What is water pollution? How can polluted water affect my life?
“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.” – W.H. Auden
While we all know water is crucial for life, we trash it anyway, from big pieces of garbage to invisible chemicals, a wide range of pollutants and some 80 percent of the world’s wastewater is dumped, largely untreated, back into the environment polluting lakes, rivers, streams, groundwater, and eventually the oceans.
Water can be contaminated with a wide variety of chemicals, pathogens, inorganic and organic matter. Drinking, Bathing or eating food that’s exposed to contaminated water may cause waterborne diseases. This will not only cause pain and suffering but also downtime from regular activities such as work/school and left with hospital bills. Some long-term diseases are also tied to water. For example, lead in water may cause high blood pressure or kidney/liver issues and pathogens can cause eye pain, blurred vision, fatigue, diarrhea, bloating, headache, nausea, vomiting, high fever…
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