The Pollution Of Water Pollution

Water is probably the most important resource we as people have. Humans can survive without food for several weeks, but without water we would die in less than a week. On a slightly less dramatic note, millions of liters of water are needed every day worldwide for washing, irrigating crops, and cooling industrial processes, not to mention leisure industries such as swimming pools and water-sports centers. Despite our dependence on water, we use it as a dumping ground for all sorts of waste, and do very little to protect the water supplies we have.

Water pollution impacts how humans and other living organisms live their life. Most common way humans are effected by water pollution is through diseases while drinking the water. Scientists have found over “five hundred different types of diseases” that can affect humans. (Book). These diseases get into the water streams by human and animal wastes. The diseases in the water can often lead to death for humans. Recent research has shown that that each year

When a person is asked what water is, the first things that they say are; water is drinkable, used for showers, simple, washing, etc.. But people don’t really know how complex and important water is for our kind. Water is one of the most precious things we humans have, but we don’t realize it and we damage it without caring for the consequences. Water and water pollution are two things that we should all have in mind. Even though we see water as just a liquid, but there’s more to it than its form or state.

“Without water, life would not exist.” This is a quote taken from Water.org. However, it needs a little clarification, Without clean water, life will not exist for long. There are many countries today that do not have access to clean water. This necessity we the people of the United States of America take for granted is not a normal occurrence in every country. With this paper we will look at five different countries with the most polluted water in the world. We will see what is being done to help reduce the water pollution and how the water pollution is effecting the economy is these countries.

Water pollution from combined sewer overflow (CSO) into rivers and other waterways has become an increasing problem in the United States. An estimated 850 billion gallons of untreated storm and sewage water are released into our waterways each year. Given that our grey water infrastructures are unable to handle the volume of water entering their systems, a sustainable, eco-friendly solution is needed. A constructed wetland is a type of green infrastructure that can help to solve this problem of CSO. The cost of constructing this green infrastructure is less than that of traditional grey infrastructure. Advantages of the constructed wetland goes beyond improved water quality, to include lower operational costs, an added recreational area, increased habitat which could lead to greater diversity of wildlife. Educating local officials and community members about the benefits and sustainability of the green infrastructure will be vital in initiating the process of creating a wetland.

This paper will talk about research conducted about the environment and ways to prevent pollution. Some of the examples talk about the situation will be trash pollution, water pollution, and CO2 emissions. In the following discussion by these authors talking about carbon dioxide emissions. (EHLERT, ZICKFELD, EBY, GILLETT) (2017). Along the years the best option is for people to prevent the rising temperatures around the globe. Also, the paper will discuss research related to pollution in the environment and rising temperatures. A relationship between people and environment will be described to the key to success for society. The articles about water pollution talk by (Barghoutie, Marie) (2016) will provide several examples of what must be done to the environment and water pollution. In the start will talk several alternatives to a contamination free environment. The best chance can be to start small in the community and soon move from there. Best examples are found in the article (Trash Causes More Pollution) will discuss the effects of increasing amount of plastic in the environment and how people are contributing to more pollution best shown by the irregular distribution of trash around the planet.

Throughout the years in the U.S and other countries, pollution has been a major conflict for people, plants, and animals. However, water pollution is considered to be one of the largest killers in the world. Every year, tons of waste and garbage are dumped into the oceans, destroying the ecosystem and disrupting the food chain. Due to the effects of water pollution, and any kind of pollution, the ecosystem will be affected and damage the world we live in.

Pollution is harmful to the world that we have come to love and know. Pollution’s harmful effects on the natural world, our environment is tragic. Pollution is a hazard to a human’s health, and causes a vulnerable stage to the Earth’s ecosystem. There are several types of pollution such as; noise, water, air, thermal, and many more. Water pollution, in particular, is the contamination from harsh chemicals, from various outlets, that spread into the bodies of water that will affect humans, land animals, aquatic animals, living plants, and many more.

Water is a critical resource in the lives of people who both benefit from its use and who are harmed by its misuse and unpredictability (flooding, droughts, salinity, acidity, and degraded quality). Water is a finite and vulnerable resource. Consequently, consumption of polluted water puts lives and livelihoods at risk because water has no substitute. There are many ways in which water intended for human consumption can get polluted. These include wastes from industries like mining and construction, food processing, radioactive wastes from power generating industries, domestic and agricultural wastes and by various microbiological agents. Nowadays, water is being purified by various methods but research is being conducted to look for more reliable and cheaper methods that can purify water at an affordable cost. Various techniques have been developed like utilizing rechargeable polymer beads, seeds of Moringa Oleifera tree, aerobic granular sludge technology, resin based treatment and two-pronged water treatment technology.

The signs are alarming. We as citizens, business owners, and activists must stand up and make a change to create a more sustainable way of growing our populations and societies. Sustainability needs to become more implemented into the structure of corporations, cities, and countries. China, the most populous country in the world, is projected to have an insufficient supply of water by the year 2025. On top of the shortage of water China is facing they also have a major issue with water pollution. China’s freshwater supply is running scarcely low. Three main things that are affecting the water supply in China are; economic growth, population growth, and climate change.

FAO (1992) noted that the adulteration of water supplies from both natural and anthropogenic sources has impacted on the health and economic status of populations. Human activities contribute to pollutants such as heavy metals, pesticides and herbicides into aquatic ecosystems. These anthropogenic activities continuously increase the amounts in the environment. According to Malik et al. (2010), heavy metal pollution is burgeoning at an frightening rate and has become an important worldwide problem Increase in population, urbanization, industrialization and agricultural practices as well as lack of environmental regulations have further aggravated the situation (Gupta et al., 2009).

Water pollution has been a huge impact on the planet we live on, Earth. The progression of what it used to be today is honestly tough to even think about. Imagining a world without water pollution is almost impossible to think of at this point. It is truly something that can’t be fixed because it is occurring every day and continues to get worse and worse. Really the only thing we can do as humans is to try to do it less.

This paper is to answer the compelling question of, how have people polluted the fishes water in the world? There are three reasons why this project is important and interesting and some of those are, first is important because it kills fish and there are hundreds of fish dead every minute. Second is that fishing is very fun and lots of people love it so keeping the fish safe is very important. The third is that their is garbage floating and affecting not only fish but a lot more animals like penguins, seals and birds.

Pollution makes streams, lakes, and coastal waters unpleasant to look at, to smell, and to swim in. Fish and shellfish harvested from polluted waters may be unsafe to eat. People who ingest polluted water can become ill and if they’re exposed for a long time, may develop cancers, or have children with birth defects.

Studies have shown that a person can1live more than three weeks without food but a person cannot1live over three1days without water. Water pollution is a huge problem and it is growing especially in the third world country, Africa. Rivers are being1polluted every day. Water pollution1is a problem that affects1everyone in the world not just in1Africa. The people in the United States are not1as affected as1much as the people living in Africa1are affected. That does not mean that1water pollution is not a major problem all around the world.