The Source of Life Polluted
Water is the source of all life and is essential to life itself. Without water there would be no life. We drink it, wash with it, grow food with it and use it to generate energy. Humans and everything that lives on land depends upon fresh water to survive.
People are under the misconception that the world is running out of water because we don’t save water. If we stand in front of the sink, letting the water run as we brush our teeth the water is just sent back to a purification facility and from there, it gets pumped back to us. We aren’t running out of water, the truth is we are running out of clean water! Humans contribute to water pollution in many ways. Pollution is caused by careless disposal of waste from industrial facilities, radioactive waste from nuclear power plants, oil spills from tankers and leaks from underground petroleum storages. The results of these polluted waters can cause numerous issues ranging from birth defects, immune suppression, reproductive failure and death to humans and animals.
According to an article from pollutionissues.com early pollution was limited in its effects on the environment until after world war II when industries began manufacturing and using synthetic materials like plastics and inorganic pesticides. An article by Marc Lallanilla titled “How Real Is the Water Crisis?” states that one out of every seven people do not have daily access to safe drinking water and an additional 2.5 billion people lack basic sanitation and goes on to mention that increased industrialization in developing countries has caused the severe pollution of previously usable sources of fresh drinking water. Another article by news 24 states that by 2015, 80% of South Africa’s fresh water resources will be so badly polluted that no process of purification available in the country will be able to make it fit for consumption. This points to the reality that we are facing a crucial crisis period in water pollution. No one disagrees that water pollution is a serious issue today. The only questions is will we end water pollution before it is too late?
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Water Pollution People keep on throwing trash and industrial wastes into our clean water. If this continues, the quality of our water will deteriorate, and without it everything dies, including us. Water pollution is destroying our world, but fortunately we can count on special treatments for this kind of problem. What is water pollution? "It is the contamination of water by foreign matter such as ...
To stop water pollution we must focus on educating the world to what pollution is and how we can control and contain any and all spills. We must demand harsher penalties on pollution and petition governments to start enforcing the laws already in place. We must clean up all nuclear waste and toxic chemical dumps so they do not continue to leach into groundwater and eventually into rivers. We must prohibit dumping toxic industrial chemicals into rivers and streams, remove toxic sludge from river bottoms. Prohibit the use of all fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides. Finally we must assemble an team of scientist along with environmental police force whom work together to protect our waters.
Water pollution can be and must be prevented to ensure a future for our civilization. We can no longer afford to be so wreck less with the our source of life. We must treat our waters with the same reverence we treat our temples. Each person needs to realize how they affect the world we live in and we must all come together and unite to protect our source of life if we are to flourish and survive. We must fight for and protect our waters because in the future all our lives can depend on it.
Sources
The Water Pollution Guide. Retrieved December 12, 2012, from the World Wide Web: http://www.water-pollution.org.uk/economy.html
Pollution Issues. Retrieved December 12, 2012, from the World Wide Web: http://www.pollutionissues.com/Fo-Hi/History.html
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Water is a necessity to life on earth. All organisms contain it, some drink it, and others inhabit it. Plants and animals require water that is moderately pure, and they cannot survive if their water is affluent with toxic chemicals and/or harmful microorganisms. If severe, water pollution can kill large numbers of fish, birds, and other animals, in some cases killing all members of a species in ...
SA facing water pollution crisis. Retrieved December 12, 2012, from the World Wide Web: http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/SA-facing-water-pollution-crisis-20100928
Lallanilla, M. (2012).
How Real Is the Water Crisis? December 12, 2012, from the World Wide Web: http://greenliving.about.com/od/greenlivingbasics/a/Water-Crisis.htm
