| We've just heard that BP has finished pumping | | | | contamination is caused when waste is discharged |
| cement into the top of its damaged Gulf of | | | | directly into the water. The most recent event of |
| Mexico oil well as part of its "static kill" procedure. | | | | this kind would be the BP oil spill in the Gulf of |
| BP took this step one day after it was announced | | | | Mexico. Yet, as noted on top, only 20% of water |
| that most of the oil had been broken down by | | | | pollution is caused by water based activities. In |
| natural elements or cleaned up. | | | | other words, even if you're not a beach person, |
| As we all remember, Oil spilled into the Gulf since | | | | you still have a hand in turning our water grey. |
| April 20th when explosion of the Deepwater | | | | 3. 80% of contaminated water were cased by |
| Horizon rig killed 11 people. The flow was only | | | | land based pollutants |
| stopped on July 15th. | | | | Non point source pollution is when harmful |
| Water or H2O is one of the main sources of life, | | | | chemicals and substances are carried to the |
| a compound making up an average 65% of our | | | | water by environmental changes. Litter, human |
| body and 71% of the earth's surface. When | | | | sewage, fertilizers and raw waste sooner or later |
| speaking of water most people think about | | | | all cause, unless treated, sediments that end up |
| oceans, which constitute 97% of the bodies of | | | | on the bottom of ponds, lakes and rivers. |
| water on the globe. Yet water on our planet can | | | | 4. Water pollution is a huge health hazard |
| also be found in lakes, rivers, glaciers, ice, ponds | | | | Not all people are eco-inclined and that's |
| and of course underground aquifers. | | | | understandable, yet we are all health oriented. So |
| Unfortunately, when it comes to our environment, | | | | if you don't care about the coral reef, you'll |
| all of these bodies of water are in danger of | | | | probably care about catching diarrhea caused by |
| becoming polluted if they are not already. Global | | | | water pollution which is responsible for 1.5 million |
| Energy commercializing innovative technologies | | | | annual deaths worldwide. |
| which produce energy from renewable sources, | | | | Add to that figure another 13.5 million deaths a |
| while contributing to a vision of a cleaner | | | | year caused by different water pollution triggered |
| environment. | | | | ailments in developing countries but not only, and |
| Alongside many myths concerning water pollution | | | | you'll come to realize that water pollution is a |
| there are a few facts we should all know | | | | people problem rather than a fish problem. |
| concerning contaminated water and the possible | | | | 5. We are facing a constant decline in freshwater |
| future shortage of clean water we are globally | | | | resources |
| faced with. Here are the top five facts about | | | | With our freshwater bases consisting only 3% of |
| water pollution: | | | | global water resources, every drop counts. Yet |
| 1. We can't drink saltwater | | | | when 75% of the bays in the U.S. alone are |
| This fact might seem a bit silly to start off with, | | | | degrading annually and over half of China's seven |
| but one that is very important to understand. | | | | major rivers are contaminated in numbers well |
| Most of the water we have on this planet comes | | | | over the safety regulations, the future is looking |
| from the ocean, which means saltwater. If we | | | | pretty grim. |
| can't drink saltwater that leaves us with much | | | | To read more about this go to: |
| lower numbers to begin with. Remember that | | | | Acting now, isn't a choice but a must. Starting |
| 97% figure at the top? Cross that out. That | | | | from your own home by separating waste |
| water is unfortunately irrelevant for human | | | | products, through the way you act on the beach, |
| consumption. | | | | to the kind of diesel you use for your car. That's |
| 2. Only 20% of contaminated water is caused by | | | | exactly where Global Energy comes into the |
| water based pollutants | | | | picture, providing the world with a mineral |
| Also known as point source pollution, this kind of | | | | bio-substitute for diesel oil. |