Causes+of+Water+Pollution

What are the causes of Water Pollution? Industrial Waste - As much as I am embarrassed to say so, we humans come in first place in the causes of water pollution. Many of today's industrial facilities and factories use the freshwater in our water bodies as a dump site. The "trash" or waste that is commonly dumped in the seas, oceans, rivers etc include: Oil, Petrochemicals and Mercury. All three of these waste products are extremely harmful to marine life and if are consumed by us could result harmful to us humans too.

Global Warming - Believe it or not, Global Warming too is a major contributor in Water Pollution. Try boiling water in a kettle or Metal Pot (commonly reffered to as "Sufuria" in Kenya) and dip just your finger in the water. Painful huh? Just the same way as a rise in water temperature can affect you, it also greatly affects marine life. It can even result into the death of aquatic organisms . Sewage Water Pollution - Since there're billions of us on Earth, sewage treatment is no easy task, especially when it comes to developing countries such as our very own Kenya. Such problems are a great cause of cholera, one of the most dangerous diseases in the Country.

Radioactive material - Radioactive substances are used in nuclear power plants, medical, industrial and other scientific processes. It is exactly these such places that are fond of dumping radioactive waste in the seas, oceans etc. The waste could as a result harm marine life therefore causing alarm when it comes to eating the fish. The fish may be dangerous to eat which as a result could harm us too.