Water Pollution
What is water pollution?
Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies (e.g. lakes, rivers, oceans, aquifers and groundwater), very often by human activities.
Causes
- Sewage and waste water: Everyday, we cook, do laundry, flush the toilet, wash our cars, shower and do many things that use water.
- Septic Tanks: Every domestic (home) toilet is connected to septic tank usually located outside the house.
- Ocean and marine dumping: Again, think of the rubbish we all make each day. Paper waste, food waste, plastic, rubber, metallic and aluminum waste.
- Underground storage and tube leakages: Many liquid products (petroleum products) are stored in metal and steel tubes underground.
- Atmospheric: Atmospheric deposition is the pollution of water bodies caused by air pollution.
Effects
- Death of aquatic animals
- Increase in Algal Blooms
- Human Health
Solutions
- Reducing Nutrient and Pesticide Pollution
- Reducing Sewage Pollution
- Reducing Pollution from Oil and Petroleum Liquids
- Fighting Global Warming
Conclusion
In conclusion what can we do to protect animals? is important remember that they are living creatures and we must to think in our actions about their habitats, specially for the animals that live in rivers, ocean, sea, or any place with water, because we are the principal cause of the pollution in the rivers, oceans and sea we leave at risk of extinction some species of animals that living in the water and at the same time we pollute one of the most important resource in the earth that we also need.