Water Pollution

Water pollution occurs when a body of water is adversely affected due to the addition of large amounts of materials to the water. The sources of water pollution are categorized as being a point source or a non-source point of pollution. Point sources of pollution occur when the polluting substance is emitted directly into the waterway. A pipe spewing toxic chemicals directly into a river is an example. A non-point source occurs when there is runoff of pollutants into a waterway, for instance when fertilizer from a field is carried into a stream by surface runoff.  


Water pollution is a major problem in the global context. It has been suggested that it is the leading worldwide cause of deaths and diseases, and that it accounts for the deaths of more than 14,000 people daily. An estimated 700 million Indians have no access to a proper toilet, and 1,000 Indian children die of diarrheal sickness every day.Some 90% of China's cities suffer from some degree of water pollution,and nearly 500 million people lack access to safe drinking water. In addition to the acute problems of water pollution in developing countries, industrialized countries continue to struggle with pollution problems as well. In the most recent national report onwater quality in the United States, 45 percent of assessed stream miles, 47 percent of assessed lake acres, and 32 percent of assessed bay and estuarine square miles were classified as polluted.





WATER POLLUTION
 
Is it water

Oil in the water

Do you know that even a small drip can waste more than 50 gallons of water a day. What Can 50 gallons of water do? ......flush a toilet 8 or more times. ......run a dishwasher twice on full cycle. ......is enough for a shower or two ......will make 200 quarts of lemonade

Do you know that you could survive about a month without food, but you could only survive 5 or 6 days without water.
Do you know that 2 thirds of our body's weight and 9 thirds of its volume are made up of water, making water a number one priority to have in life.
Do you know that most fruits are made up of mostly water
Do you know that the water that is on the earth now is made up of the same minerals and elements that made up the water that was on the planet while the dinosaurs were wandering aroundCheck the links below and get more water facts!

Here is a simple experiment involving water that you can try To show how water moves throughout plants (thanks to capillary action), place a celery stalk into a glass of water that has been colored with food coloring (don't use green food colouring). A celery stalk that is starting to wither works best. Kids can watch as the water moves into and through the celery stalk.