Water Pollution

Water is life; we depend of it and of it's existance.

Attention to water pollution originally exploded in the 1980s when the oil spill of the Exxon Valdez (an oil tanker that spilled its oil near Alaska, destroying the local environment and killing a great deal of the native wildlife).

We must not allow others to pollute our water, putting at risk the existance of life in our Planet.
Water pollution comes in many different types, such as:

- Microbiological: Disease-causing microorganisms that are released in the water, poisoning the ones who drink and the fauna and flora that inhabit it;

- Chemical: Chemical released in water from te industry, contaminating it;

- Oxygen-depleting substances: Substances that, when in excess, drain the oxygen in the water, making it uninhabitable by fish.

How do we prevent water pollution?

- Not throwing oils or other pollutant matter down the sink;
- Conserving water;
- Using environmentally approved products;
- Not overusing pesticides and fertilizers;
- Not littering rivers, lakes or oceans.

As you can see, it depends of us too.

Leonardo Campos