Water polution paper

What is water pollution?

Water pollution is any contamination of water with chemicals or other foreign substances that are detrimental to the human, plant, or animal health. These pollutants include fertilizers and pesticides from agricultural runoff; sewage and food processing waste; lead, mercury, and other heavy metals; chemical wastes from industrial discharges; and chemical contamination from hazardous waste sites. Worldwide, nearly 2 billion people drink contaminated water that could be harmful to their health.

Why is this an important issue?

Water covers around 70% of the Earth's surface and is a very important resource for people and the environment. Water pollution affects drinking water, rivers, lakes and oceans all over the world. This consequently harms human health, threatens marine life and the natural environment. Just think of a life without fresh water! there is nothing to drink! the plants are watered with polluted water and those contaminants will accumulate in the plants so no more plates nothing to cook! OK left with animals so they also use the same polluted water and those contaminants will transfer to animals and then again we do not have water to cook the meat. And the highly polluted water may cause the animals to die.

Who should know about water pollution?

Almost everything that is a byproduct of our civilization is polluting our drinking water. Governments, through various Clean Water Acts and water resource policies, have sought to regulate the discharges of pollutants in the water to minimize pollution and contamination. From 1990 to 2006, an additional 1.6 billion people had access to safe drinking water. But we are not acting fast enough and most factories still find a way to dump their toxic wastes in the sea, unseen. drinking untreated water nowadays and your body will immediately react to it. You will get a stomach ache at the least. Water-borne diseases account for the deaths of 3,575,000 people a year! That's equivalent to a jumbo jet crashing every hour, and the majority of these are children. Infectious diseases can be spread through contaminated water. Some of these water-borne diseases are Typhoid, Cholera, Paratyphoid Fever, Dysentery, Jaundice, Amoebiasis and Malaria.

Why did you choose this issue to explore? Are you currently involved in this issue? Explain how. If you are not involved, do you think you will connect (play an active role) in the future of this issue?

When I reached a certain age and status in my life I immediately choose to purchase five-gallon bottles of water for my family's consumption. It was important to me that even a simple thing like water was clean and healthy for all of us. As most Americans get their water from their water company. Others have their wells. Each household can provide some water filtering to keep their water safe. As we’ve seen, though, the water system in and around the U.S. is intricately connected. Surface water can become groundwater. Pollution can cause effects far from the site of pollution. The interconnectedness of the water supply indicates that pollution is a problem of universal concern. The solutions may vary, depending on the cause. There's no reason to give up on an advanced, technical society, but keeping the water clean benefits everyone, and it should be a consideration for all.

What information could this issue use to influence people's thoughts or actions in real life?

The issues of water pollution have been addressed through the media and various organizations throughout the world. In my own life, I truly try to make a conscious effort to do the right thing when it comes to helping out our planet. I tell my kids to try to Conserve water by turning off the tap when running water is not necessary. This helps prevent water shortages and reduces the amount of contaminated water that needs treatment.

Be careful about what you throw down your sink or toilet. Don’t throw paints, oils or other forms of litter down the drain We try to use natural household products, such as washing powder, household cleaning agents and toiletries.