The Troublesome Truth

by: Janinah Jimmin M. Molina

According to the site www.environmentpoint.com, approximately 14,000 people die every day because of waterborne diseases, primarily from untreated sewage in third-world countries, and at least 40% of the surface water bodies in the United States are too polluted to use for recreational activities such as swimming or fishing. It is estimated that 1.5 billion people do not have a safe drinking water source and almost two-thirds of the world could experience water shortages by 2025.

Can you handle this? Imagine what would happen to us in the years to come. We are very much aware of the fact that water is indeed essential to human life, yet we disregard this by contaminating our oceans, lakes and rivers. Aside from certain organisms dying off at an alarming rate, the water we drink everyday has also become greatly affected. In turn, our health also becomes at stake due to pollution of water. This would give rise to more complicated problems that would definitely destroy our well-being.

To combat water pollution, we have to be part of the solution itself. Obviously, this issue is not just a concern of environmental departments around the globe but rather our planet earth and all the living things which reside in it.

Thus, we all have to be responsible and be involved in preventing water pollution. As the saying goes, prevention is better than cure. Right?