Water contamination

Water Contamination

Introduction

Water is one of the basic needs of man in to live thus , without water every individual cannot survive and live . It is been part of man 's daily living where water (fresh water ) is used for drinking , washing watering , cleaning and other household uses . But most people globally do not know how to take care the water resources . People tend to litter everywhere and many factories dispose their toxic waste in the rivers seas and oceans that affect the marine life . Toxic wastes make the bodies of

water contaminated (polluted ) and if this will happen more frequently , there is no doubt that man cannot longer drink fresh water in the future . There are a lot of harmful effects when water resources are already contaminated . Many years ago , bodies of water were clean People used to catch many kinds of fishes and shells . People enjoyed swimming in the cool and clean water . But recently , rivers in the cities are foul-smelling . Fishermen do not catch plenty of fish from the nearby rivers anymore . Children are no longer allowed to take a bath in the rivers . Housewives no longer wash their laundry in the river

There were many times when we heard that some fishermen complained of fishkill . It means that suddenly they see al fish in their fish pen dead ad floating . They point to industrial wastes as the culprit . Moreover substances that contaminate the water enter the ocean by accident carelessness , and the deliberate dumping of waste . Rivers and lakes become contaminated or polluted by bad practices . Furthermore , we should take care for the waters just like the ocean . The ocean provides us with many necessities like food , recreation , and routes for transportation It also helps keep our environment healthful . It is therefore very significant that we show care and concern for our water . Some people say that the oceans and seas are so vast that they can accumulate much garbage . They believe that the bodies of water can cleanse themselves forever . However , these bodies of water have their own limit . They can absorb pollutants up to a certain limit only . Beyond that , they die . If we allow the water sources to be contaminated , we shall suffer so much We may even die slowly of diseases

The intents of this are to (1 ) understand what water contamination really is and (2 ) figure out the health impacts of water contamination

II . Discussion

Water contamination

Water contamination is also recognized as water pollution . Water pollution is a large set of diverse effects upon water bodies such as lakes , rivers , oceans , and groundwater caused by human activities This would mean that human beings ' negligence and irresponsibility are the major reasons why our water is contaminated . Water contamination has numerous characteristics and causes . Organic wastes like farm waste and sewage promote high oxygen demands ' that lead to oxygen depletion which has severe effects on our ecosystem . Contaminants in water may include insecticides and herbicides , bacteria that come from a...