Review Drinking Water Contamination and Its Effects on Human Health

Abstract

Importance of Water to Human Health and Survival
Water is essential for survival. It has been stated that our existence is “intimately connected with the quality of water available to us.†According to F. Batmanghelidj, MD, author of “Your Body’s Many Cries for Waterâ€, “25% of the human body is made up of solid matter while the remaining 75% is water.†Therefore, If our bodies are not continuously supplied with water, our bodies become dehydrated and the vital organs will deteriorate until they are no longer viable for human life. Water also acts as a purifier in our bodies. If enough water isn’t consumed, one is unable to properly flush out their kidneys and/or liver, and the colon is unable to expel bowels properly and completely thus keeping unhealthy toxins in the body. The longer the waste remains in the body, the more time the body has to reabsorb the toxins back into the bloodstream. As a result, the toxins are able to make its way through the human body causing poisoning and spreading infections.