what is the causes and effects of water pollution? what are the solutions?

Water

pollution

is a matter of great concern in our Modern world. The main causes are indiscriminate disposal of rubbish and illegal mining.

Consequently

,

people

are deprived of clean drinking

water

,

whereas

fish tend to migrate to other sources of

water

. The way out of

this

ordeal is governmental laws that will penalise the perpetrators and

also

provide teaching to the members of society.

To begin

with, dumping rubbish into

water

bodies

and illegal mining are primarily the main culprits of

water

pollution

. To illustrate

this

, there have been documentaries about the muddy state of various

water

bodies

at Obuasi, a mining community in Ghana. The miners wash the dug clay in these

water

bodies

to sieve out the gold and end up discolouring the

water

.

Similarly

, most village folks in Ghana bathe, ease themselves and dispose of litter in flowing rivers. Interestingly, those who do

such

deeds are of the notion the dirt will be washed away. Sadly, reality dawns on them only when irreversible damage is caused. It is clear these acts compromise the quality of these sources of

water

.

As a result

of the aforementioned causes, these

people

are deprived of portable drinking

water

.

For instance

, it is not surprising most waterborne diseases in Ghana are common among our village folks. They are left with no choice but to drink, cook and wash from the same

water

source that has been contaminated. Another consequence is disturbing the number of living creatures in these aquatic environments. Some of the fish either die or migrate to other relatively safer

water

bodies

for survival. The resultant effect is the community losing out on the gains they once had from these fishes

thus

nutritional and commercial value. It is quite evident the negative impacts

water

pollution

has on the community. Despite the problems and effects that arise with contaminating sources of

water

, plausible solutions to curtail these are governmental laws and education about the matter.

Firstly

, the government should create awareness of the human activities that render

water

bodies

useless through media houses. And

in addition

to the awareness, make

people

aware violators of the information given will be brought to justice.

Secondly

, social amenities in villages

such

as toilet and bathing facilities should be developed so that

people

wouldn't have to go defecate in

water

bodies

.

Lastly

, miners should acquire mining permits and should be educated on appropriate ways of acquiring minerals. These ways will definitely solve the problem at hand.

To sum up

,

water

pollution

is mainly caused by human activities

such

as mining and inappropriate means of discarding rubbish. Losing aquatic life and brooding

water

-borne diseases are the main consequences. Meanwhile, the government can intervene by instituting laws and educational programs to combat

this

.