The Importance Of Water Pollution In China

Water, is a very valuable and necessary resource that, must be managed more carefully. Quantity-wise it is endless; all around the world there are many bodies of water. Ground sources, such as aquifers, as well as surface water, including oceans, seas, rivers, lakes, ponds, and streams. Because of its endlessness it becomes more difficult to manage it all. Clean water that is readily available, for developed and devolving nations alike, is a challenge. There are many factors that play into what can access water sources, and pollute it. Pollution of water is a worldwide problem that occurs too frequently. There are various contributors to water pollution including agriculture, industry, waste management, as well as naturally occurring

First a background on the problem with water pollution must be given. Both oceans and freshwater

One reason for China's water shortage is pollution. Only 56% of municipal sewage is treated in some form (doc F). 20 Billion of untreated wastewater is directly deposited into water bodies (doc E). When something gets in water you can not drink it because it is polluted.

Pollution comes in many forms. In the ocean we dump a variety of substances, including human wastes, chemicals from fertilizers, oil, and trash such as plastic which all contribute to the growing issue of our ocean pollution. In addition to, our usable waters are finite. More than 97.5 percent of the water on this planet is undrinkable salt water; the remaining 2.5 percent has two-thirds of the usable fresh water locked up in glaciers, snow, and permafrost. Of the one-third of freshwater that is available for human use, 20 percent is used for industrial use. (“Water Pollution”) “In effect, water pollution reduces the volume of water available

Water pollution is the contamination of water by untreated sewage as well as human waste, often to the point when water becomes undrinkable or usable. According to Woodford C, around one-half of all ocean contamination is caused by sewage and waste. “Each year, the world generates perhaps 5–10 billion tons of industrial waste, much of which is pumped untreated into rivers, oceans, and other waterways.” (“Woodford C.” 19). “Many water bodies near urban areas (cities and towns) are highly polluted. This is the result of both garbage dumped by individuals and dangerous chemicals legally and illegally dumped by manufacturing industries, health center, schools and market places.” (“ESchooltoday” page 4, (3)). As a result of all this pollution in water, a lot of people are dying. Furthermore, Britain tried to force the government to take some kind of action to purify the water so that people can get no illnesses with safe drinking water in 1990’s. “In the early 1990s, when surfers in Britain grew tired of catching illnesses from

There is an array of pollutants capable of contaminating freshwater in different ways (Schiedek et al., 2007). Some of these contaminants include fertilizers and pesticides from agriculture farms, heavy metals such as mercury which are prone to long-range transport and oil spills from pipes in the course of transport of fossil fuels (Kundu et al., 2007). Human activities have also been identified as the most prominent cause of freshwater contamination (Liu et al., 2004). Some of these human activities include improper management of agricultural runoff and sewage disposal methods and the use of energy sources that can emit particulates into the atmosphere, which may eventually end up in freshwater bodies (Li et al., 1999). Approximately 50% of untreated waste water is dumped in freshwater bodies. The consumption of contaminated water may cause illnesses such as cholera and

Intentionally or accidentally, pollution has entered the water system for years. Our water sources have been treated as an unlimited supply, but with the pollution and waste getting worse, the supply could run low. Fertilizers can drain into rivers from the fields, and effluent is sometimes released into rivers from sewage, chemicals from factories that also illegally dump waste products contribute to pollution (“Water Pollution… 4). Water pollution is a serious problem that is affecting humans and animals, and this problem needs an efficient solution. This can be seen through an examination of the history, causes, effects, and possible solutions.

· Water pollution, a major focal point of recent Chinese policy, has contaminated 52 of 135 monitored urban river sections. These sections do not even meet the

However, given the circumstances of the situation, Beijing is very well suited for this type of water filtration. Provided that the machinery is maintained and the brine is disposed of properly, the monetary costs are worth the benefits. The effects that overuse of river water has caused on the agricultural areas of northern China have had huge effects economically and environmentally. With the growing need for more water in Beijing, the continued use of river water would have been detrimental to continued agriculture in the area. If a desalination plant was to be implemented, it would provide freshwater to a large portion of Beijing 's population, reducing the strain on the rivers. While not a permanent solution to water shortages, reverse osmosis desalination is the best solution to help protect China’s rivers and provide large amounts of clean water to Beijing.

There is a huge problem going on, but most of us don’t realize it. It isn’t something that stands out in the news or a subject many people discuss, but the numbers are truly astonishing. About 30 percent of the industrial “waste water” and more than 90 percent of household sewage in China is released into natural rivers and lakes without being treated. Nearly 80 percent of China's cities (278 of them) have absolutely no sewage treatment facilities and don’t even plan on building any. It’s crazy to think that 90 percent of the underground water supply is contaminated and unsafe to drink. Water pollution in China is such a huge problem that the World Bank(an international financial institution that provides loans to countries of the world) warns of “catastrophic consequences for future generations"(World Bank 2013). Half of China's population lacks safe drinking water. Can you imagine drinking water everyday knowing that doing so can lead to sickness and disease? How can a country truly function without having access to clean water? Americans seem to take clean water for advantage without realizing that other countries don’t even have healthy water to drink. Water supply and quality are fundamental issues in China. A few years ago, the debate about who will feed China emphasised scarcity of farmland and the food crisis (Wang, 2008). More than 500 million Chinese people use water contaminated by human and industrial waste.

Water pollution happens when excessive contamination in water body which is far beyond the ability for the natural ecosystem to accommodate the contaminant. (Hu & Cheng,2013) In 2006, nearly half of major cities in China did not satisfied drinking water standard (OECD 2007). Water quality has been dropped dramatically in China over the last few decades due to significant growth of pollutants discharge to natural water bodies and increased abstraction of freshwater from the environment.(Hu & Cheng,2013)The most three dominant reasons for water pollution are industrial wastewater, agricultural activities and urban runoff.(Huang et al.2010)Water pollution has become a very serious environmental issue in China. In this article, it will firstly demonstrate how the industrial, municipal and agricultural impact water quality and society in China. Secondly, the Chinese government’s reaction on water pollution treatment and possible challenges when implementing the water protection policies in China. Lastly, suggesting further solutions for water treatment in China.

Everyday, a worker wakes up and gets ready for the day, dropping their trash outside the door on their way to work. They work at the factory just down the river from their house, the same factory that is giving cancer to people all around the nation. A direct result of inattention to waste, the waters of China have become heavily polluted and toxic. Jenifer and Jerry McBeath put the drastic nature of China’s water condition into proportion when they state that “water degradation… has reached crisis proportions”. Already, countless areas of the ocean, rivers, and waterways are unusable or polluted as a result of these past abuses and lacking regulations. Even over half of all rivers in the country are unsafe for human contact (Hsu; Tibi). This an extremely severe amount of pollution that the government and citizens have loosely controlled, despite the fact that pollution in these quantity leads to serious health problems. It’s not to say China has been ignoring their pollution problem; in fact China has enacted over ninety articles regulating water pollution (Li and Liu). If these issues are not regulated properly, the pollution levels will continue to increase and become even more detrimental to all life in China. In order for China to continue to prosper, additional regulations and their enforcement thereof must be put in place for the waters to be cleaned and rehabilitated to working condition.

Currently, most countries have made numerous environmental policies and spent lots of money to stop environmental pollution and protect the environment. In China, China’s leaders were putting, even more, emphasis on the companies who make chemical production, especially after chemical disasters in recent years. Although China has made great process in supervision pollution, the serious gaps still exist in hazardous materials’ oversight in China. Recently, there was uproar among Chinese families after a report of China Central Television, and the report revealed that about 500 students at Changzhou Foreign Languages School had developed illnesses because of pollution at school.

Environmental pollution is amajor crisis that we are facing today. Due to the increased urbanization and industrialization surface water pollution has become a crucial problem. It is necessary to obtain precise and appropriate information to monitor the quality of any water resource and to develop a tool to predict and summarize the quality and their usefulness (Mohammadet al.,2010).

Clean water is essential for life and a basic need for all humans. Water pollution is the destruction of water quality due to the addition of chemical or biological contents which cause detrimental effects to the life of humans, animals, and plants, making it unsuitable for use. The use of polluted water causes harm, disease, or death to living beings. Control measures and management are needed to reduce these effects, but at what cost? Clean drinking water in some parts of the world boils down to economics. How do we balance the need for clean drinking water to prevent death and disease against the expense to maintain clean water resources? Reducing the causes of water pollution can take many forms. Uncontrolled urbanization and industrial waste released into water sources are a few areas that need to be considered. Corrective and preventative measures incur extreme expense to governments, private industry, and individuals in urban planning; however, saving the lives of humans, animals, and plant life cannot be compared to a dollar figure.