• December 14Students Prepare For Holiday Break - President Biden Faces Impeachment Proceedings
  • November 3Votes are leaning towards Kurt Schrader to Win 5th Congressional District Race.
  • November 3Presidential Election State Races: Of the 51 states, 18 are solid Democrat, 9 are leaning Democrat, 2 are a tossup, 8 are leaning Republican, and 14 are solid Republican
Ratings don't last.  Great journalism does. - Dan Rather

The Compass

Ratings don't last.  Great journalism does. - Dan Rather

The Compass

Ratings don't last.  Great journalism does. - Dan Rather

The Compass

Dealing With H2O Pollution

Water pollution is one of the biggest problems on the planet, affecting over 100 million people worldwide. According to CEF (Conserve Energy Future), around 70% of the industrial waste is dumped into the water bodies where they pollute the usable water supply. It also claims that 844 million people lack even a basic drinking-water service, including 159 million people who are dependent on surface water.

Recent studies show that By 2025, half of the world’s population will be living in water-stressed areas. Almost everyone contribute to water pollution everyday and don’t even realize it. Some ways you may be adding to water pollution is by throwing garbage in toilets, using garbage disposals, pouring cleaning supplies (lysol, windex etc.) down sinks and/or toilets, etc.

According to the Statesman Journal, Oregon was ranked 33rd in nation for water pollution. In 2012, industrial facilities dumped approximately 1.29 million pounds of toxic chemicals into Oregon’s water ways according to a new report from Environment Oregon. Oregon also was ranked 17th in the nation for release of cancer-causing chemicals to our waterways. It also ranks 7th for release of toxins that can cause developmental problems in children, making it one of the worst water-polluted states by far. Rikki Seguin, (a conversation advocate for the group), stated that the first step to reduce pollution ito restore Clean Water act protections to all waterways.

Water pollution affects all living things, but more specifically, it affects aquatic life more than anything else. Things we throw in large bodies of water such as, plastic and other junk, impact aquatic life by blocking things from their path, poisoning, and death in general, according to Matthias Schmutzer (A Quora user).

Story continues below advertisement

Although water pollution is a big problem currently, there are ways we can prevent it from growing. Some of those ways include, avoid pouring fat from cooking or any type of fatty oils into sinks, avoid throwing pills and other medication down toilet/drains,using the minimum amount of laundry detergent/dishwashing detergent and you should avoid using the garbage disposal. Try making a compost pile, it’s much more environmentally friendly and more beneficial. By using these tips, we can prevent water pollution from continuing to grow.

Leave a Comment

Comments (0)

Inappropriate comments will be removed by the editorial staff.
All The Compass Picks Reader Picks Sort: Newest

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.