The Weaknesses Of Humans In The Cycle Of Water

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Humans are everywhere. They make mistakes, it’s what makes them human. Especially in the cycle of the earth. For example in the water, sulfur, nitrogen, phosphorus and carbon cycles.

In the water cycle, us humans interrupt the water pathways in two ways. One is the withdrawal of the water to irrigate our crops and use for drinking water. The other are discharges. When it rains, runoff occur and takes in pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers and improperly handled manure to the rivers and oceans. Some other pollutants include gas, oil, salt and treated human waste from sewage treatment plants. Adding these things in our water will run the risk of “overloading” it and causing serious damage. Certain gases in the atmosphere help keep the earth

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