Introduction
Pollution is the direct or indirect alteration of the physical, chemical or biological properties of a water resource so as to make it less fit for any beneficial purpose for which it may reasonably be expected to be used or harmful of potentially harmful to the welfare, health or safety of human beings; to any aquatic or non-aquatic organisms; to the resource quality or to property (Department of Life Sciences OAW20AT. Mrs. C De Kock and L Esterhuizen). Pollution incidents are very different from each other and of a various kind, ranging from large fires and chemical releases to shipping disasters, farm slurry spills, odours from waste sites and non-functioning sewerage systems in a manner that is supposed to. They may be caused
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Recent pesticide and fungicide spillage from crop sprayers have resulted in a continuously death of many thousands of fish and has a huge impact on other wildlife. Petroleum is another form of chemical pollutant that is usually the main contaminants of water through oil spills when a ship ruptures. Oil spills usually have only a localized effect on wildlife also but can spread for miles. The oil can cause the death of many fish and stick to the feathers of seabirds causing them to lose the ability to fly.These types of incidents are almost always preventable through good housekeeping, staff training and good practices. These type of incidents must be attended and seek to make their impacts less harmful by working with associated businesses to isolate the pollution or by deploying equipment to remove it or render it harmless. Sometimes, despite the efforts of the operator, there is still damage to the environment which is why prevention should always be a business priority in case of these kinds of incidents. Some chemicals like insecticides are used in water for the benefit of the humans and other aquatic life so they say, but they are harmful to humans because they can cause human poisoning. Keeping in mind that many scientist are not recommending that insecticides because they believe that it is more toxic and causes even more damages to the environment and …show more content…
There are a few things that an individual can do to help. Learning about the issue is the greatest and most important step to take. An individual should never throw rubbish away anyhow but always look for the correct waste bin. If there is none around it is advisable to take it home and put it in one’s trash can and this includes places like the beach, riverside and water bodies. By so doing one would have made a huge difference in pollution reduction. One should use water wisely, shouldn’t keep the tap running when not using it. An individual can also reduce the amount of water that is used in washing and bathing. If all this are done it can significantly prevent water shortages and reduce the amount of waste water that needs to be treated. It is advisable that one should not throw chemicals, oils, paints and medicines down the sink drain or the toilet. In many cities local environment office can help with the disposal of medicines and chemicals. One should check with the local authorities if there is any chemical disposal plan for local residents that will make thing easier for everyone. Buy more environmentally safe cleaning liquids that can be used at home and other public places because they are less dangerous to the environment. If one live close by a water body one should try to plant lots of trees and flowers around one’s home, so
Oil can literally smother some species because it hinders their ability to absorb from the water. Plants and kelp are particularly affected by oil spills, and as the base of most ocean life it causes ripples up the food change, much like sea star wasting caused ripples down the food chain. Some species are more affected than others such as kelp, sea otters and marine birds all of which play critical roles in the marine ecosystem. Oil spills are yet another threat for these already threatened ecosystems. Unfortunately, oil spills aren’t the only additional threat, as the ocean waters
What we need to do is recycle more. We need to keep our world clean and not full of trash. Some people just think it is alright to throw their garbage out the window of their car and think that nothing will happen. Well, that 's not true! Animals that see it think of it as food and once they get into it they may get stuck or get cut on the thing that you threw out.
Here on Henderson Island, there is a lot of cleaning to do. Plastic, lots of plastic! Plastic seems to be one of the primary objects to find on beaches. We could use everyone's help to clean up this mess that is visible. People should be way more considerate when they throw their trash out of their window of their car, or just throw trash on the ground in the street, and It harms a lot.
The scientific empirical evidence that oil spills are dangerous and a threat to
Most of society is unaware that unused drugs should be returned to the pharmacy for proper disposal, but a lack of awareness contributes to this problem. The findings here contribute to the need of systematic change to how these drugs are produced, used, and disposed. Drug companies need to make these drugs with disposal in mind, government regulations and accountability of hospitals and individuals need to improve and water treatment facilities will need to address this contamination. The first two steps to reduce the contamination and the water treatment facilities address the rest of it. Much of the research are being done now is for
All of this pollution is making it hard to keep people safe considering the water is unsafe to drink or even swim in. Factories using the water do not know that the water is
From the sociological perspective, it was a huge social, cultural, economic and psychological threat for the communities living across the coastlines, cleanup workers, and especially children. Firstly, oil was released into the sea; it spread out on the surface of the water and contaminated the sea and coastlines. Statistics had shown that the Gulf oil spill killed 3,902 birds, 517 turtles, 71 marine mammals and more than thousands of other wildlife animals under the sea are covered by oil during or after the disaster (Merchant, 2010). Besides, the contaminated
If these are exposed to the environment they can be deadly health hazards. These such chemicals are dangerous to more than the environment, they are deadly to people
Off-shore oil drilling is a controversial practice that, economically, is beneficial to our country, but has numerous negative effects on our oceans, and our planet’s environment. Some of these negative effects include pollution of seawater, harm to living organisms, and further contribution towards climate change, and global warming. Many of these oil-drilling companies claim that their drilling operations are clean, safe, and don’t negatively affect the environment, but in reality, these oil rigs sitting in the Ocean are hurting our environment, and many of us don’t even know the extent of it. I’ll be using three examples of how off-shore oil drilling harms our environment, I’ll be discussing the effects on ocean waters, marine life, and
Water Pollution is a huge environmental problem that has serious effects on marine habitats, animals, and water quality. BP1: The world's marine habitat has been getting worse because of how bad the pollution has gotten. “ Over 80% of marine pollution comes from land based activities “ (source 5 ). This quote explains how most of the water pollution is caused by human activity. “ Plastic litter does not degrade, can be expected to last in the oceans for hundreds of years “ ( source 6 ).
Believe it or not we are all a witness of watching someone litter, or us littering. From planktons, to dolphins to birds can be affected by a simple oil spill in the ocean and especially in a close area like the Persian Gulf can cause great damage. When oil is spilled, toxins in the water spike and will shock the bodily systems of the animals living there, causing a massive amount of death and leading to endangerment. Before disaster had struck in 1991, the Persian gulf has beautiful clean beaches, filled with marine life.
Marine pollution such as presence of organic matter in the ocean can result in the condition known as hypoxia or oxygen depletion and this can have adverse effect on the marine life including plant and animals and fish. Death of these fish can result in loss of millions of US dollars that are generate from the fishing industry. Marine pollution can also result in presence of foul smell resulting from the decomposing sewage being directed to the ocean and this has the effects to hinder recreational activities taking place in the sea as well as cause discomfort and breathing problem to the surrounding population (Laura, 11).marine pollution can also result in danger to human health. The human swimmers and water sport lovers can become endangered by swimming in the polluted marine waters (Laura,
LITERATURE REVIEW What is water pollution? As the country is becoming more and more populated, the demands for social services have increased significantly. This has led to an increase of the pollution in many developing towns such as Ga-kgapane. The most disturbing and problematic forms of pollution in Ga-kgapane is the pollution of the natural streams. Water pollution is when there is a build of one or more substances in water to such an extent that it causes problems for animals or plants.
It may seem impossible to stop this problem, but it does not hurt to try to do the right thing and recycle more and help discover more beautiful places to live
Water Pollution is the addition of harmful chemicals to natural water. Sources of water pollution in the United States include industrial waste, runoff from fields treated with chemical fertilizers, and run-off from areas that have been mined.(Dictionary.com).The issue of water pollution has a long history around the world. Water Pollution is one of the leading causes of death in Africa and some parts of Asia. For some, such as Africans and Americans, the issue of water pollution has a particular significance to those who are poverty-stricken. Recently the case of Flint, Michigan has drawn attention to the subject of water pollution.