Water Pollution on a Global Scale
Water pollution is a major problem in our world. Some people live in areas where the water is so polluted they cant drink from it, these people are forced to find different sources of water that could easily be polluted. Some countries could fix their problem of water pollution if they went out and cleaned it all up but most of them don't have the money and resources for tasks like theses. Water pollution could be prevented easily if people all agreed to not pollute and dump waste into water sources, but it is hard for everyone to agree on one thing.
Global Water Facts
Water pollution is a major problem in our world. Some people live in areas where the water is so polluted they cant drink from it, these people are forced to find different sources of water that could easily be polluted. Some countries could fix their problem of water pollution if they went out and cleaned it all up but most of them don't have the money and resources for tasks like theses. Water pollution could be prevented easily if people all agreed to not pollute and dump waste into water sources, but it is hard for everyone to agree on one thing.
Global Water Facts
- Around 70% of the industrial waste is dumped into the water bodies where they pollute the usable water supply. (Energy Future)
- Fourteen billion pounds of garbage mostly plastic, is dumped into the ocean every year. (Energy Future)
- 15 million children under the age of five die each year because of diseases caused by drinking water. (Energy Future)
- “More than 80% of sewage in developing countries is discharged untreated, polluting rivers, lakes and coastal areas.” (Seametrics)