Water is essential for the survival of all known forms of life. The human body is anywhere from 55% to 78% water depending on body size. To function properly, the body requires between one and seven liters of water per day to avoid dehydration
All known forms of life depend on water. Because of overpopulation, mass consumption, misuse, and water pollution, the availability of drinking water per capita is inadequate and shrinking as of the year 2006.
40% of America's rivers are too polluted for fishing, swimming, or aquatic life.
Even worse are America's lakes—46% are too polluted for fishing, swimming, or aquatic life.
1.2 trillion gallons of untreated sewage, stormwater, and industrial waste are discharged into US waters annually. The US EPA has warned that sewage levels in rivers could be back to the super-polluted levels of the 1970s by the year 2016.
Asian rivers are the most polluted in the world. They have three times as many bacteria from human waste as the global average and 20 times more lead than rivers in industrialized countries
Serious water pollution incidents increased by 50% in England and Wales last year with farmers responsible for more than a quarter of them, the Environment Agency says.
I made this Thread to increase knowledge about water pollution such as industrial water pollution and to share thoughts about how to prevent it.
I have some ideas. I think the biggest source of water pollution is Industries. Who are releasing large amount of hazardous waste into our water resources. In order to do proper treatment of this waste water consultant like JNB must be contacted. About the waste that are producing through our daily usage. I think ordinary peoples and not a selfish as our bureaucrats. We can control it by spreading knowledge about it. Agriculture pollution is also a major problem. By using proper methods we can control it. Imagine a world for our future generations if it continues. I agree things are better in USA or other European countries but In Asian countries it is worst and since countries is in this world we should also consider them. We are the one who are responsible for destroying our world and we have to make it better
Hi, Your post has very nice reading. :top:
Some serious actions are to be taken to avoid the water pollution, if not we are gonna face big trouble in future.
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Combined Sewage Overflows take the form of cast iron pipes, closed off by one way flap valves, set in 60 degree concrete run in's. They sit where large sewers run close to rivers and streams. Their existence relies upon a lie being perpetrated all the way from Government level, down through the Agencies. This lie takes this form;
'Storm water/raw sewage will be diluted by the rise in river level that itself is a product of the storm run off.'
The truth is that the storm water (or 6x dry weather flow in the sewer) runs off much quicker from the artificial environment, than the natural one. One such CSO on a river near me has been known to fly open only 17 minutes after the first drops of rain started falling. The recipient river took 3 days to rise; it being on Limestone and fed by groundwater.
The result is that the UK rivers and streams are being legally polluted on a regular basis.
The problem is that everyone knows about it and some single persons are trying to do something against it but it won't ever work out when our laws don't protect theses essential recourses.
We should work altogether and not everyone by their own.
Riparian zones along streams can slow flooding and contamination of waterways. 10 Meters of land set aside on each side of a stream would provide an adequate natural buffer. The vegetation prevents too much sunlight from reaching the water, reducing temperature and unwanted algal blooms and insect larva. The roots of the vegetation stores excess water. If the stream does reach flood stage, the vegetation slows velocity and reduces scouring and channelization. (Channels cause further flash flooding, and are devoid of biodiverse life.)
In Southwest Missouri, many farmers allow cattle to freely cross, drink, and pollute streams. Since this a karst area, rich in limestone bedrock, sinkholes, and caves, surface water and groundwater meet frequently. Pollution prevention is exceptionally important when it affects both, and eventually affects public health for drinking water. Local conservation efforts try to help farmers put fences up, but this is a voluntary measure.