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Water Pollution

uilding and constructroads, provide pest control, preserve wood, and make furniture.Water pollution doesn’t just effect humans, it affects are whole ecosystem. Birds andmarine life are affected by it. More than fifty species of birds are known to ingest plastic. Whenthey eat plastic, they feel full, so some of them die of starvation. Algal blooms are another thingthat kills marine life. Algal blooms are sea scum, whale food, and sea sawdust. Algal bloomsare bundles of fine threads, rusty brown, they have a fishy smell, and are common inAugust through December.Water is our main source of our life. We need it to live, drink, bathe, recreation,manufacturing, and power. We need water for almost everything; if we don't start cleaning upwe will be in big trouble. Bunches of families dispose of chemicals everyday. It affects usdrastically and we depend on it to be clean.Right now the government is fining people for illegal dumping. But that is all thegovernment is doing.People in cities are organizing water pollution groups. A lot of people are producingfliers and giving them out. The are asking people to adapt a waterway. In Australia they had anational clean up day and went out to the ocean and cleaned it up. I think the people are takingthis more seriously than the government.We need to start cleaning up the water or we will be in big trouble. The governmentneeds to get active and so does the public.In some places water pollution is a main concern. The last defense of water pollution iswater treatment. Their are two main reasons for water treatment. The first one is to protect thepublic's health. The second one is to protect the water quality. Most of the waste water comesfrom industries, homes, businesses, storm runoff, ground water, and schools. Also sludge isbeing treated to remove some of its water. Then it is further processed by stabilizing,dewatering, and disposal.If more effort isn't being made the human...

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