{"id":7690,"date":"2021-10-18T15:00:25","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T19:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/?p=7690"},"modified":"2025-02-11T17:21:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T22:21:09","slug":"water-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/water-pollution\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Written by: Mia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">H<\/span>ey readers!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> We\u2019ve all known this word <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pollution<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as a negative release into our environment. This statement is virtually true, but there\u2019s much more than just that to fully know and understand pollution itself. Pollution is defined as \u201cthe presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects\u201d. Knowing that this issue is \u201c<\/span><b>harmful<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d to our planet, we must educate ourselves in order to successfully live on a healthy planet. I\u2019ll be speaking on one of the 3 main types of pollution, <\/span><b>water<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, to help inform you of a massive problem today. The other two types &#8211; land and air &#8211; will be discussed in future posts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water pollution can be seen in many different countries like Somalia, Egypt and even our own, Canada. This contaminated water isn\u2019t just on beaches and other aquatic activity areas, the water drinking source of some people is badly harmed,; so bad that people get minor to fatal illnesses. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here are a few striking water pollution stats, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/statistics\/water-consumption-statistics\/\">Lawnstarter<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Only 0.5% of the world\u2019s freshwater is suitable for human use.<\/li>\n<li>Globally, we use around 4 trillion m\u00b3 of fresh water each year.<\/li>\n<li>The 5 countries with the most water consumption are Canada, Armenia, New Zealand, the United States, and Costa Rica.<\/li>\n<li>American households use about 138 gallons of water per day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where does this all start? How can it get this bad?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Well, there are plenty of variations to these questions that need to be answered, however I\u2019ve narrowed it down to two main reasons. Firstly, nature does naturally pollute itself. Sounds weird right?! I thought so, too! Then, the last general reason is human actions that are accountable for most pollutants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7692\" src=\"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mia1-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"305\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mia1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mia1.png 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The picture above shows the huge water pollution problem in Somalia. Along with Egypt, the two countries have the most extensive water pollution trouble that affects their health and everyday lives. The picture is just a slim portion of what most of the lower-income areas are facing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7694\" src=\"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mia3-300x142.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"476\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mia3-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mia3-510x243.png 510w, https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mia3.png 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a picture taken in Canada. Most of us Canadians are in a more favourable position than people who may live in places where the water pollution is like the two pictures above.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Nature: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The soils in the earth do have some highly acidic features to it and when the water comes into contact with it, it contaminates that water. Similarly, the heat of its atmosphere can also be damaging in the waters. As the temperature rises, the dissolved oxygen levels decrease. This prevents and limits the aquatic and plant life diversity because of the certain temperature required for survival. Land also retains biodegradable waste from human and animal waste. When this substance infiltrates the water, it issues an energy source of organic carbon of which causes bacteria. This leads to atmospheric pollution disrupting precipitation and water cycles with acid rain.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Human:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Our industrial waste, which comes from places like factories, creates air pollution which factors into water pollution. The water cycle is damaged, formulating contaminated land water and rain. Along with industrial things, the toxic and very hazardous chemicals that are not disposed of properly can deeply affect the waters. All these and more human-made chemicals or human caused problems can be prevented.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We as humans play the biggest part in the pollution of Earth\u2019s water. As contributors to this problem, we should try our best to eliminate the human actions which destroy our planet. By doing so, we not only help ourselves but we help people around the world who aren\u2019t as fortunate and the future generations after us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As I\u2019ve mentioned, we\u2019re very fortunate to live in Canada and have clean drinking water. If you\u2019d like to donate or contribute to helping others who aren\u2019t as lucky, World Vision sets up things like <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/donate.worldvision.ca\/products\/water-purification-and-hygiene-kits\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water Purification and Hygiene Kits<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/donate.worldvision.ca\/products\/water-well\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Help Drill a Well<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and more with a simple donation.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work Cited<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"t7O9ddO9sc\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/statistics\/water-consumption-statistics\/\">Water Consumption Statistics<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Water Consumption Statistics&#8221; &#8212; Lawnstarter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/statistics\/water-consumption-statistics\/embed\/#?secret=jBDYhB7AH4#?secret=t7O9ddO9sc\" data-secret=\"t7O9ddO9sc\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldwatersolar.com\/top-10-countries-with-the-worst-water-crisis\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.worldwatersolar.com\/top-10-countries-with-the-worst-water-crisis\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.safewater.org\/fact-sheets-1\/2017\/1\/23\/water-pollution\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.safewater.org\/fact-sheets-1\/2017\/1\/23\/water-pollution<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by: Mia &nbsp; Hey readers! We\u2019ve all known this word pollution as a negative release into our environment. This statement is virtually true, but there\u2019s much more than just that to fully know and understand pollution itself. Pollution is defined as \u201cthe presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7691,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7690"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7690"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14172,"href":"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7690\/revisions\/14172"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seeds.ca\/schoolfoodgardens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}