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    Water Pollution In Water

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    The topic that was chosen was turbidity. Turbidity is the pollution in water. Turbidity is commonly associated with cloudiness or haziness in water. The pollution that studied was dirt and how it affected fish. It is important because it is killing our wildlife. There needs to get teams of people each month going out and cleaning up the water. If the dirt in the water affected the fish then the experimental group would die. During the time of researching this topic, it was discovered how different

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    Causes of Water Pollution and Cures to Stop it Now Nature plays a role when it comes to toxins like mercury and other heavy metals, but humans are among the major causes of water pollution. We have always treated the planet with a certain level of disregard, as if we simply thought that nothing we could do would be of any consequence. Now though, the way we have treated our environment is coming back to haunt us. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution we have unleashed 80,000 chemical

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    Water pollution is one of the most serious environmental challenges. It occurs when water is contaminated by such substances as human and animal wastes, toxic chemicals, metals and oils. Pollution can affect rain, rivers, lakes, oceans and the water beneath the earth, called ground water. Polluted water may look clean or dirty, but it all contains bacteria, viruses, chemicals or other chemicals than can cause illness or even death. Impurities must be removed before such

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    Our planet earth is covered in water, more precisely 71% of earth’s surface is covered with water (Perlman & USGS, n.d.). With this large amount of water present one would think that water pollution is not something that needs to be considered. This in fact is untrue, water pollution is an ever growing problem that our planet is facing. One form of pollution that is on the rise is nutrient loading. Nutrient loading is a becoming a large problem in waterways throughout the world both in freshwater

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    Water Pollution

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    70% water and 30% of land. Our body is also composed of 2/3 of water. In other words life without water is INPOSIBLE.Imagine what would happen if amount of water in nature would be drastically reduced? I believe we all know the answer and the consequences. The entire flora, fauna and the entire human being will die slowly. Now a day, we have a lot of amount of water in our planet but that is a big paradox because a big part from that water is polluted. Basically living the life without water or with

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    Pollution has always been a major problem around the world. One of the most detrimental and harmful types of pollution is water pollution. Most people blow it off and do not really think of how dangerous water pollution really is. Some still do not believe that water pollution is a serious problem because of how big the oceans are. They believe that because the world is mostly oceans, there is no way we can run out good, clean water. Arvind Kumar, a member of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research

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    “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

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    Water Pollution Essay

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    Water contamination is groundwater that has lethal chemicals and natural specialists that surpasses what is ordinarily found in water. This causes a huge threat to human health and to the environment. In majority of the time, human activities lead to water pollution. “All water pollution happens in one of two ways: via non-point or point systems. Non-point pollution comes from indirect sources, like agricultural runoff, mining waste, paved roads, and industrial activity.” (Copeland, 2017) Having

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    fighting to keep their drinking water clean. Whether it’s streams, rivers, or lakes, countries have taken great measures to maintain high quality drinking water for both human consumption and animal consumption. Countries must first understand the sources of the polltion, then determine the best methods to eliminate the pollution. Clean drinking water is a valuable resource and a the key to human survival. Plants and animals also depend on water for their growth, so all water must be kept clean. The major

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    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

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