Project Hydration: A Clean Drinking Water Solution for Washington, D.C.

Authors

Djenaba Diallo
Matthew Liu
Miqueas Ramirez De La Rosa
Syieda Tomlinson
Zaniya Willson

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Description

Water pollution is a global issue that has been ongoing since 1800 (NOAA,2024). Water pollution occurs when harmful substances, mostly chemicals or microorganisms, contaminate a stream, river, lake, ocean, aquifer, or other body of water, creating harmful water quality and rendering it toxic to humans and the environment. D.C. has faced ongoing challenges with lead contamination in its drinking water. As of 2024, D.C. Water still has tens of thousands of lead service lines (D.C. Water, 2024). Lead is a poisonous metal in small amounts in the earth's crust. On May 8, 2024, D.C. issued a boil water advisory due to water pollution, stating that the water was of "unknown quality," (D.C. Water, 2024). Another boil water advisory was lifted on July 4 as people continued to boil their water out of fear of contamination. Project Hydration will combat this with a "hydration" filtration kit that would detox the water of all harmful chemicals, like lead and E-Coli. This six-month program will initially target one hundred Ward 7 residents. Project Hydration would give D.C. residents peace of mind and the ability to have safe water to drink and bathe in.

Publication Date

2024

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Public Health

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Recommended Citation

Diallo, Djenaba; Liu, Matthew; De La Rosa, Miqueas Ramirez; Tomlinson, Syieda; and Willson, Zaniya, "Project Hydration: A Clean Drinking Water Solution for Washington, D.C." (2024). DC Health and Academic Prep Program (DC HAPP). 21.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/dchapp/21

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