Historical Overview of Water Sustainability and Treatment
Write a 1050- to 1,400-word paper investigating a historical water contamination event. Examples include but are not limited to:
- BP Oil Spill
- Japanese Tsunami of 2011
- Walkerton, Ontario E. coli contamination
- Elk River (West Virginia) contamination, 2014
- Camp Lejeune water contamination
- Drinking Water Contamination in Flint (Michigan)
Research your chosen historical water contamination event.
Answer the following questions in your paper:
- What were the results of the contamination on the water supply? Link the impacts to the key components of the hydrologic cycle.
- What were the results of the contamination on the environment?
- What treatment processes were used to remove the contamination?
- What were the economic impacts of the contamination event?
- What lesson about water was learned from your research?
Provide sufficient details, including data, specific location, specific examples, etc. to be more comprehensive and persuasive.
Include a minimum of two references from peer-reviewed sources.
Include an introduction and a conclusion. A good introduction provides an overview of what the paper is about and why the topic was selected. A good conclusion provides a wrap-up of what was discussed and includes key take home message(s).
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.