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Water Pollution: Causes and Impact

The document discusses water pollution as a global issue that affects human health and the environment. Water pollution occurs when waste such as garbage, sewage, and chemicals contaminate water sources. It can cause diseases in humans and kill marine life. A specific example of water pollution is discussed around the sewage drains in Portmore, Jamaica which produce odors and mosquitos.

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Water Pollution: Causes and Impact

The document discusses water pollution as a global issue that affects human health and the environment. Water pollution occurs when waste such as garbage, sewage, and chemicals contaminate water sources. It can cause diseases in humans and kill marine life. A specific example of water pollution is discussed around the sewage drains in Portmore, Jamaica which produce odors and mosquitos.

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Statement of problem

Water pollution is the contamination of water sources by substance which makes the
water unusable for drinking, cooking, cleaning, swimming, and other activities.
Pollutions include chemical trash, bacteria, and parasites. All forms of pollution
eventually make their way to water bodies. However water pollution is one of the main
concerns of the environment. It is known as change in the chemical or physical
condition of the water. Polluting the water is causing harmful or tragic diseases that
affect many families. It is also a global problem that not only affects people but also
animals and plants. Water pollution is a current issue that has serious consequence it
progresses everyday in our ocean, rivers and other water bodies
Cause of water pollutions

Water pollution happens when contaminated water enters through the ecosystem due
to garbage waste, sewage, fossil fuel, combustion, chemical fertilizer residue from
storms on floods or oil spill. These polluted water can cause sickness and disease to
our communities leading to diarrhea, belly pain, headache and hepatitis that can be
fetal and would need medical care. These water are needed for everyday activities
such as drinking, cooking, cleaning, and agriculture purposes. Around 5 to 10 million
people die each year due to polluted water which happened by people throwing their
garbage in ponds, lakes, rivers, and other water bodies. That also can kill marine life in
seas marine life as we know it as fishes, crabs, labsters, shrimps, die every year due
to the chemical waste that are being dumped into the sea and around 100 millions of
marine life die each year because of garbage waste and more than 1000 fishes are
spotted entangled in plastic bottles. These plastic bags and bottles may end up in
groundwater streams that will lead to many homes contaminating the water with
bacteria and cholera.

Jamaica has many drains and sewers in portmore st catherine that affects the
communities. Due to these sewage many mosquitoes are born that if not properly
treated carry deadly diseases to nearby [Link] sewage are near to roads
that makes passers and visitors smell its odor. Portmore is one of the largest
urban areas in [Link] with human settlements having a population of 200,000
people. Many Tourists from across the world have come into the Caribbean to be
entertained by portmore beauty from devon house,to hellshire beach down to fort
charles castle.
The reason for choosing this topic

The reason for choosing this topic is to include the importances of water in our
everyday life

Water is needed for everyday activities. without water many homes would of to
rely on streams of water body

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