https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/features/2015/7/19/cairos-deathly-environment
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/05/egypt-nile-water-pollution-phosphate-ammonia-fish-drinking.html
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/05/egypt-nile-water-pollution-phosphate-ammonia-fish-drinking.html
Egypt comes 6th on the World Health Organization's rundown of most contaminated nations for 2014. WHO depicted Cairo inhabitants as taking in air that is 20 times more dirtied than the adequate every day level. Insights by the Ministry of Environment demonstrate that there were 934 recorded infringements of contamination directions in Cairo in 2014, contrasted with 813 in 2013 and 750 in 2012, proposing that contamination is on the expansion in the capital.
The long lasting contamination of the Nile River, one of Cairo’s main water sources, remains a pending issue that is being underscored in Egypt, with each water harming episode brought on by the dumping of unsafe waste in the stream from chemical companies and major industries. The water from the Nile is not only used by people from the city, but also by crops, managed the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation which is responsible for the distribution and delivery of water to agricultural land. The chemical fertilizer the farmers use for the crops manages to make its way back into the water ways. The Ministry of Housing is in charge of delivering water to the drinking water and waste water treatment plants, and sometimes not all of the harmful bacteria can be stripped from the water. The Ministry of Environment monitors the rivers quality, and makes sure the pH levels are safe for life. Although Egypt’s government claims that the water is in fact safe enough for human consumption, water poisoning incidents are fairly common pop up illnesses. The high amounts of ammonia and lead in the water causes many illnesses, and even cases of death in large numbers. It is predicted that by 2025 Egypt may become a water scarce country, and may have to rely on other nations to link their water sources to Egypt’s growing population. And because of the growing lack of safe water, Egypt is becoming the world’s largest wheat importer.
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