Value of Water

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Humans have never had to deal with problems associated with water pollution until now, when we have already caused irreversible damage and have run into major difficulties regarding water worldwide. Although water is a critical resource to survive, we have failed to take care of our sources, and water pollution has increasingly become a great problem that humans must deal with. Water is a human’s most valuable resource and it is essential to every living species. Humans can survive without food for several weeks, but we would die in less than a week without water. Nevertheless, we consume and waste millions of gallons of water every day worldwide not only for washing, irrigating crops, and cooling in industrial processes, but also for filling swimming pools and water sports centers. Despite our dependence on water, we use water as a dumping ground for all sorts of waste, and do very little to protect the water supplies we have. We must find solutions to the water pollution problems that we face today, so that all living species can continue to thrive. Marilyn Beach, a journalist from the World Resource Institute, has seen the result of the water pollution in China and concludes that, “the population is exposed to unsafe drinking water. Also, the … urban sewage discharged into rivers and contamination of groundwater with nitrite and ammonia” (Beach, 735). After her visit to China, she suggested a solution that would prevent water pollution that consists of, “using filters on the sewage tanks that pump out harmful chemicals” (Beach, 740). She also stresses the importance of bringing up the issue of water pollution by gaining public awareness, suggesting that it be emphasized as a more integral part of Earth Day. We need to bring the issue to people’s attention, and need to teach and learn more about pollution as a whole. In today’s world, water pollution is a problem
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