Around the globe every minute a child dies because of water-related disease, Women spend hours walking to collect water, it has been estimated 1 in 9 people lack access to safe water, hospital bed spaces are occupied majorly people related to water-borne diseases. Clean water is essential for both mental and physical development. Lead in tap water causes many birth defects. Thousands of contaminants are present in tap water which are even poisonous. For every spent on water and sanitation there is a double return to the economic.
Shanghai, China, and Karachi, Pakistan, demonstrates the poor conditions megacities go through with inadequate water supply. Around 300 million people are suffering from water shortages. “ Shanghi river has had sewage dumped into it, causing contamination. “A reservoir from the Taipu River is
Water contamination and pollution has been a major problem throughout the nation due to the fact that it’s being done all over. Especially of the most recent contamination in Colorado all in the Animas River from the EPA spilling. Within the last couple of month there has been a mere excessive amount of water being polluted and having toxic waste carelessly dumped. The Animas River of Colorado and flowing through Utah, New Mexico, and high Northern Part of Arizona.
Treating wastewater is extremely vital to the health and well-being of eco-systems all around the world. The treatment of wastewater is a fairly modern concept, though collection systems to remove foul-smelling water were common in ancient Rome, it was not until the 19th century that urbanized areas began to realize that removing the pollutants from the water that they were discharging into the environment was extremely important. (1) The reason that this became so relevant was a direct result of populations becoming so concentrated by the late 1800’s that outbreaks of life-threatening illnesses were being linked to bacteria found in the polluted water. (1) As a result of this, the practice of wastewater collection and treatment was developed
Aside from the fact that coal industry and power stations use 70% of total water the mining industry has also polluted it. The other source of water pollution is the industry, in particular textiles and electronics. As it is pointed out by the available data at the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs as it has been with the power of generation – a lack of regulations and enforcements together with inefficient use of water resources has been damaging the water quality and diminishing its availability for agricultural activities. A domino effect has been seen in water pollution which has had an impact on
Ever since the beginning of the creation of the United States, Americans have created, solved, and even escalated the condition of many problems and controversies in the world. Regardless, they have managed to remain a whole, stable country that has, and continues to, persevere through these dilemmas, emerging stronger and closer together as a country. Over the course of American history, conflicts created by the various types of pollution in the United States, including land, air, and water, have converged to shape American society into what it is today. As defined in Jerry Nathanson’s article, “and Pollution,” or the “deposition of solid or liquid waste materials on land or underground in a manner that can contaminate the soil and groundwater”
Ocean waters need a break… you may be asking yourself why, well the trash that we create is harming the oceans. It is disgusting to know how much plastic we as humans really use. In 2001 an average human used on average 223 pounds of plastics (Weiss) and that poundage is going up each year. This problem is throughout the whole world. The trash that we as humans make isn’t making it into the trashcan is finding its way into the ocean and harming other organisms.
The average household uses around 350 gallons of clean water daily, so imagine our lives without clean water available whenever we needed it. Currently, water is plentiful and we don’t give a second thought to how often we actually use it in our day to day lives. Every day we use water for cooking, cleaning, bathing, irrigating and other common jobs. It's hard to imagine citizens in the American are getting sick from water of all things, it should be processed food. Runoff water is one of the main source of contamination in water, when humans don’t properly disposes of chemicals its washed away by the rain and enters the water cycle where it end up in our drinking water.
Water Desalination Everyone in this planet needs to be able to access water in order to live. 71% of the earth is covered by water, so accessing water from anywhere must be easy. However not all of the water on earth is freshwater. Only 3% of the world’s water is freshwater and ⅔ of the freshwater is tucked in glaciers. Everyone requires freshwater in order to live, as a result about 1.1 million people in this world lack access to freshwater.
Industrial and agricultural wastes are the most common factors. These factors cause imbalance in the water leading to death of some species. Water pollution in China is such an issue, to the point that the World Bank cautioned of “catastrophic consequences for the future generation. "(Facts and Details). According to the World Bank two third of China 's population use water contaminated by human and industrial wastes and half of them use Hazardous drinking water (Facts and Details).
Oceans, seas, and coastal areas are essential to the Earth’s ecosystem and are critical to sustainable development. Two-thirds of the earth’s surface is covered by oceans, seas, and coastal areas, and contain 97% of the planet’s water. The oceans contribute to poverty eradication, create sustainable livelihoods for the three billion and plus people depending on it, are crucial for global food security and human health, and are the primary regulator of the global climate. The Oceans contribute to human well-being because they provide us with water, oxygen, and many natural food sources. Although there are many groups of people who depend on oceans for sustainable livelihoods, they are the most vulnerable because they become so reliant on natural resources and are harming themselves without even knowing it.
“Nearly one billion people do not have access to clean drinking water”. That is about one eighth of all the people living on earth right now. Every year, almost four million people die from water-related diseases and 98% of those occur in the developing countries. Humans can live for weeks without food, but only a few days without water. Many people in developing countries barely have access to any water source at all and for those that do, the water is completely filthy and disease-ridden.
Pollution is the introduction or release of substances or energy that decrease the quality of the marine environment. Many pollutants are toxic of harmful to marine life (Castro and Huber, 2010). South Africa is known around the world for being one of the most diverse marine environment in the world, with 83% of the known fish families residing in South Africa (Van der Elst, 2007). There are also many marine species that are endemic to South Africa, which means they are only found in South Africa. Almost 30% of the South African population lives on the coastline (Taljaard et al. 2006), which has led to the urbanization of the coastlines and which then led to the industrialization of these areas.
Intro: Water pollution has caused so many problems to our waterways that no one really knows how to help. Water pollution caused; dead zones, oil spills, garbage floating around, and unsafe drinking water. People disagree about water pollution because, people have found ways to improve and help out the problem that water pollution has caused around the world. Others believe that that water pollution has created situations and are in the process of figuring out solutions. Marine life habitats are getting destroyed, marine life is declining everyday, how and where the garbage is getting into the oceans, and the drinking water is becoming seriously unsafe to drink.
The ocean is nowadays undergoing numerous environmental issues that further lead to marine pollution. Marine pollution is a very serious environmental issue that most of the countries of the world encounter. Aquatic littering is considered as one of the major causes of marine environment. The misleading use of the marine environment is extremely impacting the marine life and ecosystems. Moreover, the total amount of toxins and debris discharged by human beings is incredibly increasing in today 's world.
