BIOSENSORS: URBAN POPULATIONS

Recommended amount of water per human per day: 53 quarts (50 liters) for food, sanitation, and hygiene.

Conserving Water:

1. Rural

   1. Leveling fields

   2. Fixing leaks

2. Urban

   1. Lining Canals

   2. Fixing Leaks

   3. Recapturing Runoff

   4. Low-flow toilets

   5. Horizontal-axis washing machines

   6. Treat wastewater for agricultural use

Pollution:

1. Accidental

   1. Chemical Spills

2. Intentional

   1. Burying Wastes

   2. Pesticides

   3. Fertilizers

Population increases put strain on natural resources and increase pollution.

Urban Planning Galapagos Report

Related Links:

1. Biosensors

   1. Biosensors: Abiotics

   2. Biosensors: Species on Galapagos

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