Water Pollution
English 3 Research Paper
Water Pollution: A Global Problem
In 2009, the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) collected 3.4 million kg of marine debris worldwide; 10.2 million individual pieces of rubbish in 108 countries. Water pollution is everywhere and is a continuing problem caused by our careless behavior, which needs to be stopped. It is affecting people as well as animals all around the world. First, water pollution causes many problems all over the world that effect marine life as well as humans. Second, causes can come from anywhere, and they come from all types of places from all around the world. Lastly, solutions to water pollution are essential if people want to stop contaminating the water they drink and if they want to save marine life. Water pollution is a problem that affects everyone and should be stopped. Water pollution causes many problems that affect people and animals in their daily lives, and can harm health, as well as cause death. First, about 10 percent of all dredged material, which is chemical waste, is polluted with heavy materials and dangerous substances. When these materials find their way into the ocean, marine organisms suffer toxic effects and seafood is often contaminated (“Ocean Pollution” 4). This is causing the marine life all around the world to get hurt by human activity. By doing this, fish are also affected and therefore people are too because we eat fish. A writer from the New York Times states, “Studies indicate that drinking water contaminants are linked to millions of instances of illness with the U.S. every year” (Duhigg 1). This shows that by contaminating our waters, we are in turn just hurting ourselves. And, it isn’t just happening in the United States. In “Water Pollution”, it states, “Water pollution
Israni 2 is an international problem that doesn’t respect geopolitical borders. Water pollution passes through streams, rivers, and lakes before reaching the ocean” (“Water Pollution” 1). While one
Water Pollution: A Global Problem
In 2009, the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) collected 3.4 million kg of marine debris worldwide; 10.2 million individual pieces of rubbish in 108 countries. Water pollution is everywhere and is a continuing problem caused by our careless behavior, which needs to be stopped. It is affecting people as well as animals all around the world. First, water pollution causes many problems all over the world that effect marine life as well as humans. Second, causes can come from anywhere, and they come from all types of places from all around the world. Lastly, solutions to water pollution are essential if people want to stop contaminating the water they drink and if they want to save marine life. Water pollution is a problem that affects everyone and should be stopped. Water pollution causes many problems that affect people and animals in their daily lives, and can harm health, as well as cause death. First, about 10 percent of all dredged material, which is chemical waste, is polluted with heavy materials and dangerous substances. When these materials find their way into the ocean, marine organisms suffer toxic effects and seafood is often contaminated (“Ocean Pollution” 4). This is causing the marine life all around the world to get hurt by human activity. By doing this, fish are also affected and therefore people are too because we eat fish. A writer from the New York Times states, “Studies indicate that drinking water contaminants are linked to millions of instances of illness with the U.S. every year” (Duhigg 1). This shows that by contaminating our waters, we are in turn just hurting ourselves. And, it isn’t just happening in the United States. In “Water Pollution”, it states, “Water pollution
Israni 2 is an international problem that doesn’t respect geopolitical borders. Water pollution passes through streams, rivers, and lakes before reaching the ocean” (“Water Pollution” 1). While one
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