Earth 2 Water 2 All Humans

An overview of how the quality of the earth and water affects all humans, and how we can all make changes.

The natural and built environment affects the waters composition which sustains every human, plant and animal.

Water has circulated around our planet for billions of years, connecting and sustaining abundant life forms. Humans, plants, animals and the earth are mostly composed of water. Water is a universal solvent, representing our essential hydration liquid or a poison.

We all need clean water for survival, which also depends on the quality of the soil-air-built environment. A holistic view of the environment shows that the earth represents an extension of our human body – & the water – forming a part of our interconnected life support system.

Everything we use/construct/treat/paint/preserve/fabricate/chemically enhance – releases synthetic materials into the environment which all of us absorb like a sponge through our skin, air, water & food. Understanding linkages between pollution, water quality and health is required globally.

As the built environment ages, it weathers and breaks down due to exposure (sun, water, air) releasing countless tiny particles which enter the water cycle. The water quality informs our collective environmental performance and stewardship. For example, plastics and chemicals have entered every part of our lives from: pesticides, clothing, cosmetics, food, packaging, preservatives, fire fighting foams, fuel, oils, paints & waste water.

Most of the harmful pollutants in water are invisible, but can be accurately measured using analytical techniques. Lessons learned with contaminated site investigations is the need for more community education about our built environment, harmful chemicals, ways to control waste, restoration, and keeping land clean and healthy for the next generation.

Our survival depends on the quality of our environment (soil, water and air) and our ability to pass on a healthy life support system for our children. Solutions include community engagement, environmental engineering/remediation and incentives (e.g. biodegradable products, circular economy, reducing waste and emissions, re-vegetation, recycling, reuse).

Keeping the tiny water molecules free of harmful pollutants is likely to become the greatest challenge for our generation and the next.

Water is an extraordinary molecule containing an abundance of invisible and essential life sustaining elements. Within a single drop of water, an astrologically large number “sextrillion or 1.6 * 10²¹“ of molecules exists.

Water comprises a vast mixture of elements from the universe. The tiny water molecules are in constant communication with each other and the environment. Water can occur as a nanoscale water droplet, ice crystal, invisible vapour, or be as large as the ocean. Water is as old as the universe and is constantly recycled. Water not only flows around the ocean in conveyor-belt like currents, but also in the microscopic electro-magnetic exchanges between molecules.

Water composition relates to the quality of the natural and built environment. The water molecules can penetrate, erode, dissolve and shape everything like the landscape and built environment. Water is a reactive molecule, a universal solvent and it crosses all boundaries.