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    Water is essential for the survival of all known forms of life. The human body is anywhere from 55% to 78% water depending on body size. To function properly, the body requires between one and seven liters of water per day to avoid dehydration
    All known forms of life depend on water. Because of overpopulation, mass consumption, misuse, and water pollution, the availability of drinking water per capita is inadequate and shrinking as of the year 2006.

    40% of America's rivers are too polluted for fishing, swimming, or aquatic life.
    Even worse are America's lakes—46% are too polluted for fishing, swimming, or aquatic life.
    1.2 trillion gallons of untreated sewage, stormwater, and industrial waste are discharged into US waters annually. The US EPA has warned that sewage levels in rivers could be back to the super-polluted levels of the 1970s by the year 2016.
    Asian rivers are the most polluted in the world. They have three times as many bacteria from human waste as the global average and 20 times more lead than rivers in industrialized countries

    Serious water pollution incidents increased by 50% in England and Wales last year with farmers responsible for more than a quarter of them, the Environment Agency says.

    I made this Thread to increase knowledge about water pollution such as industrial water pollution and to share thoughts about how to prevent it.

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    You're right. Thank you for increasing awareness. Growing up my dad was a Water Pollution Agent for the US EPA water division here in the great lakes area. We could never figure out why he never let us swim in Lake Michigan when we were kids. We totally understand it now!

    Unfortunately, as private citizens, the best we can do is put pressure on industry and farmer's to clean up their acts. The majority of the pollution isn't coming from people throwing trash into the water, it's coming from sewage waste run off from CFO (Commercial Farming Operations) and large industrial factories, who are all indirectly dumping run off into the lakes and rivers!

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    yes this we are the one who are destroying our world and it is our responsibility to save it for our future generation. I have a dream of making world pure. where peoples can easily breath and live natural life not artificial life.
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    I have some ideas. I think the biggest source of water pollution is Industries. Who are releasing large amount of hazardous waste into our water resources. In order to do proper treatment of this waste water consultant like JNB must be contacted. About the waste that are producing through our daily usage. I think ordinary peoples and not a selfish as our bureaucrats. We can control it by spreading knowledge about it. Agriculture pollution is also a major problem. By using proper methods we can control it. Imagine a world for our future generations if it continues. I agree things are better in USA or other European countries but In Asian countries it is worst and since countries is in this world we should also consider them. We are the one who are responsible for destroying our world and we have to make it better

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