Article 2: Ban on discrimination
Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion,…
Article 1: Innate freedom and equality
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.…
Nitrogen Cycle
Nitrogen is an essential element required by all organisms. In animals, nitrogen is a component of crucial organic molecules, such as proteins and DNA, and it constitutes 1 to 3%…
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Preamble Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in…
CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND
Chemical Oxygen Demand or COD is a measurement of the oxygen required to oxidize soluble and particulate organic matter in water. COD can be measured in real-time with our COD…
HUMAN RIGHTS ACTORS
Traditional international law did not confer rights on individuals. People did not have international legal rights as such; they were objects rather than subjects of international law and could not…
PROGRESSIVE REALISATION OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS
The notion of ‘progressive’ realisation using ‘available resources’, contained in some economic, social and cultural rights treaties such as Article 2 ICESCR and Article 1 Protocol of San Salvador, has…
Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Water
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) represents the amount of oxygen consumed by bacteria and other microorganisms while they decompose organic matter under aerobic (oxygen is present) conditions at a specified temperature.…
THE RIGHT TO WATER AND SANITATION
In the southern Serbian town of Leskovac, skin diseases have plagued a Romani settlement for many years. The immediate cause is unclean water for bathing; many homes in the settlement…
Iron and Manganese
Sources of Iron and Manganese Natural sources of iron and manganese are more common in deeper wells where the water has been in contact with rock for a longer time.…
