WATER

POLUTION

Silt
Cause: Mud and sand from
deforestation and
construction sites are
washed into rivers.
Effect: Water becomes
muddy and
brown.

Domestic
Waste
Cause: garbage and untreated sewage from
homes
Effect: contains harmful micro-organisms that
cause disease such as cholera and typhoid

Agricultural waste
Cause : Excessive pesticides and fertilisers
from farms are washed into water.
Effect : Causes rapid growth of algae and thus
reduces oxygen level in the
water.

Oil spillage
Cause : Oil spills from tankers in the sea.
Effect : Kills aquatic life and seabirds.

Industrial
Cause : Chemical
and radioactive
waste
residues from factories.
Effect : Poisons aquatic life , may cause
cancer and other diseases.

Prevention of Water Pollution

New industrial / residential development

properly planned.
Residential areas proper sewage disposal
system.
Treat industrial wastewater public
sewerage system.
Should not dump rubbish / waste into the
water.

Enforcement
Strict action by the authorities is
necessary to reduce pollution effectively.
People who dump untreated water ,
rubbish and chemical wastes into river
should be punished.

Monitoring
The sewerage department should build
enough public severage system so that the
raw sewage is treated and turned into safe
effluent before being discharged.

From: Group
Potatojellypuddingbananan
Group Members : a!~
Goh Jia Yee
Yeoh Xin Ying
Chong Choi Teng
Law Pei Yuan
Woon Li Qi
Felicia Goon Su Chie
Joyce Oh Yong Yue