| Water pollution has always been a major problem to | | | | There have also been rules and regulations given to |
| the environment. With industrialization in major areas | | | | transport lines, especially concerning fuel tankers. |
| and urban cities growing the water around them just | | | | When a fuel tanker ends up sinking it releases |
| keeps getting polluted. The sad part about the whole | | | | thousands upon thousands of gallons of fuel into the |
| ordeal is that water pollution can be prevented in a | | | | ocean. This fuel gets all over marine life and can |
| lot of cases. | | | | cause serious damage to beaches and coral. |
| A lot of water pollution is caused by factories near | | | | Another type of water pollution comes from farmers. |
| rivers and lakes doing illegal dumping. This hurts wildlife | | | | When they spray their fields the fertilizer and |
| because the pollution will flow down the river hurting | | | | insecticides can soak into the ground and get caught |
| plants and animals. In some cases it can be fatal. | | | | in a water system or river. This will then in turn hurt |
| Another big form of water pollution comes from | | | | plant and animal life because the waterways are |
| fisherman and yacht owners. People who are just out | | | | being poisoned. |
| to enjoy the sun will throw their waste overboard or | | | | If you think water pollution doesn't affect you then |
| have a leaky engine. A lot of them don't care | | | | you are wrong. The pollution ends up hurting nature |
| because it doesn't usually directly effect how their | | | | and poisoning fish that we may eat. On a more direct |
| day is going to turn out. | | | | approach it can even pollute drinking water. |
| The nice thing is that if your boat is caught illegally | | | | With so many bad side effects of water pollution it is |
| dumping or not meeting basic standards you can be | | | | a wonder that there isn't more being done to |
| forced to pay a large fine. By putting laws such as | | | | prevent it. The general public needs to learn more |
| these into effect water pollution has decreased | | | | information about it so that they can learn to fight it |
| some. However, it still isn't anywhere nears what it | | | | and keep the waters clean. |
| needs to be. | | | | |