Pollution is a problem that has been going on since the time of the Romans. It is a serious problem and we need to confront it. Pollution affects us negatively how we live on our planet. There are many different types of pollution such as air, water, and land pollution. All these pollutants are poison to us and are killing us slowly. Water is needed for everything on earth. The earth is 96.5% water while the surface is covered with 71% water (USGS). Now, what is even more surprising is that over 96% of the water is saline which is not drinkable, and of the 4% that is drinkable, 68% of it is locked in ice and glaciers, while another 30% of fresh water is within the ground (USGS).Meaning we have only 2% of the 4% or so of fresh water useable.
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Most of NYC’s water also comes from upstate NY, so these WTPs are here just to help clean out water. These WTPs can not keep up with the amount of water that is being used, as a non-profit group called the “New York Public Interest Research Group” stated how the city 's 14 treatment plants discharged 7.9 billion gallons of water containing untreated waste in a year (Barron). All of this untreated waste is a problem, as over time it builds up, and we can not keep up with all the water we are wasting. Over time this will slowly consume us, and we will have no fresh water left. What makes this situation worse, is that Walter Hang, the toxic project director of the research group, stated that all 14 WTP were in violation of federal pollution control requirements. Also, the two largest plants do not comply with federally mandated secondary waste treatment requirements (Barron). These WTPs are not even following regulations and are outdated. Most of these were built around 1940 as the latest one was built 1986 (NYC). The efficacy of these establishments are outdated and do not even follow regulations. This is an issue that we have to deal with and must change to help save water in …show more content…
Toxic waste is resultant of industrial products, and can have many damaging effects. It can be substances, liquids, metals, and solids. There are many toxic waste sites in NYC, which are in the water, but there are hundreds of more in NYC. As there as an interactive map on propertyshark that has been approved by the NYC Dept of City Planning, to show you any sort of toxic site in NYC. The map is very shocking and really needs to be looked at to really reveal just how numerous these toxic sites are (TOXIC SITES). As health is a serious issue, experiments were conducted on these sites related to humans. The New York Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS) conducted an experiment in the areas around toxic waste sites. One of these experiments was based on diabetes, among inpatients from 1993-2000. After years of research and comparing data they have come to a conclusion that living near hazardous waste sites has increased rates of congenital anomalies, low birth weight, and end-stage renal disease. The main experiment on how diabetes affects people on or near sites was much higher than those compared to be on clean sites (Increased Rate of Hospitalization). These effects are not so dangerous compared to what more dangerous toxic sites can do. Of course, the toxic sites in NYC are all mostly “normal” levels, yet it still causes problems. In more serious cases, toxic waste can have pesticides, any
Most of NYC’s water also comes from upstate NY, so these WTPs are here just to help clean out water. These WTPs can not keep up with the amount of water that is being used, as a non-profit group called the “New York Public Interest Research Group” stated how the city 's 14 treatment plants discharged 7.9 billion gallons of water containing untreated waste in a year (Barron). All of this untreated waste is a problem, as over time it builds up, and we can not keep up with all the water we are wasting. Over time this will slowly consume us, and we will have no fresh water left. What makes this situation worse, is that Walter Hang, the toxic project director of the research group, stated that all 14 WTP were in violation of federal pollution control requirements. Also, the two largest plants do not comply with federally mandated secondary waste treatment requirements (Barron). These WTPs are not even following regulations and are outdated. Most of these were built around 1940 as the latest one was built 1986 (NYC). The efficacy of these establishments are outdated and do not even follow regulations. This is an issue that we have to deal with and must change to help save water in …show more content…
Toxic waste is resultant of industrial products, and can have many damaging effects. It can be substances, liquids, metals, and solids. There are many toxic waste sites in NYC, which are in the water, but there are hundreds of more in NYC. As there as an interactive map on propertyshark that has been approved by the NYC Dept of City Planning, to show you any sort of toxic site in NYC. The map is very shocking and really needs to be looked at to really reveal just how numerous these toxic sites are (TOXIC SITES). As health is a serious issue, experiments were conducted on these sites related to humans. The New York Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System (SPARCS) conducted an experiment in the areas around toxic waste sites. One of these experiments was based on diabetes, among inpatients from 1993-2000. After years of research and comparing data they have come to a conclusion that living near hazardous waste sites has increased rates of congenital anomalies, low birth weight, and end-stage renal disease. The main experiment on how diabetes affects people on or near sites was much higher than those compared to be on clean sites (Increased Rate of Hospitalization). These effects are not so dangerous compared to what more dangerous toxic sites can do. Of course, the toxic sites in NYC are all mostly “normal” levels, yet it still causes problems. In more serious cases, toxic waste can have pesticides, any