Water pollution can have a horrific impact on the sustainability of all life. While each type of pollution is bad and can leave a lot of damage and illness behind, water pollution might be one of the worst pollutions as water is needed by each and every animal, plant, living organism and human being daily, in order to survive.
While the major culprits, when it comes to water pollution, concludes to a variety of different sectors of which the industrial sector is one of the biggest, there are many things we humans do and allow other humans to do that causes our earth’s own destruction.
And, while we voluntarily waste our earth away, there is a little boy somewhere on this globe, that will die because of the self-inflicted acts of man.
The Industrial Causes Water Pollution
Industrial Waste – These industries cause a major water pollution problem through their daily activities which are caused by various substances. These include sulphur, asbestos, mercury, lead, nitrates, phosphates and oil.
- Sulphur – A non-metallic substance, known as sulphur dioxide, is released from factories on a daily basis. This substance gets absorbed by clouds and releases sulfuric acid in the form of rain into the ocean. This is extremely harmful to marine life.
- Asbestos – As a pollutant with cancer-causing substances which, when inhaled, can cause asbestosis and a few types of cancer.
- Mercury and Lead 0 There are both metallic elements which can cause a health and environmental problem for all types of living species, including humans. It is also poisonous and can cause a lot of damage to the environment.
- Phosphates and Nitrates – Found in fertilizers and washed from the soils into the water, both can cause eutrophication which can cause harm to marine environments.
- Oils – Due to oil spills from ships, oil can cause severe damage to marine life as it prevents the sun from reaching all life in the affected area of the ocean.
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