Saturday, 23 March 2013

Effectiveness of NEWater

Pros:


  • Is essentially recycled waste water (Water can be recycled for use over and over again)
  • Does not rely on rainfall
  • Can be globally adapted to aid global water shortage
  • Requires less energy to produce
  • Safe drinking water
  • Cheaper than desalinated water
  • Reduces Singapore's dependance on imported water from other countries (eg. Malaysia)
  • Will not be in threat from Malaysia for water issues (Malaysia used to use the water agreement to threaten Singapore)
Cons: 

  • Singaporeans may not be able to adapt to the fact that NEWater is made from recycled water
  • Process is complicated
  • Machines used is costly
  • Minerals are removed during the process of the NEWater treatment

8 comments:

  1. Why would NEWater be cheaper than desalinated water? Also, how did Singapore use desalinated water? How is rainfall used to provide water for Singaporeans?

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  2. Why is it essential to recycle water?

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  3. How would this aid global water shortage? Does NEWater have such a big impact?

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  4. Without imported water, can NEWater provide Singapore with sufficient water?

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  5. Do technology have a impact on the development on NEWater?

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  6. Why do NEWater have expiry dates?

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  7. Did the government done enough to promote NEWater since we cannot buy NEWater from supermarkets?

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  8. Where did Malaysia obtain its fresh water that Singapore is unable to get?

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