global environmental change science

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Emerging Contaminants and Their Risk to Human Health
Background
Emerging contaminants represents a common aspect of the world of today. It associated with contaminants found in drinking water whose effects is still unknown. They are emerging by the fact that they have not been identified for years and it is until recently when new devices and scientific methods have been used to check for water quality and identified chemical substances in drinking water deemed as contaminants (Emerging Contaminants, 2018). Water is critical for human life through drinking and through other household activities. The use of water for drinking is essential for the metabolism of the body, and this means that water for human consumption needs to be of the highest quality possible (Emerging Contaminants in Water, 2018). The identification of chemical substances in water that had not been previously found creates great fear of the fact that for years people have been consuming water they trusted as clean. There is, therefore, the need to establish what are the chemicals referred to as emerging contaminants and what impact they have on human health (Herman, 2014).
This research project will, therefore, aim at investigating and exploring the following:
To find out what are some of the chemical substances that are found in water considered safe for drinking
To investigate the chemical properties of the emerging contaminants
To establish the effects of the chemical properties of the emerging contaminants of human health.

Methods
The choice of the methodology for this research was chosen on the basis of the nature of the questions. The methodology, therefore, aims at the acquisition of information from different sources for the development of concussions about emerging contaminants and their impacts on human health.
The purpose of the research is to identify, isolate and establish what are the chemical compounds found in drinking water that normal methods of water purification are unable to remove.
The research will, therefore, take an experimental approach associated with taking water samples during and after the processes of purification, analyzing and identifying the availability of chemical contents. Isolating the contents and identifying their chemical nature.
The research will also investigate the contemporary methods of water purification as well as identify the current standards of water quality used for drinking water.
Data collection
The data used for the research will be from samples of water from different homes and from water purification institutions. These samples will be used to identify the availability of chemical contents.
The research will also use information for water quality experts, water purification institutions and government bodies on water supply and quality assurance. This is information pertaining to the methods used for purification. The data will, therefore, be collected through the use of interviews.
Impacts and policy
The research is quite significant because of the fact that chemical substances in water may have negative health impacts on the population. It is, therefore, essential to identify what emerging contaminants are and how their chemical properties influence human health.
The research is also significant for policy formulation concerning the need for establishing strong water quality standards. The results of the study will be very influential for the development of policies on water quality through the development of new and advanced methods of water purification and most of all the addressing of the health issues associated with the contamination of water.

References
Emerging Contaminants. (n.d.). Retrieved 2018, from https://www.wqa.org/whats-in-your-water/emerging-contaminants
Emerging Contaminants in Water: Sources, Effects, and Treatments. (n.d.). Retrieved 2018, from https://www.technologynetworks.com/applied-sciences/articles/emerging-contaminants-in-water-sources-effects-and-treatments-296802
Herman, R. (2014, May 07). Emerging Contaminants Taint Drinking Water Supply. Retrieved from https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/emerging-contaminants-taint-drinking-water-supply/