The Pros And Cons Of Water Contamination

Water, is a very valuable and necessary resource that, must be managed more carefully. Quantity-wise it is endless; all around the world there are many bodies of water. Ground sources, such as aquifers, as well as surface water, including oceans, seas, rivers, lakes, ponds, and streams. Because of its endlessness it becomes more difficult to manage it all. Clean water that is readily available, for developed and devolving nations alike, is a challenge. There are many factors that play into what can access water sources, and pollute it. Pollution of water is a worldwide problem that occurs too frequently. There are various contributors to water pollution including agriculture, industry, waste management, as well as naturally occurring

Are you ever thirsty for a nice cold glass of clean water? Most privileged people can find decent drinkable water in at least three places in the average kitchen. It’s a gift we commonly undermine. Unfortunately, many adults and young children aren’t granted this privilege. Striving each day to find clean water and still worry if it is safe enough to drink. All around the world some of the deadliest bacteria, diseases, and germs are alive in the water. Underprivileged countries do not have clean running water or even a decent well to draw from; this results in drinking from stagnate rivers, salty oceans, and contaminated puddles. Each year, thousands of people die from the bacteria living in unclean water. Sorrowfully, many of those numbers are young children! When a child becomes sick from bacteria found in their drinking water, an entire daily system becomes thrown out of balance. They cannot attend school or work, and it affects friends and family around them! Moreover, economical issues arise. Humans around the world have their whole lives ahead of them. Everyone should have daily access to clean drinking water to keep them healthy and growing. In this fallen world that’s not always the reality. The cycle that contaminated water brings is almost unstoppable.

Main Point: Third world countries lack accessibility to clean water exposing them to disease and harmful toxins that result in 2.4 million deaths annually (Bartram, 2010).

Many populations, the majority being in Africa, face many water-borne diseases mainly due to pollution of water resources. The option then becomes to either drink polluted water or not have anything at all. Continual Human development such as population growth and industrial growth have further drained water resources, causing a shortage of drinking water. As a result, there are many conflicts over ownership of water resources and these lead to injuries or fatalities.(2) As mentioned before, this shows why it is so important to find a solution to the issue of water shortage.

Water pollution, as defined by the World Wildlife Fund, “happens when toxic substances enter water bodies such as lakes, rivers, oceans and so on, getting dissolved in them, lying suspended in the water or depositing on the bed.”1 In 1948, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act was passed by congress, but was later amended in 1972 in response to great public outcry—this amended document is what is now known as the Clean Water Act.2 Despite these national efforts, in a report released by the Environment America Research & Policy Center in 2014, Virginia was listed as one of the top five states with the largest discharge of toxic substances into waterways, documented at over eleven million pounds.3 Furthermore, in a 2014 report conducted by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, it was found that the water pollution has spread throughout sixteen-thousand miles of the state’s rivers.4

The human body is contained mostly of water. Plants and animals will stop to exist without water. Water is used in transportation, cleaning, and other walks of life. It is not hard to figure out that water is one of the planet’s most valuable useful things (Bottcher 2012). However, the previously-mentioned walks of life create many of the concerns connected with the consumption of water. Water contamination is a hot topic in America. Americans are concerned with the contaminants that may be waiting in a creepy way their tap

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

In accordance with the ethics of Bentham in the line of utilitarianism, my moral argument against water pollution is thus:

Three main ways our public drinking waters can become contaminated are by agricultural runoff, which have effects that go all the way from the effects of the remnants left behind from sprayed pesticides and unmanaged animal feces. Second, we have an oil and coal industry that just never stops. What comes from our oil industry ultimately ends up changing and altering the biology of the surrounding water with thermal pollution, and in some cases I have seen this reported as just as if not more damaging than bacterial or sedimentary pollution. The coal industry pollutes surrounding waters with sulfides from leaching. Illustrations are given below.

Experiments were done on the water quality and the contamination of groundwater. First, I observed the effects that different pollutants had on groundwater. I predicted that the experiments with the oil and vinegar would create the most contaminations to the water. When the laundry detergent were mixed with the groundwater, it created a light green color with a pleasant smell. The second water treatment experiment were about filtering techniques to remove contaminants from water. I predicted to drain the water by removing all the contaminants

Also organic pollutants at low concentrations can result in birth defects, genetic disorders, and cancer. These toxic pollutants listed above are all a result of people and industries improperly disposing of their waste. (Cunningham 404-406) To add on, fertilizers, which is a water pollutants, contain high concentrations of nitrates and phosphates; as a result, algal blooms can form. Also, eutrophication is a process that happens when waters are rich in organisms and organic material and become very nourished. As a result, the “process turns the water green, clouds the water, causes odor problems” (Lake Champlain Basin, 1998). Pollutants can pollute surface water by dissolving into the it, but they can also pollute groundwater. When the fertilizers or lawn/garden chemicals enter the water they can make there way into the fresh groundwater. Once the groundwater is polluted people/countries would have to pay more to get there groundwater

People contaminate water by adding chemicals and other harmful substances. For example having lead, zinc, mercury, copper, etc. in water can lead to illnesses such as polio, typhoid fever, polyomavirus infection and many more. Water is a very important element on earth and we need to keep it clean. Over two thirds of Earth’s surface is covered in water; less than a third is taken up with land. As Earth's population continues to grow, people are putting ever-increasing pressure on the planet's water resources. Without water there would be no oceans, no lakes, and no rivers. We all need water to survive, so when people throw their trash in and pollute the water, they don’t understand what their actions will do to us in the future and what harm

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

I chose water because it is a problem on a global scope, and with the current climate shifts and world population numbers continuing to grow, water is and will only become more of a problem as resources continue to lower. The number of people who suffer from the scarcity of water is alarmingly big, about one- third of the humanity doesn’t have an access to water supply. As a world, we are finally grasping the truth that water is and will remain one of the most valuable resources the planet has provided. Without it, life would not exist. Some of the largest lakes and rivers on the globe are depleting at a very frightening pace. Approximately 40 percent of the entire population of the planet has little or no access to clean water and it is

Around 1.8 million children die each year, because of one major conflict- man and water. Water is a vital and necessary resource for our human bodies, the fuel for our lives. Depending on the circumstances, water is a major factor in our life, contributing to us the sole nutrient to keep us alive. Once past that, water can take on a darker nature, one of which is both fatal and deadly. Of course, with the recent advantages, we have gained in both science and technology, the three factors that we should focus on are financing, spreading awareness, and eco-friendliness.