Green Leaf PHL

Water Pollution

by Meriedith Umlas

Fourteen billion pounds of garbage mostly plastic, is dumped into the ocean every year. With this, there’s no doubt that our water system is suffering with this distress. Many water systems now are wasted, contaminated and unhealthy for people. What will happen if this problem continues? Can we stop this water pollution? 

Water is one of the most important things for us to survive. Forget the food but not the water. People need clean water for to survive. But as what we see in our environment today, many clean water sources is endangered. Soon, we will face a big water crisis if we won’t make a move to this problem and if we won’t stop in destroying our water properties.

We can’t blame anyone else but only ourselves for what is happening in our water system.  80% of the water pollution is caused due to us-due to domestic sewage like throwing garbage on open ground and water bodies. We are the reason why we are facing this problem. Despite of this, we can still stop this problem. If garbage is one of the reason of water pollution the stop throwing garbage anywhere. Let us practice the proper waste disposal. Second, use water wisely. This is to prevent the water shortage. Third, dispose chemicals properly. Do not throw chemicals into sink drain or toilet. Look for the proper disposal of chemicals. Fourth, install proper filters at home to help clean the water at home. The very first step to save our community starts at home. A very simple and little act to save and preserve water can help our water systems. These are very simple ways to prevent water pollution but these are the best ways to protect our water systems. It’s not too late to save our water system. We need to do this for us to survive and lessen the water pollution. Everybody can help. Each one of us can save our water system and prevent water crisis.