Two Types Of Pollution In The United States

     Keeping the pollution to a minimal isn’t the easiest thing in the world to do. The major water pollutants are chemical, biological, or physical materials that

It is easy person to point their finger at big industrial and chemical plants and blame them for the cause of so much pollution in our water. When taking a closer look, those same people pointing the finger are equally contributing to the pollution of our water supply and are also to blame. This person could be a friend, family member, classmate, or even you. Even if people do not think that they have a part in this, most do. A variety of data has shown traces of pharmaceuticals used by every day humans in our water. As well as pharmaceuticals there is a presence of chemical contaminants, mainly pesticides that are causing harm to our environment and wildlife. Even humans can be affected by such contamination in the water supply, and

More than half of the human population knows what pollution is but we are still not ready to face it's damaging consequences. Pollution occurs when pollutants contaminate the natural surroundings; which brings about changes that affect our normal lifestyles adversely. Pollution comes in many forms and no matter where you live, you've probably seen some form of it. Some litter of NYC city streets to the smog that lingers ov0er LA to the plastic trash that floats in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the visible signs of pollution are more than evident. The main reason for a why pollution has gotten too out of control is that our desire for more “stuff” has led to our old stuff being thrown away at an alarming and unnecessary rate. As humans we have impacted the environment in so many different ways. The 3 main pollutants i will be talking to you about is water, air, and soil pollutions since these are the three main ones that are affecting not only us as humans but our planet that we live on.. These three main pollutants have affected the environment in many different ways such as climate change and even habitat destruction towards our planet and is in need to be taking some Extreme Measures and actions in order to decrease the pollution to our home.

The one thing humans need on this planet to survive is water. If we need water to survive, then why are polluting it? Most of our nation’s waterways are in terrible condition because of the pollution in the water. Water pollution not only can cause illnesses, but also deaths for humans. Humans aren’t the only thing that water pollution causes harm to. It is also hurting our ecosystem. Humans are the leading cause of most water pollution. We keep throwing wastes into the water making the water unsafe for humans to drink. Scientists are coming up with ways for humans to decrease the amount of wastes they are putting in the water. We need to stop polluting the one thing that keeps us alive.

A controversy issue in the United States is whether or not we should be involved in the controlling international pollution. Pollution is problem world-wide. Many would like to be involved in pollution while others would not. I believe that the United States should not be involved in the controlling of international pollution.

Pollution in public waters on the other hand is a very major offense and can get serious jail time. Pollution has many shapes in form in today’s world. It can be as simple as throwing a cigarette butt out the window or dumping atomic waste in a lake. Without strict laws or enforcing the laws nature as we know it will one day disappear. I would like to be able to one day, take my children to the river to fish as my father did when I was younger. It would be hard to go fishing in the river if the banks, launching zones, and the river itself are all closed due to all of the pollution. Pollution does not just affect the aquatic life and people whom consume it but also destroys the earth. Pollution in its smallest form would be littering, which is making cities across America less inhabitable for humans. Killing off the aquatic life would have major consequences for the people around the world who fish for a living. How would these people make a living to put food on their table if pollution got into the oceans of the world and affected the tuna population? Having the tuna population deplete would shut down many seafood restaurants who serve tuna on a daily

Water Pollution has been an increasing problem over the last few years. Pollution comes from many different things; agricultural, urban runoff, industrial, sedimentary, animal wastes, and leeching from landfills/septic systems just to name a few (Resources). The reason why pollution has increased over the years is because the rise in population and the advancements in technology the society has made. If society plans on having their resources here for many years to come they are going to have to make some drastic changes in the way they treat the earth, and these changes will have to start with their pollutants (Foundation).

When we talk about how water is being polluted we just justify ourselves saying that there is a lot of water in this world and that a little bit of it getting damaged doesn’t matter at all. To understand the consequences of water pollution we first have to know what water pollution is and how it happens. Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies like lakes, rivers and oceans. This form of environmental degradation occurs “when pollutants are directly or indirectly discharged into water bodies without adequate treatment to remove harmful compounds” (“Wikipedia”). Chemical waste from factories is sometimes dumped into rivers and lakes. These chemical

The large majority of todays cars and trucks travel by using internal combustion engines that burn fossil fuels and gasoline. A variety of emissions are polluted into the atmosphere when burning gasoline to power cars and trucks. Emissions that are released directly from cars and trucks into the atmosphere are the primary cause of car pollution but it still causes pollution the air during the manufacturing and refueling processes. Primary pollution from motor vehicles is pollution that is emitted directly into the atmosphere where as secondary pollution is caused from chemical reactions between pollutants after they have been released into the air at least 92 million Americans still live in areas with chronic smog problems. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency predicts that by 2010, even with pollution controls more than 93 million people will live in areas that violate health standards for ozone (urban smog) and more than 55 million Americans will suffer from hazardous levels of fine particle pollution, which is especially dangerous to children and senior citizens.

Water pollution in the United States has been a persistent yet widely ignored issue since the nascent of industrialization. As awareness and concern about water contamination spread during the mid-twentieth century, more and more pollution prevention plans and programs came into action. One of the most significant of these was the Clean Water Act (CWA), which still exists today. The Clean Water Act was passed as an attempt to restore the condition of America’s water bodies, and it has resulted in noticeable water quality improvements but also widespread controversy concerning cost, efficacy, restrictions on industry, and ambiguity of the text.

The United States is the #1 trash-producing country in the world at 1,609 pounds per person per year.

Water pollution and lack of clean water is affecting our health. Water pollution and contaminated water is hurting us here in the United State and all around the world. We need to take charge and stop throwing harmful things into our

Over the past century there is a drastic change on Earth's Atmosphere mainly because of interference of human activities like using fossil fuels as a source of energy, and emission of greenhouse gases due to industrial processes.These activities have release a large amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases causing Earth’s average temperature to rise by 1.4’ and is expected to rise up to 11.5’F such changes can result in undesirable consequences.

Water is essential for life. Humans are made up of 50 to 75 per cent of water and can only last a few days without it. We use it for agriculture, power plants, and domestic irrigation. In the United States, about 410 billion gallons of water is withdrawn daily, about 85% being freshwater. The most easily accessible source of water is surface water which is from lakes, rivers, and streams. However, only about 3% of Earth’s water is freshwater and the cost of water around the world varies greatly. In the U.S., the biggest problem is in contamination. The EPA defines water contamination as anything physical, chemical, biological, or radioactive that is harmful to human health or degrades taste or color of water. About 5,300 water systems were

Water is a natural resource that many of us take for granted. We all use as much water as we desire because we do not have a limit as to how much water we can use on a daily basis. Most of us are never concerned whether if we will have sufficient water for the very next day. The water we use to consume, shower and even use for various things come from rivers, lakes, streams and oceans and it is absolutely important in the way our world functions. Unfortunately, we have done very little to maintain these water resources fresh clean and as a result, the rivers, lakes, streams and oceans have been undergoing pollution. Water pollution is occurring all over the world and not many of us are informed that every single oil spill, discarded water