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As a former wastewater plant operator of 34 years experience. It seem as though the DEQ here in oregon is worried about the small dischargers while the paper mills and chemical manufactures can change the color of the river and nothing is done.
I’m a boat owner with a 18′ Starcraft. DEQ is in a big dither about the boaters peeing in the rivers. When my wife, daughters and I need to go, we pee over the side. There is no other choice as there are no rest stops like on the highway.
This is minimal when compared to the industrial dischargers.
The people of the world should not use the environment as a garbage can. Everything has to be reused with one use products eliminated.
When I was a kid the milkman delivered milk in glass bottles and picked up the empties. Now we buy milk in the store and throw the empty bottle in the trash. Progress? I think not.
I hate water pollution. It causes diseases and viruses. The water pollution also kills animals and makes them sick. I wish the Earth could be cleaner and learn how to recycle!
I just wanted to tell the people to keep water clean and not to throw garbage in ponds, seas & lakes.
Any tips you can give me? please, as many as you can. Great Website.
I agree on everything you have said good work.
I think you should put the causes of water pollution on here!
This website was very useful for my ICT project at school.
Bottled water is not always safe!!
Thanx 4 making such a great website.it has helped me a lot in my project work and it has given me an awareness on water pollution.
Thank you for all of this because it is important to me and it helps my research project complete and success….
This website is very useful.
I would only like to say that water pollution is mainly the harm of this world as the world needs water the more the companies are wasting it with thier chemicals and smoke
I know that water pollution is increasing day by day and we all blame the government for not taking actions. But we got to be honest with eachother here on this issue. If all of us contribute to save water and prevent pollution then there wouldn’t be any problem today at all. it is still not to later to act, but it depends on us, whether we chose to conserve the beauty of planet earth or let be consumed by the dark chemicals.
We should not throw anything into the sea as it waill cause water pollution….. and it will kill marine life….
Save water and throw more rubbish in the bin and one more thing, do not spit anywhere you like. Please keep the environment clean.
Great Page thx for many information
How are chemicals formed in water pollution ?
How does soapy pond water have effects on birds? You can place the answer on this website. Thank you.
No matter what, there is no way to get rid of water pollution because the water is already polluted. You can stop it but how are you going to clean it up?
Can you tell me what the dangers of oil in a water well are? Thank You
I believe that lead sinkers for fishing is causing a major effect on aquatic life. It’s another way of allowing “lead” into the water, which is a disaster!
Factories can avoid oil spills, littering and deforestation. Markets can avoid making lots of smoke.
I think we should not cause pollution as we are doing damage to the environment.
I think water pollution is very stupid. It’s sad to see so many animals die. Why don’t people care?
I know that water pollution is bad for humans and animals. I now that we are drinking water that we have use. Even do we have filters is till does not clean it well.
This website gives us an understanding of pollution and its dangers, it is very good as it is really detailed. I really learned a lot.
This is a very useful and nice site and proved useful for my project at school.
I think we should make sponsors like running races to collect some money 4 the water aid so we can stop it from happening.
I think we should start to think a bit more because our planet is melting away we should not waste any water for a start . I’m not saying that we shouldn’t use water but just don’t waste it because, well I’m not trying to scare any one but in a few years time our planet will run out of water and not a single drop will be left. But that will be in 100000 years time.
Don’t let the taps run too long.
I think this website is good for kids around 6-9 it is very good for my children
Really good site! Good job! This information is really important and helpful. So, everybody must read these!
Hello me and my friends are here. We are wondering what to do with our water down our street. We think it has got polluted, because it has gone all green and muddy, when we turn our taps on it comes spitting out at us. Please email to let us know.
Your site is very good.
It can be used for making projects on water pollution and children get to learn from your site.
I would like to say that this is a GREAT site for school! I got a good mark for school by using this site’s information. Thanks!
We must love our environment like we love ourselves. So take care of our world from any pollution.
I think that we should limit the amount of trash that we throw away. Its harmful to the fish and we would have no more seafood.
This is a very useful site.
This is a very useful site, thanks for the great tips and information.
Does algae ever make water pollution?
Eutrophication, coolent etc. are the causes of water pollution.
This is a very good website to remind people of the dangers of water pollution.
I think we all should take steps to prevent water pollution. Water pollution can’t be stopped by the work of a small number of people work. Unity is strength. If we all get together against water pollution, then it will be a great help for nature and most importantly for us.
I would like to share a little information on water pollution in bellandur lake in bangalore.. I wanted 2 give a seminar on this topic in my college n so went to capture it in a video camera… How I wished I could capture the stink of that lake… domestic waste, sewage, industrial waste, animal waste n what not!!!!!!!! Tt’s high time government take action.. It was claimed to be cleaned spending 5.5 crores…but later on only to find that the officials had eaten up the money n the load costing crores r still lying in the godown which will decay and again go as a pollutant in to the lake..
I have some geography coursework and i’m wondering whether algae causes or reduces water pollution and whether we would expect more or less algae with a higher population?
Why do we have pollution?
Thank You for all these wonderful facts about water pollution! At my school’s open house, my team is going to talk about water pollution. I hope my team’s voice will go to the whole world.
Thanks for information!!!!!!!!
Your website will help kids to learn.
Your website is cool, I learnt a lot from it !!
We could try to stop throwing garbage in the atmosphere and to stop letting our family do anything to hurt the planet.
Causes of water pollution are majorly from point and nonpoint sources. In the former there is effluents from industries while in the latter there is runoffs from farms of fertilizers and pesticides.
I think water pollution occurs mostly by human activities.
I think that this website is very good for school. I think that this is the best website to look for questions and other things, thanks to this website I get good grades on reports.
Who is responsible for maintaining the River Alt I am on the Field Lane Estate Fazakerley Merseyside and at the back of my house is the river with all kinds of wildlife, but also there are bikes drums and items which have been flytipped on the bank and in the water i have cleaned it up a little but someone needs to come and clean it properly it is a disgrace and harmful to the envoronment I have found bottles of paint stripper down there paint and Turps, i hired a skip and did quite a bit myself but it needs doing propery can anyone help on this matter .Everything what is there is not biodegradeable plastics bikes chairs ect and is detramental to the animals can anyone help me on this matter with a contact no to get the ball rolling many thanks.
This site is very useful
Very useful website but I think you should have separate sections for industrial manufacturing processes, electricity generation, farming, domestic living.
This is a really good water pollution site.
I think there should be someone from the council to stay at the rivers and hand out fines to any one that throws rubbish into them.
We should go back to the old times and see to the bottom of the ocean again. If we stop now we can clean it all up and start over.
Water Pollution is due to man’s carelessness and improper disposal of garbage and other undesirable impurities and it poses danger to all living things.
CAUSES OF WATER POLLUTION
Solid and liquid wastes from homes and factories such as soap, detergent, grease and dirt.
Industrial wastes contribute in water pollution such as chemicals in manufacturing processes.
Fertilzers and chemicals sprayed on crops cause pollution.
Oil from ships are thrown directly into the sea, affecting marine lives.
Volcanic eruptions and lava flow affect living organisms.
EFFECTS OF WATER POLLUTION
It kills not only human beings but other living things as well.
Heavy pollution deteriorates marine life.
Liquid pollutants poison lives.
PREVENTION OF WATER POLLUTION
Everybody should be aware and realize the ill effects of water pollution.
We should prohibit the disposal of garbages into the waterways.
Construction of shanties along river banks should be discouraged.
Industries and manufacturers should have an anti-pollution device.
The concerned government agencies should have close monitoring in the proper garbage disposal.
I think that the community were i live at would recycle more if recycle bins were provided for us!
Nice site! Very useful for my projects.
That is very good and useful information for me to read about the polluted things in the oceans and rivers and lakes.
I think we should stop people throwing their excreation in the rivers, canals etc. It isn’t very nice and nasty gases, germs and such are like disturbing the water creatures
We could use less cars and get more exercise by walking instead of polluting the air and creating global warming which is killing the great barrier reef and other coral reefs.
What I can say based on my research and the experiment that I have made, I think that it is impossible to overcome water pollution however we still have a chance to minimize it… so let us take stepa and make this world save.
I think that water pollution is never gonna stop and people are gonna die sometime. There might be people that try to prevent water pollution, but there are always people that don’t wanna take part and help……..PEACE!!!
I like the way to decrease the pollution in a very easy way.. I will start from here, I will tell my friends about it and try to help the environment very well.
This web is excellent….
I found a lot of useful information……
I just want to say “save water, and save the future of our world.”
Great website, it helped me lots!!
This website was very useful to me in my school project… thanks!
Water pollution is bad, it causes bad damage to the ecosystem.
When toxic substances enter lakes, streams, rivers, oceans, and other water bodies, they either get dissolved, lie suspended in the water, or get deposited onto the bed. When that happens, the quality of the water deteriorates. Pollutants can seep down and affect the groundwater deposits. Water pollution has many sources. The most polluting of them all is the city sewage and industrial waste dumped into the bodies of water.
Domestic sewage refers to waste water that is discarded from households. It is a very small fraction of the sewage by weight, but it is large by volume and contains impurities such as organic materials and plant nutrients that rot over time. The main organic materials are food and vegetable waste, plant nutrient that comes from chemical soaps, and washing powders. Domestic sewage is also very likely to contain disease causing microbes. The disposal of domestic waste water is a huge problem.
Today, many people dump their garbage into streams, lakes, rivers, and seas. The substances that we use for keeping our houses clean add to water pollution because they contain harmful chemicals. People used to use mostly soaps made from animal and vegetable fat, but most of today
Whoever made this site, thanks!
Tons of useful info. It’s been a great help.
I think that you guys should send a letter to the president telling him to give a warning to every state in the united states and talk to them about water pollution and what it causes just like I am
Now its a time to have long and concrete discussion on water pollution and its controll anh sustainability in order to have green water as every live & society develops and grown up at the banks of revers
You can write about the pollution that takes place in other countries.
I think the concept of water pollution is wrong because it is harming yet another aspect of what makes up planet Earth. We need this water to live so therefore the human race should not be doing all of these things to harm it. I think we should try and stop or at least cut down on polluting the water.
I like this water pollution guide. I have one project I get everything from this site thank you very much.
This is a very useful and nice site and proved useful for my project at college.
Save water for a better future…very useful site for my project …thanks a lot
This is a wonderful site but there is one error: global warming is not a cause of pollution as there is no proof it is happening. There is still no proof that carbon dioxide is linked to global warming and the key data that seemed to prove global warming has been discredited in the recent "Climategate" scandal. It is important that children get correct information so please update your otherwise excellent site. Many thanks!
Could you put some ideas on how to measure water pollution in our local area?
On a side note, please get rid of the involuntary acoustics that play when I open your web page. It is very disruptive in my office every time I visit your site.
Don’t throw rubbish into the river or lake..Remember this!!Please love our environment..
I am doing a project and this website is realyyy helping me
Thanks for the information about water pollution.
Water is in everything we use basically.
There is a village in China called Cancer Village. People are dying fast because of the water they drink & put in their crops.
There is also storm water pollution. It runs down the streets when raining. It enters the hole (drains) and enters lakes, creeks oceans and pollutes our world.
What are the long and short term effects for the species living in our waters?
This website was extremely useful in my educational studies.
It had lots of simple facts that were extremely insightful and useful for creating presentations
I think we should take charge and try to stop water pollution!!!!!!
Hi we are 4 grade 6 students and we are inquiring into the issue of water pollution, we saw your website and we thought that this was a pretty good site to use. We would like to know more about water pollution so if you can please email us at the email above or you can give us some advice and comment back
Wonderful website!!!!!!!!!
It really helped me a lot.
I love this website for a project I am doing about pollution but I may not be able to use it because there is not an authors name. Please put an authors name for me =]
BOTTOM TRAWLING is a really bad thing and people have the right to no about it so could you please put somthing up about bottom trawling because it has something to do with the water so it should be on this website
It was very useful for my holiday homework… it has very beautiful pictures in it.
i think that water pollution is very bad.
i thought that we should not trough trash in the water!
the end!!!!!
I believe that the main source of water pollution is industrial waste. we should do something to prevent it.
Polluted sea water can clog reverse osmosis factories which produce potable fresh water. Could increase the reduction of fish stock whilst increasing the amount of harmful bacteria,algae and marine animals which compete with the human beings for the marine livestock. We should take care that all sorts of pollution is stopped starting from our own homes, workplaces, fields etc.
In my country – Poland in the biggest city – Warsaw they have situation that drains and pollutions from left side the Vistula aren’t purification, and that’s why the biggest river in my country is dirty very much, and I want ask How situation is in your country?
i think the most cause of the water pollution is mining coz the mine release lot of the pollutants and the mainly deal with extraction of the surface
This site provide me such good knowledge about water pollution… such good content…excellent pics, I got all the information which I need for my project.. excellent!!!
I think we should start acting now on how to prevent water pollution to save our planet.
Water pollution is spoiling our environment and should stop now.
Water pollution is caused by human activities that is a biohazard or causes danger to water.
This is a good resource to use when you need to know about water pollution.
I have been doing research on water pollution for an college research paper and i think that they need to start with the point sources and little by little with non-point sources but until they do that how is allowing the point sources to do what they do going to help or affect the non. they should make changes first to show everyone just how dangerous it is
Northumbrian Water pollute the sea with raw sewage every day of the year.
This website was useful;) Thanks who ever made it .It helped ALOT!:)
Thanks for the information, it helped me with my science presentation!!
Water pollution can be very dangerous.
We can prevent extra water pollution but we can’t get away most of what is already in the ocean
Water pollution is major issue. This must be controlled else world will become a ground for harmful diseases.
Water pollution has worsened because of the discharges of untreated wastes from homes and industries and leaks from marine vessels.
Water pollution is very dangerous. It can take human life along with animals.
THANK YOU this is going to help me heaps in my school report….
SAVE THE EARTH!
We can control water pollution by not throwing waste into rivers, lakes etc.
Thank you very much, it helped me a lot in my project…
Water is not the source of drinking, it’s a very imp. part of life. Please save water.
Thank you for seeing eye to eye! I love water! but it doesn’t help when people ruin it!!!!
This information helped me for my science portfolio… this website is awesome!
Hopefully people that read this will now be aware and look after our planet!
People need to start picking up their trash and start caring!!!
Thank you very much it helped me a lot in my project!
I think this website is very helpful and fun, the pictures provided give it a fun look, and it also has the information that supports it. The site is very helpful and hopefully help me with my art project. My topic is water pollution and I think the information will help me create my poster. LOVE IT
Awesome website for water pollution! Has all the details and complete information. Hope you will make one for air pollution and land pollution too! (: This has helped me a lot with my project.
It’s a nice website!!!!
People have to start caring about batteries disposal. They pollute not only the soil but also hundred thousands litres of water, and only 3% of the Earth´s water is fresh water. Contact your local authorities to get information about green organizations in your area.
Thanks a lot for the info. It helped me immensely in my project. Also the diagrams and links were fun. Great work!!
Most people are not aware that their water use and habits can come back to contaminate their water. For instance, street litters, improper disposal of garbage and pharmaceutical products, can end up in the water supply source. Pollution control education should be a must for everyone.
Water pollution is a major problem in this world. Thanks for this info. It helped me in my sister’s project, it is really simple and useful. Thank you very much.
Cause a commotion to save our ocean
Water Pollution is a serious threat to our world, it will soon engulf the world… if we… youngsters do not take steps to prevent it… I am doing my bit what about u????
Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies (e.g. lakes, rivers, oceans, aquifers and groundwater). Water pollution occurs when pollutants are discharged directly or indirectly into water bodies without adequate treatment to remove harmful compounds.
Water pollution affects plants and organisms living in these bodies of water. In almost all cases the effect is damaging not only to individual species and populations, but also to the natural biological communities.
Water pollution is definitely a very serious issue. Water is a vital part of our environment so water pollution can affect our whole ecosystem, including humans.
Water pollution is increasing today, though we do not have sufficient water for drinking we see floods of water on the roads which is creating the contamination of the mixture in spoiling the ground water too.
Well, I think that you should really try hard to not waste water because if you waste water, then you are taking water away from someone else that might need that water very badly. You are also taking water when in some parts of the country they need it to help solve the drought problems.
To help solve the water crisis, there is one thing you as an individual can do. There are many more, but this is one of the easiest. You can STOP WASTING WATER! This might sound small, but it’s really not. It makes a HUGE difference. Thanks for reading and hope you will follow through!!
Some dates and authors would make this very useful so it can be referenced in student reports
This website about water pollution is awesome!
I have a still pond it has purple algie, what should I do ? HELP PLEASE
change the water chek the ph level if it ant thos then try empting out and refillying it
Water pollution is very dangerous for our health. It causes so many disease. Please drink pure & boiled water.