Resolving the worldwide problem of inadequate drinking water and sanitation is particularly challenging because of its fragmented, dispersed nature. In rural areas alone in Latin America, Asia and Africa, hundreds of thousands of disparate communities need adequate supplies of drinking water. There is not one answer or one type of project that will solve the global drinking water problem. Unlike an inventor of a vaccine, no one person will find a cure. But the problem's fragmented nature means that there are many ways for governments, institutions and individuals to respond (1) Save the Water™ responds by providing the research and analytical scientific component to solve the problem.
Save the Water™ is a non-profit organization dedicated to excellence in water quality. We provide water analysis and water treatment research.
Save the Water™ improves the health of all the people it serves by identifying noxious chemicals, pollutants and carcinogens in their drinking water supply, and by finding methods to remove them.
Save the Water™ works in concert with other world organizations associated with producing safe, life sustaining sources of water, as well as sanitation projects, water analysis services and state of the art contaminant assessment services. After a decade of research looking for an effective way to make necessary advances in solving the world water crisis, Save the Water™ has concluded that water analysis and water contaminant research are the most important factors in addressing the growing problem of unsafe water worldwide.
The CAS Registry count for organic and inorganic chemicals as of January 2, 2009 is:
41,785,751 organic and inorganic substances
60,593,275 sequences
These are the number of chemicals that are found in nature and have been synthesized commercially and registered with the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS). Currently, there are approximately 100,000 chemicals in commercial use in the U.S. Water is the universal solvent, everything dissolves in water. So it is understandable that the thousands of man-made chemicals we manufacture will find their way into the water supply.
According to The United Nations Environment Program website:
There is concern that many of these (new chemicals) have not been tested for their full range of health and environmental effects including their potential to disrupt the hormonal systems of animals and human beings.
Also, the U.S. E.P.A, known as the best environmental protection agency in the world, regulates only 176 chemicals. Far fewer chemicals than the amount currently found in the US water supply. Recently it has been in the news that pharmaceuticals and prescription drugs have been found in our drinking water. The water contamination problem is far more widespread than once believed, as there are hundreds of thousands of chemicals in our water that we dont currently know how to test for. That is the global mission of Save the Water™: To research and find unidentified chemicals in the water supply, wherever there is concern for contamination. If we know a certain chemical is in the water, then we can address the method for removing it.
Save the Water™ will build a state of the art laboratory and initially staff it with six scientists and support staff. This laboratory will perform all existing tests known to science and begin research on new, suspected chemicals that show signs of being deleterious to human and animal well being. Industrial chemicals and their uses are well known. However, the health impact of most industrial chemicals is still only partially known. And, while it has been proven that some industrial chemicals are quite dangerous, what begs further scientific analysis is whether we are ingesting those chemicals, because we have not yet developed the testing mechanisms that provide water contamination analysis as a means of harm reduction.
The importance of water analysis and contaminant research in the fight against the worlds water contamination crisis is quite clear. It is vitally important that we know what chemicals are finding their way into our water supply and what impact they are having on the public health. Research provided by Save the Water™ will lead to not only finding the root causes of water contamination, but also create advances in finding cures for water born diseases .
Thusly, Save the Water™ analysis and research will impact science in a variety of ways. Medical, analytical, and environmental sciences will be markedly improved by our techniques and the significant findings of our work.
The Save the Water™ Aqua Squad™ will include participants from all over the world with the task of finding contaminated water sources to sample and report back to the laboratory. The Aqua Squad™ will be formed by scientists, students, and interested individuals who share a common goal to Save the Water™. The Aqua Squad™ will create an animated version of itself in many languages to bring awareness to younger generations.
Save the Water™ will seek the aid of the international media in identifying corporations responsible for water contamination. Our mission includes working tirelessly as consumer advocates with respect to keeping media outlets involved in disseminating information to the public, wherever contamination issues arise both nationally and internationally. When contamination is found in a water sample sent in by the Aqua Squad™ anywhere on the planet, the appropriate media will be contacted.
Save the Water ™ will publish reports on water contamination health effects and make this information available to news sources.
As an environmental protection organization, we are also dedicated to co-branding with other organizations for the Save the Water™ endorsement.
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