Deadlywaters

toc =The Questions= What is water pollution? What is being throw into our water? What animals are being effected by it? What laws, if any, are protecting our precious water? Where is it happening? Who is doing it? And lastly, what are we doing to clean it up? = =

Why I am Interested
I am interested in water polluton because... I enjoy swimming in oceans and lakes. I like marine animals. Also, I LIKE DRINKING IT!!! I want people to become aware of what is happening to our water so that they can do something about it.

Water Pollution!
Water covers 70% of our Earth's surface. It seems like an unimportant thing, but without it we don't have life. Yet every day people continue to throw garbage and other toxins into this precious water. This is water pollution. media type="yahoo" key="1914671" width="425" height="350"

What I Think
This is a river. And in case you were wondering what is floating in it, its peoples garbage. There are thousands of bottles and garbage floating in that river. And do you want to know what i think about it?? I think it's disgusting. That garbage was probably thrown in there by some company, or possibly it's just people who are too lazy to find a garbage can. And what do you think is happening to all of the animals living in that river? They are eating the garbage. They don't know what it is or where it came from so, naturally they eat it. Then, they choke and die because it doesn't fit down their throat. This is one source of water pollution.

=The Answers=

What is Water Pollution??
Well, water pollution is the pollution of lakes, rivers, and oceans. Water pollution is us throwing our garbage and toxic waste into bodies of water.

What is One Source of Water Pollution?
One source of water pollution is our garbage. Where does something go when you throw it away? It goes to a mass dumping facility. The garbage is not biodegradable. So it just sits there. Things like liquids and toxins will come out of it. Then, they seep down to into water ways and any toxins that were in them are now in our water. Also, fish eat microorganisms. These microorganisms could be infected, and now the fish that ate it is also infected. By us eating the infected fish we could gain disabilities or physical imparities. So, water pollution is not only affecting our environment but also us.

Another Source of Pollution
This is one of the questions I had. It was who is putting the things in our water. This is one of the answers to the questions I was wondering about. The other type of pollution that our water is currently suffering from comes from factories and businesses. Factories have lots of toxins and garbage that they have to dispose of. Rather than bringing them to a facility or purifying it, they pour it into a river. Some factories even have a pipe that goes right from it to the rivers and oceans. This is because they are too laxy to go and find a way to dispose of it. Also, things like sewage and fertilizers get put into our water. They go from your lawns, then run off into water systems and finally into bigger bodies of water. media type="custom" key="237543"

The Animals that are Being Effected

 * __Bottlenose Dolphin__--is one of the most intelligent animals--weigh about 440 to 600 lbs. and reach about 10 feet in length--live for 30 to 50 years--prefer warm and tropical water--in the eastern tropical Pacific there are about 243,500
 * __Sea Turtles-__range from 30 in. and 80-100 lbs. to six and a half feet long and weigh over 2,000 pounds--they live for up to eighty years--they eat jellyfish, seawee, crabs, shrimp, sponges, snails, algae, and mollusks--are found in warm temperatuures throughout the world, but migrate hundreds of miles between nesting and feeding grounds
 * __Manatee__--grow to 10 to 12 feet in length--1,500 to 1,800 lbs.--lifespan is 60 to 80 years in the wild--live mainly in the florida costal waters--
 * __Sea Otter__--have the thickest hair in the animal kingdom--about 250,000 hairs per square inch--eats sea urchins, mussles, clams crabs--Found around California, Alaska, Washington, Japan--weigh between 45 and 65lbs.--males live 10 to 15 years. females live 15 to 20 years. To see more info go to this site--- http://eprentice.sdsu.edu/F049/lemathinger/concept_map.htm