Sci/275 Week 9 Final Paper

The environmental issue I have chosen to write about comes from water resources. The topic is water pollution. Water pollution not only affects humans, but also plant and animal life. Water pollution is an addition of harmful chemicals to natural water. Sources of water pollution in the United States include industrial waste, run-off from fields treated with chemical fertilizers, and run-off from areas that have been mined (Dictionary.com). This is an ever growing problem in the United States and other countries.

There are two main sources of water pollution, and they are point source pollution and nonpoint source pollution. Point source pollution is when pollutants are expelled into the environment from a specific area. This can include sewers and pipes from places such as factories. Nonpoint source pollution is when pollutants come from a larger area and cannot be pinpointed to a certain area. This can include agricultural runoffs or municipal waste.

There are many living and nonliving factors that contribute to water pollution. A few living factors are human waste, bacteria, parasites, and viruses. A few nonliving factors that contribute to water pollution are industrial runoffs, trash, chemicals, oil, pharmaceuticals, and detergents. Nonliving factors that are affected by water pollution is water systems, lands, and buildings. Living factors that are affected by water pollution is plant life, animal life, and human life. It greatly affects our ecosystem.

Our waters are being polluted every day. Humans through trash in the water, animals defecate in water, chemicals are being dumped, groundwater is getting polluted, and oil is being spilled into the oceans. If we do not find a way to try and eliminate these issues, we are going to lose a battle. We need to implement better water conditions if we want our earth to survive. We need to teach our children the effects of what we have done to the earth in order for them to not make the same mistakes. The whole...