Laudato Si': Water

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"Prior to industrialization, water pollution was usually caused by contamination from animal and human waste, leading to outbreaks of cholera and other waterborne diseases. Before the Industrial Revolution in the nineteenth century, humans produced relatively small amounts of refined metals and organic materials. The production of various alloys of copper, tin, lead, and zinc by heating the mineral ores or by using natural copper metal was also minor. During the Industrial Revolution, however, people began to produce cast iron on large scales, burning charcoal to heat iron ores at high temperatures. They also used other methods to refine other metals, such as nickel, aluminum, titanium, cobalt, platinum, chromium, niobium, and molybdenum. The extensive use of such metals resulted in massive increases in exploration, mining, and production, as well as increased use of energy, resulting in waste disposal problems and contamination of water supplies. In addition, growing urban populations produced concentrations of untreated human and animal wastes and associated disease-producing organisms in water bodies ... "

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"Clean water is something many of us take for granted. If we’re thirsty we turn a tap or open a bottle. We wash and flush and bathe and clean without thinking much of it ... "

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"Water is a scarce and essential natural resource. Conserving and maintaining water quality is especially important in Australia, the world's driest inhabited continent ..."

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"The Australian Government is supporting stability and economic recovery by investing in water, sanitation and hygiene through a range of different approaches ... "

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"Water is one of the world’s most valuable and abundant resources. Yet, water scarcity exists in many countries and is a growing threat to millions of people around the world ... "

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"“The earth and all life on it are part of God’s creation. We are called to respect this gift. We are responsible for taking care of the world we live in and for sharing all the wonders and resources the earth gives us.” (Caritas Australia) ... "

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" ... Both Francis and Benedict declared that the fundamental human right to water is a core aspect of Catholic social teaching, which now includes environmental aspects in a central way. The Catholic Church was among the first major international institutions to defend the idea that access to fresh water is a fundamental human right, and it has enshrined this idea in authoritative teachings, such as the 2004 Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church, Caritas in Veritate and Laudato Si' ... "