WATER POLLUTION

ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS

• Affects our drinking water
• Can cause serious health problems
• Undeveloped countries cannot filter their water
• More health problems accrue

FACTS

• The leading world wide cause of death and diseases
• It accounts for more than 14,000 deaths daily
• Around 90% of water in china is polluted
• An estimated 580 people die of water pollution related illnesses everyday
• 32% of assessed bays and estuarine square miles were classified as polluted

CAUSES

• The human activity
• Throwing something into water
• Flowing water waste in our drinking water
• Careless use of chemical fertilizers
• The main uses of water pollution on the u.s. Is oil,gasoline,sewage

HOW TO PREVENT

• Conserve water by turning off you running water at your home
• Do not throw litter Into sinks and toilets
• Help clean up litter in water filled areas
• Contain and compost yard waste