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The Distribution of Water in our Country
Group: Lúcia Garrido, Jéssica Maciel
Course: Profissional de Técnico de Higiene e Segurança do trabalho e Ambiente
Class: 4I
Subject: AMART (Ambiente e Métodos de Análise de Risco do Trabalho)
Teacher: Ondina Filipe
School Year: 2013/2014
ESCOLA PROFISSIONAL DE AVEIRO
Introduction
In Portugal the environmental sector has evolved considerably. We can
observe an important transformation that has brought more quality of
life. Do you remember what the environment was like 20 years ago?
During the 20th century, only 50% of water for human consumption was
controlled and of good quality, only 30% of the portuguese population
had residual water treatment services and the residual deposit was
done mainly, in an inadequate way, in rubbish dumps.
In nature, water can be found in three physical states:
(oceans, rivers and lakes); (glaciers); ( water vapour that exists
in the atmosphere).
Entidade Reguladora dos Serviços de Águas e Resíduos
• According to recent data, broadcasted by the Entidade
Reguladora dos Serviços de Águas e Resíduos (ERSAR), in
the ranking of the ten most efficient, in what concerns water
waste, 7 are private companies.
The Situation in Portugal
Quantitative Character: (as a result of, for example, periods of more
water shortage, it is the case of the Guadiana catchment basin, that has an
average rainfall amount of only 570 mm/year, while the North East catchment
basins have approximately 2200mm/year).
Qualitative Character: (because of contamination- the Formosa Ria
offers more than a normal amount of heavy metal).
Water Resources
The Estratégia Nacional de Adaptação aos Impactos das Alterações Climáticas relacionados
com os Recursos Hídricos (ENAAC-RH) – the National Strategy of Adaptation to the Impact
of Climate Changes related to Water Resources - has its main aim to identify, discuss and
obtain agreement on the main course of action related to actions of adaptation, in what
concerns to water resources and to climate change. Its aim is to evaluate actions that can be
developed with short and long term goals and which of these actions should be launched to
ensure knowledge capable of defining actions of adaptation.
The cleaning and clearing
of water lines
The legal framework, regulated by the Decree-Law 226-A/2007, 31st of May,
left aside the cleaning and clearing of the water lines.
This is the responsibility of:
The city council, in the cities;
The owners, outside the city centres;
The organisations that have their own or delegated
competences for the management of water resources in
the area.
Quality of Water • The conformity verification of the analytical values of the quality of water,
according to the community and national standards, have been a secure
measure in achieving an improvement in the quality of water.
Monitoring ActivitiesReinforcement of the control of Practises
Colour,Smell and Taste as Characteristics
• Water is a solvent that has the function of regulating the
temperature in our body.
• Water has the capacity of absorbing and conserving our body heat.
During the day, water absorbs part of the sun heat and conserves it
until night. When the sun is illuminating the other side of the planet,
water starts to give back the heat absorbed in the environment.
Curiosities
If we divided the water that exists in our planet- including frozen, salt and
drinkable – there would be seven Olympic swimming pools for each person on
Earth for the rest of his/her life, but if we divide only the drinkable water there
would be only two litres per inhabitant of our planet for the rest of his/her life. The
rain water is full of bacteria.
The Distribution of Water in our Country
Group: Lúcia Garrido, Jéssica Maciel
Course: Profissional de Técnico de Higiene e Segurança do trabalho e Ambiente
Class: 4I
Subject: AMART (Ambiente e Métodos de Analise de Riscos do Trabalho)
Teacher: Ondina Filipe
School Year: 2013/2014
ESCOLA PROFISSIONAL DE AVEIRO
In which sector was there an evolution
in Portugal?
Cooking Sector
Environmental Sector
Economic sector
In Nature, we can find water in three
physical states:
Solid, Frozen, Improper
Gas, Solid, Frozen
Gas, Liquid, Solid
The National Strategy for Adaptation to the Impact of
Rheumatic Changes related to Water Resources
aims to neutralize, discuss and achieve consensus
on climate change.
Cleaning and clearance of water lines is responsibility of:
SUMA (Urban services and environment)
Municipalities in urban areas
Municipalities in social and cultural areas
The confirmation of the analytical values of water quality with the EU and national legal standards
have been:
A safe measure to achieve improvements in water
quality.
Safe measure to achieve improvements in basic
sanitation.
An unsafe measure to achieve water quality.
According to Entidade Reguladora dos Serviços de
Águas e Resíduos, how many private companies
are effective?
7 Companies
5 Companies
2 Companies