Facts:
1. fresh water on earth is only 2.5%of the total water when 70% of the earth's surface is covered by water.
2. around 70% of industrial waste is dumped to water.
3. 80% of the water pollution is caused due to domestic sewage.
4. more than 6 billion pounds of garbage, mainly plastic end up in the oceans every year.
5. the contaminated water is the main cause of various diseases such as cholera and typhus.
6. 15 million children under age of five years die every year from diseases caused by drinking contaminated water.
7. on average 250 million people succumb each year from diseases caused by the contaminated water while according to the world health organization and UNICEF almost 2.5 billion people lack access to valuable health conditions.
8. the nuclear crisis created by the tsunami of 2011, unleashed 11 million liters of radioactive water into the pacific ocean.
9. the same tsunami debris created islands totaling 70 kilometers in length which float in the ocean.
10. Asia has the highest number of contaminated rivers than any other continent, mainly of bacteria from human waste.
11. almost two million tons of human waste are exposed daily to water.
12. The Ganges river in India is considered the most polluted river in the world and contains dirt, garbage, dead animals and humans.
13. Underground Bangladeshi water is contaminated with arsenic, which is highly toxic, poisonous and carcinogenic
14. 20% of groundwater in China which are used as drinking water contaminated with carcinogens.
15. In America 40% of rivers and 46% of the lakes are polluted and unsuitable for swimming, fishing or any other access.
1. How do we stop water pollution (all of us) and when?
This is a MONSTER question. Many scientist, engineers, social scientists around the world are dedicating their entire lives to prevent and reverse the many types of water pollution humans have caused. It is a ginormous problem and it will require everyone's understanding to keep the many ecosystems and human civilizations that rely on water to persist. Water pollution needs to stop now.
2. What will happen in the future with water pollution?
That is up to (the global) us. Consuming less: buying reused, buying items that last long reducing
3. When do we start to clean up this mess we’ve created?
Because it is such a large scale problem, personal choices need to be made right now. Right this second.
4. What can we do to make a difference?
Being more aware of your every day decisions is important. Be sure to limit water use, fossil fuel use and plastic use and disposal. Be aware of what you are buying and ask yourself what the price is on the environment for this item or vacation. Change is happening now, it must happen now.
5. Will we regret this in the future? I think we are regretting this now. Many people do not have potable water.
People all over the world are seeing the effects of pollution, and we have yet to see the full effects. However, as much as the
6. When did water pollution start?
Again, there are many types. However, we started seeing human effects of water pollution when human populations started to form cities. Raw sewage from human waste was the biggest issue in cities, which led to the first sewer systems to try to manage our waste before it went back into the water. During the industrial revolution, these industries polluted many facets of our planet, our water being one of them with indiscriminate dumping of waste into water systems from industrial plants. Depending on the type of pollution, you don't need a lot to make the water unsafe to consume. Environmental monitoring is essential in knowing what water problems we have, and
7. Why should we care about water pollution?
We're mostly water. The earth is mostly water. If we poison our water, we poison ourselves. If we don't have water, we have nothing.
What Can You Do? If you want to help keep our waters clean, there are many things you can do to help.
Industrial water treatment Before raw sewage can be safely released back into the environment, it needs to be treated correctly in a water treatment plant.
1. fresh water on earth is only 2.5%of the total water when 70% of the earth's surface is covered by water.
2. around 70% of industrial waste is dumped to water.
3. 80% of the water pollution is caused due to domestic sewage.
4. more than 6 billion pounds of garbage, mainly plastic end up in the oceans every year.
5. the contaminated water is the main cause of various diseases such as cholera and typhus.
6. 15 million children under age of five years die every year from diseases caused by drinking contaminated water.
7. on average 250 million people succumb each year from diseases caused by the contaminated water while according to the world health organization and UNICEF almost 2.5 billion people lack access to valuable health conditions.
8. the nuclear crisis created by the tsunami of 2011, unleashed 11 million liters of radioactive water into the pacific ocean.
9. the same tsunami debris created islands totaling 70 kilometers in length which float in the ocean.
10. Asia has the highest number of contaminated rivers than any other continent, mainly of bacteria from human waste.
11. almost two million tons of human waste are exposed daily to water.
12. The Ganges river in India is considered the most polluted river in the world and contains dirt, garbage, dead animals and humans.
13. Underground Bangladeshi water is contaminated with arsenic, which is highly toxic, poisonous and carcinogenic
14. 20% of groundwater in China which are used as drinking water contaminated with carcinogens.
15. In America 40% of rivers and 46% of the lakes are polluted and unsuitable for swimming, fishing or any other access.
1. How do we stop water pollution (all of us) and when?
This is a MONSTER question. Many scientist, engineers, social scientists around the world are dedicating their entire lives to prevent and reverse the many types of water pollution humans have caused. It is a ginormous problem and it will require everyone's understanding to keep the many ecosystems and human civilizations that rely on water to persist. Water pollution needs to stop now.
2. What will happen in the future with water pollution?
That is up to (the global) us. Consuming less: buying reused, buying items that last long reducing
3. When do we start to clean up this mess we’ve created?
Because it is such a large scale problem, personal choices need to be made right now. Right this second.
4. What can we do to make a difference?
Being more aware of your every day decisions is important. Be sure to limit water use, fossil fuel use and plastic use and disposal. Be aware of what you are buying and ask yourself what the price is on the environment for this item or vacation. Change is happening now, it must happen now.
5. Will we regret this in the future? I think we are regretting this now. Many people do not have potable water.
People all over the world are seeing the effects of pollution, and we have yet to see the full effects. However, as much as the
6. When did water pollution start?
Again, there are many types. However, we started seeing human effects of water pollution when human populations started to form cities. Raw sewage from human waste was the biggest issue in cities, which led to the first sewer systems to try to manage our waste before it went back into the water. During the industrial revolution, these industries polluted many facets of our planet, our water being one of them with indiscriminate dumping of waste into water systems from industrial plants. Depending on the type of pollution, you don't need a lot to make the water unsafe to consume. Environmental monitoring is essential in knowing what water problems we have, and
7. Why should we care about water pollution?
We're mostly water. The earth is mostly water. If we poison our water, we poison ourselves. If we don't have water, we have nothing.
What Can You Do? If you want to help keep our waters clean, there are many things you can do to help.
Industrial water treatment Before raw sewage can be safely released back into the environment, it needs to be treated correctly in a water treatment plant.