Water Pollution And Its Effects On Aquatic Life

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.

The researchers stress that studying water (aquaculture and sewage) is vital in understanding and stopping superbugs since water connects us all -- humans, animals and nature. Vittecoq explains: "Limiting water contamination may be key to controlling the spread of antimicrobial resistance in natural ecosystems, so a first important step could be to limit water contamination through the development of improved wastewater treatment."

For nearly my whole life, my family and I have lived beachside near the popular tourist attraction Ron Jon’s in Cocoa Beach, Florida. With that being said, since the beach lures in many tourists, these tourists dispose of their trash irresponsibly and in many scenarios the trash ends up in the ocean polluting the water. Furthermore, water pollution is significant to acknowledge because due to the pollution, there are typically negative consequences that follow interfering with the surrounding marine life or the environment in general. For instance, sometimes runoffs occur that later contaminate the water fabricating toxic fungal blooms within the body of water. When this happens, it has been believed that cancer levels rise in the area from this occurrence worsening the health of humans nearby in the surrounding community. Also, sometimes when pollutants enter bodies of water the overall temperature rises. This raise in temperature easily creates ecological dead zones where fish are forced to evacuate the area in search of cooler waters where they can survive and thrive properly. Therefore, different modes of media that aid the process in explaining water pollution and its effects include environmental documentaries, more specifically one titled “Troubled Water” by Paul Manly, educational song covers, which include “Clean It Up” to the tune of the song “Lips are Movin” by Meghan Trainor, and news articles, like the New York Times piece titled ““A Sea of Health and

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.

Organisms without back bones are Macro Invertebrate species (Seminole.Wateratlas.Usf.Edu ,2012) . These organisms are small but can be seen without a magnifying glass (Waitakere.Govt.Nz , 2002) . Size ranges from 3-20mm long (Waitakere.Govt.Nz , 2002) .Insects, crustaceans, mollusks, worms, leeches, and anemones are classified a Macro invertebrate species (Waitakere.Govt.Nz , 2002). Streams that are free from pollution will contain a variety of these animals. Streams that have higher pollution levels will less of these animals.

Salmon populations have been declining for years, especially very drastically in the last few years. This issue has been going on for years with very little awareness of the public living in the Northwest, especially around the Puget Sound area in Washington State. From Seattle Times I quote, “There used to be coho salmon runs all through Puget Sound and creeks. There haven’t been for decades,” said Julann Spromberg, a toxicologist working for NOAA Fisheries. “They’re coming back, and they’re dying. We need to figure out what’s going on.”

“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.

Have you ever really thought about pollution impacting sea life, well I have and this is what people think. Sadly many animals die a slow painful death due to ocean pollution. It doesn’t even stop their, it doesn’t just affect the sea life it also affects the birds when they get stuck in oil spills or somehow they meet up with plastic. Ocean Pollution is having a negative effect on sea life because of plastics in trash, oil spills, and ocean mining.

: Regardless of what is used to contaminate the earth, it will eventually affect the water supply. Water quality and contamination are issue affecting society today. We survive off less than 1% of the available fresh water on Earth. Some of the contaminants will have an immediate affect that will immediately make the water unsafe to drink. Some of the contaminants you want be able to see because of the slow filtration system, but you will be able to smell them like the Clorox and vinegar. It will be hard to see because of the same color it has as the water. This brings us to the importance of knowing the levels currently in our drinking water and how dangerously close the levels are (mBiosphere, 2012). It not only affects humans but the cycle

“Before we saw the first sandpiper prancing on a sandbar or bald eagle sitting high in a nest or the swaying oak savannas, we took a water sample” is a very powerful quote from Mike Kilen, the author of many articles dealing with water quality issues. It shows that locations are more than just their looks. Little do most people know, pollution of water can cause a lot of problems and has several different sources. As Miken Kilen believes, elements of nature are interconnected. One thing always affects another. This is demonstrated through his writings on the North Raccoon River, the relationship between farming and the environment, and lawn care.

Water Pollution isn’t going to be stopped by regulations, scientists are going to have to come up with ways to within the environment to stop it. In order to get rid of surface water pollution, scientists have come up with ways to reduce it. Recent research from the University of Sinaloa has found a plant that is used to get rid of some of the water pollution. Typha domingensis is reducing pollution from bacteria from mammals by “ninety-eight percent” (“Common Weed”). This weed is quite tall and can be found in either shallow or deep water. In a study, the plant found nearly several types of bacteria that was causing pollution in the water (“Common Weed”). This plant is just a start to stop water pollution or at least contain it. Scientists have come up with new systems that can remove water pollutants from fields. Laura Christianson is an expert in what kind of woodchips would react with the field pollutants (“New System”). The woodchips help get rid of the nitrate in fields. They woodchips can consume the nitrate which is then removed from the water. To get rid of the phosphorus, they created a system called a p-filter (“New System”). There are two different types of filters, acid mine drainage treatment residual and steel slag (“New System). The acid mine drainage also called MDR for short, removed roughly “eighty to ninety percent of phosphorus” (“New System”). The MDR filter is by far more productive in removing phosphorus compared to the steel slag. The steel slag is

Most people take their water supply for granted and what is needed to ensure they are drinking clean water, that will be healthy for their consumption as well as the environment. Therefore, as a plant manager of a growing urban area, my job is to ensure the community is provided with clean and abundant water. However, local water supply has becoming polluted and water is in short supply, and I am facing a grave issue. Due to residue and substances run off from Industrial waste, road salts, construction sites, heavy metals, fuel, gas, coal, firewood, bacteria from fertilizer usage, pet wastes, leaves, grass clippings, and faulty septic tanks. The residues and substances as damage animal habitats, causing many animals to lose their homes or die. Plants are damaged or killed and some plants have exploded rapidly over areas. In addition, citizen’s ability to enjoy local areas such as parks, ponds, lake, and rivers, as become toxic with bacteria, parasites, and chemical toxins. According to Help Save Nature (2017), this causes a change in the temperature of the water and it harms the life forms and affects the balance between various organisms in the water bodies.

I am typing this to inform you of the environment. Specifically, the water. I’m going to inform you how it affects wildlife. Also how the pollution happens. And don’t forget, how to stop it. All of this will be necessary if we are to save the environment from ourselves and the harm we will continue to cause because of our lack of knowledge of what we’re doing.

Water pollution is often impaired by anthropogenic contaminants that are classified into either a point source of pollution or nonpoint source of pollution. The introduction of harmful toxins in an aquatic food chain can result in high levels of contamination in fish, which can be harmful to humans who eat them. State and national agencies monitoring our waters is essential to understanding the effects of water degradation. Every state in the United States has developed standards for fish consumption advisories and restrictions to protect the population from potential health hazards, particularly recreational fishing (Lepak et al.,2009). By continually defining advisories for fish consumption, appropriate recommendations can be developed for the local scale (Burger et al. 2007). Fish bioaccumulate toxins in their tissues as the contaminants travel through the food web (Power et al., 2002). Testing fish as an indicator of pollution in a water body is referred to as bioindicators. Biological testing helps to monitor the health of an aquatic ecosystem to indicate any problems within that ecosystem. Biological monitoring using macroinvertebrates is a viable option that should be considered to meet the needs of watershed management (Uherek & Gouvei, 2014). The contaminants found in the fish species of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed is mercury and PCBs the New River watershed contains PCB toxins. It has been found that pollutants are elevated with respect to landscape factors and

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.