminated water, we are drinking the risk of having bacteria and viruses into our body so it is essential for us to know how safe the water we are drinking is.It has always important for us to sustain our drink and among other living organisms in the environment.Most of the water we use comes from lakes, ocean, and rivers but before we use it, it undergoes many processes to remove such chemicals. In this research, I would like to provide more information about recycled water, is recycled water really safe to use and drink? I would provide the uses of recycled water and lists also the benefits of recycled water. I would also provide a definition of the recycled water and some slogan of recycled water as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2. It is essential for us to know how the recycled water is being used to and being used for. Through the information about recycled water, we would know how safe the recycled water is and how could we used the recycled water. A sustainable water source …show more content…
One of the major risks in using recycled water is enteric illness. Recycled water has microbial pathogens which could cause an effect to human health. Some categories of the microbial pathogens are viruses, bacteria, helminthes, and protozoa. These pathogens could cause sickness to human health like hepatitis, amoebas, diarrhea, and many more. There are main problems arise in long-term contact with recycled water especially in rural and urban communities, recreational areas, occupational sites, schools, subdivisions, and in illegal contacts with the recycled water