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    Water is one of the one of the most important resource of people and environment. Water Pollution affects drinking water which we need to survive. It also affects rivers, lakes, and ocean where sea creatures live. Water Pollution is one of the major problems in our environment. It has been suggested as the leading cause of death and diseases. Water Pollution is the contamination of water with chemicals and different substance that may affect plants, humans or animal health. There are different…

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    to drink, water is used. Most people probably don 't think twice about using water for these activities, not to mention the amount used, because with the twist of a knob they have all the water they can ever need. However this is not the norm everywhere. Several regions around the world are facing the issue of water scarcity. When there is a lack in availability, quality and sanitation of water or the amount of water does not meet the demand, the region is considered water scarce. Water scarcity…

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    Water pollution in the Danjiangkou Reservoir is getting dangerously out of hand. The pollution is getting worse due to the lead in the water and untreated sewage. Water pollution is classified as the contamination of water bodies. The Contamination can be caused from inadequate treatment of pollutants. As said in the book Water Pollution, “much of water pollution comes from factories that make cars, clothing, shoes, refrigerators, computers, and books and they have to get rid of the chemicals…

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    Quality of drinking water is the most concerned topic in China. In 2007, official estimates of the extent of water pollution in China were doubled. Clean water is key of human to survive, and also plants and animals need water to grow; therefore water quality has to be kept clean. Water pollution was caused by many human activities and it also has a great effect on the population that need an urgent attention. Over million people in China lack access to safe drinking water (Patricia). With a…

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    Water pollution is arguably the worst, or one of the worst forms of pollution affecting the world today. Take a look into a glass of tap water, looks clean right? From the naked eye, tap water looks clear, yet there are millions of microscopic contaminants in that single glass of water. Depending on where one lives, receives their water, and the environment around them, determines the purity of the water. Water pollution can be devastating to the environment, affects economics, and alters people…

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    way we live. It is the main cause of pollution, and a huge issue to us as humans, and the environment around us. According to the World Wildlife Fund, “Many of the activities and products that make modern human life possible are polluting the world. Even places that are relatively untouched by 21st-century developments experience the effects of pollution”. Humans activities…

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    Water pollution is a very pressing issue in the world today. Humans need water to survive. The earth is covered in water, nearly seventy percent of the surface is water. However about ninety-seven percent of that water is salt water, unsafe for drinking. The remaining three percent is what makes up the world’s freshwater. Of that small percentage of freshwater, about sixty-nine percent consists of glaciers or icecaps, thirty percent as groundwater, and nearly only zero point three percent…

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    To begin, many times the water systems installed in Guatemala are to provide them with water; however, not potable water in which many are not aware of and ends up affecting many’s health. For instance, most of the times when engineers install pipes that only have the purpose in providing water, people are not hygienic and don't boil the water. This is detrimental to their health because people are drinking contaminated water. What is the most devastating is that children not only in Guatemala,…

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    Over the years, the topic of marine pollution has developed into a relevant issue. Some of these issues include oil spills, chemical pollution, and waste pollution. This advertisement is meant to address the issues of marine pollution by showing the results and addressing two exceptionally prominent issues during the past few years, oil spills, and waste pollution. In the past 20 years, there have been roughly 17 oil spills, the most memorable spill is the BP oil spill in the Gulf Coast. In…

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    Pollution is one of the most serious problems that affect our environment, and its effects on all life aspects are clear to everyone. Because of this, pollution is one of the most serious issues that all the word countries are concerned about. As time goes, the pollution problem increases and also the population growth increase. The increase in demand for water and food supplies place an increasing stress on the ground and surface water quality and quantity. One of the environmental problems…

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