Essay on Water Pollution

Water pollution has become an issue of great concern in our society.

Many of today’s water ecosystems and drinking water are being polluted
and destroyed as we speak. There are many types of water ecosystems
such as oceans, rivers, lakes, and ponds witch provide homes to many
different organisms. There are overwhelming factors that contribute to
the problems of water pollution such as sewage, radioactive wastes,
improper disposal of trash on land, and careless beachgoers. These are
all significant problems that people do not realize until all of the damage
is done. There are very few methods of controlling this pollution and
more need to be developed in order to try and control these problems
immediately.

The first few causes of water pollution include sewage and nutrients
from fertilizers being dumped into water. This causes a problem for all
the organisms because the nutrients cause the algae and water plants to
grow to abnormally large sizes. This can eventually block waterways.
As the wastes decompose it uses up oxygen and blocks the flow of water
in natural rivers and streams. Also, as these nutrients decompose in the
water, they use up oxygen which can harm all the organisms living in
the environment. Fish and other organisms living in water need oxygen
just as much as humans need it. Since all aquatic organisms depend on
oxygen in the water, without a sufficient supply they will not be able to
survive. This would be a very dangerous thing. Anything that can
decrease the amount of oxygen in water can seriously damage the fish
supply, since fish also depend on oxygen. A solution for this problem
would be to test the water quality testing to see exactly how much
oxygen is in the water to find out where the major problems areas are,
then not dump any more wastes in water with low amounts of oxygen.
 
Caption : Polluted river running through a slum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Facts: Water pollution may pose significant health threats such as diseases like
typhoid, cholera and dysentery. Aquatic life in the river may also be affected
by pollution, and some polluted rivers (like the one in the photo in
Malaysia) are still fished.
Photographer: David Nunu
Bus Pollution
Guatemal

air pollution
This essay identifies and explains the problem of pollution
facing humanity today.It will also propose one of the first ideas
which could more effectively limit air pollution, Emission Credit
Trading. This can be seen as one of the first steps in the
development of an ecosociety. The notion of a viable
ecosociety has created considerable problems in terms of
deciding the most effective and efficient policies to be
implemented. Air pollution has become one of the most serious
environmental problems here at home, and throughout the
rest of the world. Air pollution is also perhaps one of the more
politically sensitive problems because of the numerous
economic, environmental and health implications involved. A
key step in the policy-making process is to define the problem
to be remedied. If we can not understand the problem, how are
we to know what needs to be fixed. Unfortunately,
implementing policies on air pollution has the politically
undesirable effect of having extensive economic consequences
on all sectors of the economy. Therefore, those policies which
lead to the development of an ecosociety must be aimed at
having the greatest environmental impact while creating
minimal economic distortions.
Coal Power Plant
Photo: Wigwam Jone

Oil Pollution Emissions

Photo: Graeme MacLean

00 Ways To Conserve

There are a number of ways to save water, and they all start with you.

 #2

When washing dishes by hand, don't let the water run while rinsing. Fill one sink with
wash water and the other with rinse water.

 #3
 Some refrigerators, air conditioners and ice-makers are cooled with wasted flows of
water. Consider upgrading with air-cooled appliances for significant water savings.

 #4

Adjust sprinklers so only your lawn is watered and not the house, sidewalk, or street.

 #5

Run your clothes washer and dishwasher only when they are full. You can save up to
1,000 gallons a month.

 #6

Choose shrubs and groundcovers instead of turf for hard-to-water areas such as steep
slopes and isolated strips.

 #7

Install covers on pools and spas and check for leaks around your pumps.

 #8

Use the garbage disposal sparingly. Compost vegetable food waste instead and save
gallons every time.

 #9

Plant in the fall when conditions are cooler and rainfall is more plentiful