The Issue With Water Pollution

In accordance with many facts, China’s Water Scarcity Crisis has many factors. However, the three most important causes of China’s water-scarcity crisis are Global Warming, Population Growth and Urbanization and especially Industrialization. With the erupting downfall of the great country’s water crisis, China needs to address all these components immediately. If not, the country might as well write out their death

Since China is known as the world factory people move out of rural areas and began living in urban environment because for more job opportunities. In Shenzhen there’s about 30-45% factory vacancy because of the cheaper areas in the countryside (Zou, Mingxi). In 2013 Southern China produced about 30% products for the world and their top exports are electronic equipment which accounted up for about 16% (University of Hong Kong).Now that the pollution of urban areas in China is rapidly growing it is hard to maintain sustainability for everyone since everything is polluted specially air and water. Since China’s population is four times longer than United states, it is harder to maintain an environment clean and to provide everyone with clean water. One way that we can

Intentionally or accidentally, pollution has entered the water system for years. Our water sources have been treated as an unlimited supply, but with the pollution and waste getting worse, the supply could run low. Fertilizers can drain into rivers from the fields, and effluent is sometimes released into rivers from sewage, chemicals from factories that also illegally dump waste products contribute to pollution (“Water Pollution… 4). Water pollution is a serious problem that is affecting humans and animals, and this problem needs an efficient solution. This can be seen through an examination of the history, causes, effects, and possible solutions.

China has faced this water crisis for decades yet have not anything extremely effective to combat the turmoil as a result of a corrupt government, political issues and lack of money in cities needing help the most. The state have made evident effort to combat water shortages yet limited efforts have been made to improve their water quality, consequently resulting in the water pollution worsening. The Chinese government, to reduce the amount of toxic waste and sewage polluting drinking sources, has built water treatment facilities. However, these have not worked as these facilities are abandoned by their local operators because of the high cost of operating them. The Chinese civilians have been alarmed by the amount of pollution in its rivers, that the government have started enacting new environmental regulations and laws and taking more action to clean up its rivers. Beijing is closing polluting factories, building new sewage treatment plants and changing agricultural practices. By placing these regulations all the government must do is ensure that they are followed to see a positive effect, however these laws are widely ignored. Money set for wastewater projects is often re-appropriated to build power plants. The Chinese government have admitted that China has serious water pollution problems and designated $132 billion for cleaning up and improving China 's water supply. Allocations included $30 billion for urban water supply projects and $50 million in wastewater

Water shortage in China has three main causes that are the growing populations, water pollutions, and fresh water distribution is uneven. At first, China has 1.37 billion people now and accounts for 20% of the world's population, but China only have 7% fresh water (Shemie & Vigerstol, 2016). Therefore, water supply cannot appropriate water demand in China. Second, there are serious water pollutions in China because many industries discharge wastewater, which has chemical materials into rivers, lakes, and coastal waters in the rural areas. Also, these polluted water cannot be the drinking water. Third, the South of China has 80% fresh water, but the North of China has

In addition, not only does Beijing face water scarcity due to an increase in water demand and water pollution, but climate change also affects the access to water. Climate change can have impacts on the availability and quality of water due to “altering precipitation patterns, increasing the intensity of extreme events, raising water temperatures, and accelerating the melting of snow and glaciers” (Pitt, 2000, p. 87). Although the country of China can be known as one of the major emitters of green house gasses, which contributes to climate change, China is also affected by climate change in numerous ways. One of the ways in which climate change affects this country is through an increase in flooding and drought, which ultimately

China is a region that has experience substantial growth over the years in areas of industry, living standards, and population. But this success has resulted in the depletion of one of the greatest natural resources water. Industrial growth means an increase demand for water used in production processes and much of the water being used is not being reclaimed. A higher living standard means a greater demand for electricity that is lowering water levels in rivers used for generation. The population growth increases this nation's basic living need for water. Of China's 640 cities, 300 of them are suffering from inadequate water supplies (News Service Reports). Other issues related to water shortages within this nation are the

As a result of past human irresponsibility with waste, the waters of China have become heavily polluted and toxic. Despite the additional regulations and enforcement that would be necessary to clean up the waters and the costs that come with them, the government must devote the human resources necessary to clean and facilitate the waters in order for the continued prosperity of China. The imperativity of China’s condition is explicitly put into proportion by Jenifer and Jerry Mcbeath when they assert that “water degradation… has reached crisis proportions” and “China’s water supply is 25% below the global average”. These poor conditions are a result of a multitude of regulation deficiencies, for example, those of factories, agriculture, and littering. Numerous industry manufacturing centers have been established on the coasts of rivers and waterways so that their waste may have easy disposal access, and the greatest amount of plastics runoff into the ocean is China’s. (Mcbeath and Mcbeath; “First… Waste”) If these issues are not regulated appropriately, the pollution will continue to increase and become further detrimental to all life in China. Already, countless areas of the ocean, rivers, and waterways are unusable or polluted as a result of the past abuses and lacking regulations. (Tibi; Moxley) In order for the waters to be restored, an organized system must be enforced for China to continue functioning.

About 30 percent of the industrial “waste water” and more than 90 percent of household sewage in China is released into natural rivers and lakes without being treated. Nearly 80 percent of China's cities (278 of them) have absolutely no sewage treatment facilities and don’t have plans to build any. It’s crazy to think that 90 percent of the underground water supply is contaminated and unsafe to drink. Water pollution in China is such a huge problem that the World Bank(an international financial institution that provides loans to countries of the world) warns of “catastrophic consequences for future generations"(World Bank 2013). Half of China's population lacks safe drinking water. Can you imagine drinking water everyday knowing that doing so can lead to sickness and disease? How can a country truly function without having access to clean water? Americans seem to take clean water for advantage without realizing that other countries don’t even have healthy water to drink. Water supply and quality are fundamental issues in China. A few years ago, the debate about who will feed China emphasised scarcity of farmland and the food crisis (Wang, 2008). More than 500 million Chinese people use water contaminated by human and industrial waste.

China’s ability to cope with its limited fresh water resources may be the greatest determining factor in the nation’s future prosperity as well as the wellbeing of the Chinese people. Though not entirely without freshwater reserves, the mere size of the nation’s population dictates that China fails to be a water abundant country. Recent decades’ rapid development, inefficient water usage, and pollution have given way to a severe and growing water crisis. As a key component of the government’s effort to refocus the economy on a more sustainable model of development, further urbanization will only exacerbate this already severe water issue. In the coming years, China’s expanding cities – the center pieces of the recent phase of growth and prosperity – are estimated to grow by millions in population. It is crucial that this path to development is accompanied by ensuring the availability of safe, clean water to both urban and rural citizens.

Water is often a resource taken for granted. Often wasted as if we have an unlimited supply. The hard truth is we don’t. This truth is never realized until it has become an issue. For some reason we tend to procrastinate, waiting until we have the issue to start practicing habits that benefit the environment, but what sense does that make? We often wait until we see the effects of the damage we have done to make a change. This is the American attitude. In China, the horrible smog got so bad that people starting wearing mask just to go outside. Now they are very environmentally savvy in every way possible, in efforts to put a halt in smog production and fix the damage they have done. Some countries have jumped on the bandwagon with these practices in hopes to not fall into the same trap that China did, but unfortunately, we weren’t one of them. Environmentally friendly inventions have been slowly making its way into our society, but we are still a bit behind. Most of the “popular” technologies are geared the creation of energy, but their other important things needed for our survival such as water. A technology that is often overlooked and misunderstood is greywater.

Water pollution has many different meanings, in most cases it is when one or more material builds up in the water causing a problem for people and/ or animals. Water pollution is one of the world’s largest problems that we are facing today. Everyone in this world is affect by the earth’s water. Some are affected differently than others but we are still affected in one way or another. Water pollution doesn’t only threaten humans; it threatens plants and animals as well as sea creatures. Hazardous dumping of toxins and other dangerous materials is one of the most serious problems of sea pollution. Pollution of the sea can kill human beings as well as the animals. This paper will analyze the cause / detection of sea pollution, what methods are used in measuring sea pollution, the areas that are most affected, some of the most recent and current water pollution activities, and the ways that water pollution can possibly be eliminated.

Industry is responsible for the majority of water pollution because its practices produce several contaminants. The combined industrial discharge of chemical wastes and byproducts pollute rivers, lakes, and oceans by producing organic and inorganic contaminants that enter groundwater and soil, which can compile at the bottom of oceans. Subsequently, industrial discharge significantly increases the acidity of water. Heavy metals' toxicity combined with increases in acidity yields water that cannot sustain life that it once could. The

Water pollution is one of the biggest problems affecting the world today. It is on the top of the lists of the government agenda around the world as environmental concerns are on everyone’s minds. It is even more of a concern in undeveloped countries where they lack the infrastructure needed to provide clean water for their citizens. It is then up to outside help to help provide the necessities for these people.

It is nearly impossible to deny the fact that water is a necessity for life. As surprising as it may seem, fresh water is a scarce resource. Only 1% of the world’s water is both fresh and accessible. This brings up the issue of water sustainability and management. Water sustainability is keeping water available. To do so, we must manage and over-watch our water use. Managing industry is a step in keeping water sustainable. This management can be both voluntary by companies themselves or by restrictions made by local and national governments.