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| Effects of water pollution | |
| Effects of water pollution |
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Effects of water pollution The environment is severely damaged in places due to water pollution. Wildlife is severely affected with them getting food and all necessities for survival from the water. If oil was to spill or seep in the arctic, heat from the oil could melt the ice and influence temperature levels around the world. Due to chemicals in the water reproductive rates in some sea mammals has decreased. Many animals that live and reproduce in the water are affected by water pollution.The seagrass beds and mangrove swamps are important breeding grounds for some. If these areas are not kept pollution free, the animals may eventually become extinct. This extinction may in turn hurt the life cycle of some aquatic animals. Some types of water pollution cause disease in some aquatic animals which can them get passed on to humans. Chemical pollutants have formed sores on the skin of some animals. Harbor seals in the North Sea had such high levels of pollutants in them they were declared hazardous wastes. During the summer months when the weather is warm, the diseases interchange frequently between animals which cause it to spread even more. If humans injest an infected piece of food they can become very ill, with stomach upset to headaches, to even getting nervous diseases. Different types of algae reproduce with the pollution in forms of food. The algae blooms can deplete the plants and animals under it of oxygen. They are suffocated . This in turn disrupts sea life and the food chain. Deforestation also has an impact on the aquatic environment, it may not be near the water but, the vegetation that once held the shore together is no longer there. The run-off from roads and buildings goes freely with nothing in its way to help block it |
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