Water Pollution

The topic of my report is water pollution, which is one of the biggest problems that we have to face nowadays

According to the American College Dictionary, pollution is defined as: "to make foul or unclean; dirty." Water pollution occurs when a body of water is adversely affected due to the addition of large amounts of materials to the water. When it is unfit for its intended use, water is considered polluted

The major sources of water pollution can be classified as municipal, industrial, and agricultural. Municipal water pollution consists of waste water from homes and commercial establishments. For many years, the main goal of treating municipal

wastewater was simply to reduce its content of suspended solids, oxygen-demanding materials, dissolved inorganic compounds, and harmful bacteria. In recent years, however, more stress has been placed on improving means of disposal of the solid residues from the municipal treatment processes

Estimates suggest that nearly 1.5 billion people lack safe drinking water and that at least 5 million deaths per year can be attributed to waterborne diseases. With over 70 percent of the planet covered by oceans, people have long acted as if these very bodies of water could serve as a limitless dumping ground for wastes. Raw sewage, garbage, and oil spills have begun to overwhelm the diluting capabilities of the oceans, and most coastal waters are now polluted. Beaches around the world are closed regularly, often because of high amounts of bacteria from sewage disposal, and marine wildlife is beginning to suffer.

The problems associated with water pollution are able to disrupt life on our planet to a great extent. By passing laws to try to combat water pollution, Congress has acknowledged the fact that water pollution is a serious issue. But the government alone cannot solve the entire problem. It is ultimately up to us, to be informed, responsible and involved when it comes to the problems we face with our water.

Water pollution is a change in the chemical or physical condition of the water that impairs man's enjoyment of water. There are so many sources of water pollution and until now I didn't realize that I was one of them. When I help clean my Mom's house, especially the kitchen and the bathroom, I use the strongest product on the market to disinfect them. Also when I take out the garbage I am polluting the water. "Entering sewers in dissolved form are the soaps, synthetic detergents,