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I needed to know what does water pollution do to the living things in the ocean. Like, how does the pollution effect the ocean..the organisms living inside...and the surroundings?
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Water pollution is one of the most serious environmental problems we, as a planet, face today. It occurs when substances such as human and other animal wastes, toxic chemicals, metals, and oils contaminate water. This contamination can affect rain, rivers, lakes, oceans, and the water beneath the surface of the earth, ground water (Lanz.)
Effects
Human illness. Water polluted with human and animal wastes can spread typhoid fever, cholera, dysentery, and other diseases. About 80 percent of the U.S. community water supplies are disinfected with chlorine to kill disease-causing germs. However, disinfection does not remove harmful chemical compounds, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) and chloroform, or harmful metals, such as arsenic, lead, and mercury. The careless release of such toxic wastes, primarily into waste dumps, threatens ground water supplies. PCB's, chloroform, and pesticides have been found in some municipal drinking water. Scientists are concerned that drinking even small quantities of these substances over many years may have harmful effects (Batmanghelidj.)
Reduced recreational use. Pollution prevents people from enjoying some bodies of water for recreation. For example, odours and floating debris make boating and swimming unpleasant, and the risk of disease makes polluted water unsafe. Oil spilled from ships or offshore wells may float to shore. It can kill water birds, shellfish, and other wildlife. Water pollution also affects commercial and sport fishing. Fish can be killed by oil or by a lack of oxygen in the water, or they may die because of a reduction in the quantity and quality of their food supply. Industrial wastes, particularly PCB's, also harm fish (Gunning.)
Disruption of Natural Processes.
Various natural processes that occur in water turn wastes into useful or harmless substances. These processes use oxygen that is dissolved in the water. Water pollution upsets these processes, mainly by robbing the water of oxygen (Eliav.)
Mineralization is a natural process by which aerobic (oxygen-using) bacteria break down organic wastes into simpler substances. Some of these substances, such as phosphates and nitrates, are nutrients for plants. Normal quantities of these nutrients help support normal quantities of life in the water. When there are too many nutrients, however, a body of water may suffer from a process called eutrophication. The added nutrients may come from fertilizers draining off farmland or from detergents and other substances in sewage. An excess of nutrients causes the growth of higher-than-normal numbers of plants, such as pondweeds and duckweeds, plant like organisms called algae, fish and other animals, and bacteria. As more grow, more also die and decay (Weiss.)
Because the decay process uses oxygen, the additional decay uses up more of the oxygen in the water. Thus, less oxygen becomes available to support living things in the water (Weiss.)
Some types of game fish—such as salmon, trout, and whitefish—cannot live in water with reduced oxygen. Fish that need less oxygen, such as carp and catfish, will replace them. If all the oxygen in a body of water were to be used up, most forms of life in the water would die (Weiss.)
Thermal pollution can also reduce the amount of oxygen dissolved in water. In addition, the warmer-than-normal water can kill some kinds of plants and fish (Weiss.)
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I'm doing a science project on water pollution. Please answer as soon as possible. Thanks!
Water pollution causes plants to "drink" water that is kind of poisonous. Ex: A carrot uses extremely polluted water. An animal eats that carrot and gets poisoned.
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I'm doing a project (the High School Assessment) and my project has to do with water pollution and stuff and i reallllllllly need help!
The main problem caused by water pollution is that it kills life that inhabits water-based ecosystems. Dead fish, birds, dolphins, and many other animals often wind up on beaches, killed by pollutants in their habitat.
Just stuck writing on a part in my essay.
Any information on how water pollution affects plants living in surrounding(aquatic) areas?
Thankyou!
p.s. Please do not write, "I'm not helping" or "I know, but I'm not telling you", or anything else like that! Please only answer if you have any information about it. If you could include any sources you may have that would be great!
Your question is a bit ambiguous. Pollution never improves plant life and in it's extreme, can kill plants that are in direct contact with it. Pollution in very small amounts will not appear to have any effect at all. The plant itself makes a lot of difference as well. Some plants are very hardy and will withstand a lot of pollution. Others will not withstand extreme changes in the climate, much less extreme levels of pollution. Then you also have to look at how much pollution over how much time. A little pollution over a long time may be as harmful or even more harmful than a lot of pollution over a shorter period of time.
Final thought: Depending on the levels and time of exposure, pollution can go from no discernable effect to completely devastating.
What can children do to reduce water pollution?
Reduce Water Pollution
Here are some simple tips you can use to help decrease pollution in Toronto's waterways:
In your home | In your yard | Maintaining your car | At the Beach
In your home:
DON'T dump hazardous household products. Keep paints, used oil, cleaning solvents, polishes, pool chemicals, insecticides, and other hazardous household chemicals out of drains, sinks, and toilets. Many of these products contain harmful substances, such as sodium hypochlorite, petroleum distillates, phenol and cresol, ammonia and formaldehyde that can end up in Toronto's waterfront. The City of Toronto has a household hazardous waste (HHW) program that helps prevent toxic materials from entering our landfill sites and sewers. For more information, visit the City of Toronto Household Hazardous Waste page.
DO use non-toxic household products. Discarding toxic products correctly is important, but not buying them in the first place is better. Ask local stores to carry non-toxic products if they don't already.
DO recycle and dispose of all trash properly. Never flush non-degradable products, such as disposable diapers, down the toilet. They can damage the sewage system and end up littering beaches and waters.
DO conserve water. Low-flow toilets and showerheads save you both water and money. Repair dripping faucets promptly because they can waste up to 20 gallons of water a day and a leaking toilet up to 200 gallons a day. The City of Toronto has a Residential Toilet Replacement Program. To learn how you can take part in this program, visit the City of Toronto's Residential Toilet Replacement Program web site.
You can also conserve water by sweeping your driveway and sidewalk instead of hosing them down.
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In your yard:
DON'T over-water lawns and gardens. Use slow-watering techniques on lawns and gardens. Over-watering your lawn can increase the leaching of fertilizers into groundwater. Trickle or "drip" irrigation systems and soaker hoses are 20 per cent more efficient than sprinklers. It is also better to water your lawn in the early morning or late evening to prevent water evaporation due to the midday heat.
DO plant native plants in your gardens. Some ornamental plant species are not adapted to our local climate and may require extra water to maintain. Check with your local garden centre for native plant species that can act as ornamentals for gardens. They will not require any special care because they have already adapted to our climate.
DO use natural fertilizers. Apply natural fertilizers, such as compost, manure, bone meal or peat, whenever possible. Ask your local hardware and garden supply stores to stock these natural fertilizers. You can also buy a composter at a garden supply or hardware store, or by mail. Composting decreases the need for fertilizer and helps the soil retain moisture.
DO disconnect your downspouts. Disconnecting downspouts can redirect rain gutters and downspouts to soil, grass, or gravel areas instead of into the city's sewer system. For more information, visit the City of Toronto's Downspout disconnection/ rain barrel program.
DO your landscaping with vegetation, gravel, or other porous materials instead of cement. Also, planting vegetation at lower elevations than nearby hard surfaces allows runoff to seep into soil.
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Maintaining your car:
DO recycle used motor oil. If you change your own motor oil, avoid pouring waste oil into gutters or down storm drains, and resist the temptation to dump wastes onto the ground. A single quart of motor oil that seeps into groundwater can pollute 250,000 gallons of drinking water. In Toronto, motor oil can be taken to a hazardous waste depot.
When you buy motor oil, ask if the store or service station has a program to take back waste oil and dispose of it properly. Keep up with car maintenance to reduce leaking of oil, coolant, antifreeze and other hazardous fluids.
DO wash your car the "green" way. Hand-wash your car on the lawn with a bucket of soapy water, rags and a hose. Just turning off the hose between rinsing can save up to 150 gallons. Or, if you don't want to do it yourself, choose a car wash that recycles its water.
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At the Beach
DO use the garbage cans and recycling containers provided. Keeping Toronto's beaches free from garbage will go a long way to help keep our water clean. Garbage is the most visible sign of environmental pollution - it feeds pests such as rats and mice and spreads germs and diseases.
Most people think water pollution comes directly from a factory or other known source, a type of pollution known as "point source pollution." Because of laws passed in the 1970s, most of those sources of pollution have cleaned up their act. Today, the biggest source of pollution is us - you and me. This type of pollution is known as "nonpoint source pollution" because it can't be traced to one single source; we can't tell how much pollution is coming from where.
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