The Effects 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 is a critical source that is utilized by most living things on Earth to support it ways of live. The usage of water ranges from basic household needs to agricultural purposes. Water is one of the resources on the Earth that is becoming more and more scarce and the water available for usage is being further contaminated by pollution causing sickness and death.(World Health Organization).Countries are experiencing droughts affecting the water supply needed to maintain irrigation, thermoelectric power, and public supply. The definition of water pollution is the result of when too many toxic materials are present, in which negatively impact the water to be unsafe for its intended purpose, which may be drinking to industrial processes

Have you ever wondered that if the water you are consuming is safe or not? City water is treated ,but only 2% is for in home use. The water does meet the EPA standards. The other 98% of the water is for industrial use etc. Some people doubt the water is safe because of the old pipes. The water has to travel through the pipes that was installed so long ago nobody remembers when.

Around the world there are around 1 billion people who do not have access to clean and filtered drinking water. Most of us take advantage of this, we don't think twice when taking long showers, cleaning dishes, or even flushing toilets. We can easily turn on the faucet and water is provided for our everyday necessities, some people may have to walk miles just to get enough water to cook with or to take a shower. We pollute our water without thinking twice about where our trash will end up. Our trash can end up in a water source, polluting our water. Oil spills, sewage, and runoff from farms also have a negative effect on our water. Us humans waste our water by using more than is necessary, such as leaky faucets, leaving the water on while brushing your teeth and taking long showers or baths.

    What is even Water pollution? Water Pollution consist of toxic chemicals entering a water source that exceeds natural levels of safety. How does water pollution affect aquatic?  According to Akansha and Grishma Aquatic resources are fundamental to livelihood of man and they are a vital component in the well being of all living organisms be it plants or animals. Water pollution is killing a substantial amount of aquatic life.

Throughout history, humans have been polluting this earth without even knowing it; so far managing to dump over five trillion pieces of trash into the oceans, which is almost three hundred thousand tons of garbage. This harmful act is creating hazardous effects on the environment, killing over fourteen million birds, and one hundred thousand sea mammals. The environment is coming back for revenge on humans by contaminating drinking water. The quality of drinking water is getting significantly worse for humans compared to what it was one hundred years ago Where the industrial revolution created new sources of water pollution, resulting in the clean water act of nineteen forty eight. This was the first law to regulate pollution, and set the stage for how people should treat the environment. Although this law has basic fundamentals needed at that point in time, it is not a strict enough policy for today's society. From oil spills to toxic waste, humans have been inconsiderate to themselves and the environment around them, ignoring the clean water act. An example of this tragic history would be the Exxon oil spill of 1989 where a large company (Exxon Valdez) accidently spilled almost eleven million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Alaska. This single example affected the lives of billions of living organisms, not to mention the effects on humans (Corporate Pollution n.pag.). Along with these chemical spills comes the chemical trichloroethylene (TCE). This chemical is a

Roughly 60 to 95 percent of any living thing is water and about 70 percent of the earth is covered with water. With this being said, anyone can tell that water is a very important aspect to life. Only a fraction of a percent of all the water on earth is available for human use, therefore it should be taken care of and used wisely (Agarwal). Over time the water has gotten contaminated to the point of major concern for not only human health but for all other organisms too. For many years water pollution has become a ponderous complication because of its deleterious effects and humans being the most frequent cause of this pollution. Urbanization, industrialization, and agriculture are just a handful of the many causes of water pollution

The shoreline became a black gooey mess that killed countless birds, and completely devastated marine life! This environmental disaster is only one example of severe water pollution. Therefore, it becomes essential to understand the causes and effects of pollution.

The shoreline became a black gooey mess that killed countless birds, and completely devastated marine life! This environmental disaster is only one example of severe water pollution. Therefore, it becomes essential to understand the causes and effects of pollution.

Previously, water was identified as a renewable resource, renewable resources are resources such as sunlight. In the recent years, water has been re-categorized as a non-renewable resource, although water is able to be used repeatedly because of the water cycle. Unfortunately seeing that a substantial proportion of water is being polluted, this water has become unsustainable, therefore making it nearly unusable again for human use, and non-renewable resource. According to Karr, Interlandi and Houtman, water pollution is defined as the addition of any substance to a body of water that might degrade its quality (2015). There are many sources that have been contributing to the rise of water pollution over the

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Among all natural resource, water is one of the most important to sustain the living planet, earth and every form of life on its face, including human being. It is an integral part of human’s activities including domestic, agriculture, transport, industry, power generation and recreation. Moreover, the normal uses of human body depends entirely on adequate quantity and quality of water. But pure water does not exist by default in its quality due to natural interaction among the earth’s subsystems, especially anthropogenic activity around urban area .

Water undoubtedly is the most important natural resource of this planet. We recognize the fact that water is required for everything on this planet but yet disregard it by polluting rivers, lakes and other water bodies. Water pollution is the leading cause of death and diseases worldwide. Water is mainly considered to be polluted when it is impaired by anthropogenic contaminants and doesn 't support human use.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to not have access to a toilet or any form of proper sanitation. That is what is like for many residents in Accra, Ghana as they lack a proper restroom in their homes. Without proper waste removal, waste is piled up around the city in the waterways, gutters, and any other site unlucky enough to become a community dump site. We seek to solve this problem by informing people about the problem and providing money to organizations such as the Safe-water project.

70 % of our Earth surface is covered by water and almost 60% of the human body contain water for nutrient transportation. The unique characteristic of water is water molecule is the only substance in this Earth that exist in all three physical states of matter which are solid, liquid and gas. All human beings need water to survive. The national development over the years cause the rate of water pollution increased. According to Gebre & Rooijen (2009) water pollution can be considered as a sign that derives from economic growth and is a common phenomenon in urbanized cities in developing countries. In general, there are three main issues that related to water pollution which are the causes, effects and the way to decrease this problem.