Water Pollution Prevention

With several resources depleting at an alarming rate due to pollution, there is a need to take matters in our own hands. This article will deal with one such important issue - water pollution prevention.

The world, as we know it, will soon end. No, I'm not talking about the supposed 2012 annihilation of the world that will bring all civilization to an end, but a more long drawn slow process of torment and torture. How else can one explain pollution? Pollution is taking away from us the very basic resources of survival - water, air, peace, food and more. And the only reason this is happening is because we've managed to take everything for granted.

Let's take the instance of water pollution here. There are some who would still turn a deaf ear to the pleas of taking immediate action in order to stop the destruction and pollution. But then there are also those who have understood that that is not the way to go about saving the earth and are doing everything to save what can be saved. They are the ones who are working vehemently towards water pollution prevention. How are they doing that? The following article will tell you all about it and even more on how to prevent water pollution.

Water Pollution Prevention Methods

It is important to understand what is water pollution and the causes of water pollution, only then can prevention of water pollution be carried out effectively. Preventing water pollution is indeed possible and these are some of the methods that will work best.

Industry Waste

Major industries, chemical factories, business houses and other multi nationals that use methods of processing in their factories, dump the waste that is generated in varied water bodies. This leads to alarming amounts of water pollution. It is not that the waste cannot be treated before dumping it in the water, but the waste water treatment is an expensive process that most industries ignore because it directly affects their profits. So also, the government policies that require industries to treat the waste are many a times so lax that most industries do not take them seriously. For example, paying a fine for not treating the waste. The industries prefer paying the fine (which is many a times minimal). There needs to be immediate action taken towards this direction. The rules and laws regarding water purification systems need to be made stringent and so strong that industries cannot break them. Treatment of the waste needs to be a prerequisite and not an option for industries.

Chemical Usage

Industries are not the only culprits that lead to increased levels of water pollution, we, through our everyday activities add to that water pollution as well. The chemicals and pesticides that we use on our lawns seep into the ground and make their way into the water bed, thus polluting it. So also, if these chemicals are used near water bodies, they get carried into the streams and rivers and affect the ecology of the fish and other creatures of the sea. Thus, ruining the ecological balance and causing water pollution.

Vehicle Emissions

The toxic fumes exhumed by vehicles not only lead to air pollution, but also water pollution. These fumes go up into the air and then settle, then take up a form of soot. The soot being heavy, will be brought down to the ground and will not only make its way into varied water bodies, but also settle onto the ground and seep into the water table.

Water Pollution Prevention Tips

Seems like the water pollution prevention methods mentioned above have got nothing to do with you? Actually, the opposite is true. Stop shirking away from responsibilities and put the following tips into action:

Use a detergent that has low phosphate levels because high phosphate levels cause added pollution and are hazardous to the animals and plants in the water.

Do not keep the water running when you're brushing your teeth, washing your hands, washing the dishes. Taking small steps like these are an important way of preventing water wastage that is fast depleting due to water pollution.

Make sure that you dispose off other forms of wastes like tissue papers and the odd trash bits by putting them in trash bins rather than flushing them down the drain.

Do not allow household wastes like your pet waste or other items like petrol, motor oil, paint and other such items to be discarded in trash or be thrown into the sewer. These will seep down to the water source and pollute it in the worst possible way.

Use native plants instead of hybrid ones as those require a lot of pesticides and chemicals for their protection. When it rains, these chemicals seep into the ground water, thus polluting it.

Make sure that products which can be recycled are given off to recycling units instead of disposing them off at random. This will ensure that pollution is prevented.

Set up a compost unit so that all the household waste can be converted into manure or compost rather than being disposed off in the wrong manner and leading to more pollution.

There have been many water pollution prevention acts that have been set up by the governments of the world. But these are not enough for permanent water pollution solutions. Each of us need to take up the responsibility and do something at an everyday level. It is only then that we can hope to survive in a world as we hoped and dreamed of.