All organisms contain it, some live in it and some drink it. ... They can reach toxic levels when animals eat one another. ... Infectious Organisms, many diseases causing organisms that re present in small numbers in most natural waters are considered pollutants when found in drinking water. ... When other animals feed on a contaminated animal, the chemicals are passed up to them. ... More than 14 million Americans drink water contaminated by pesticides, and the EPA estimates that ten percent of wells contain pesticides. ...

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Water pollution happens because of the industrial waste, sewage waste and water waste, mining activities, marine dumping, accidental oil leakage, burning of fossil fuels, chemical fertilizers and pesticides, leakage from sewer lines, global warming, radioactive waste, urban development, leakage from the landfills, animal waste and underground storage leakage. Water pollution effects; human health, contaminated drinking water, mercury level risks, ecosystems, death of animals, economic cost and may of causes and effects as mentioned in the previous essay in which the causes and effects were ana...

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And even when the early Europeans first settled in Australia, they produced very little rubbish because they didn't package foods that didn't need to be packaged, children's clothes were passed down to younger children, things were repaired rather than thrown away, bottles were recycled, food scraps were fed to the dogs or other animals and much of the garbage was simply burnt in backyard incinerators. ... Then since the 1970's, disposable ones, creating much more garbage, have replaced many products, such as tissues replacing handkerchiefs, and plastic drink bottles replac...

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The meat comes from cows or other animals that eat the grass that grows from the ground. ... Then after killing the animal, say a buffalo, they used every single part of the animal leaving no waste. ... Is it not enough for you to drink the pure water? 
... Must my flock feed on what you have trampled and drink what you have muddied with your feet?... Either way, besides polluting the earth and its waterways, this stuff gets into our ground water, which is what we drink. ...

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Lakes, rivers, streams, and pools used to irrigate crops, provide drinking water, and used for a sanitation system are polluted by sewage, industrial waste and toxins, heavy metals, fertilizers, chemicals, radioactive substances, land sediment, and oil. ... The pollution spreads up the food chain, and its damage is magnified with each animal and plant it spreads to. ... They cause developmental problems in children and reproduction problems in some animals. ...

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Acid precipitation also kills amphibians and insects, completely altering the food chain and the eco-system and therefore killing off many other animals as well. ... Dry deposition and contamination of drinking water sources can cause respiratory problems, stomach upsets and cancers. ...

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Acid rain can also contaminate drinking water, damage vegetation, and destroy sea life. ... A true, maybe exaggerated, depiction would be animals suffering from car pollution and the sky covered by smog. ...

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We are polluting the air which we need to breathe, the earth from which we derive all our food, and the waters from which we derive the water we need to live, to drink, and for other purposes. ... These emissions cause acid rain which, when it falls upon the ground, is harmful to plant life and, to some extent, to animal life, too. ...

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In some developing nations, there are areas that people and animals cannot live in for extended periods of time. ... Air pollution occurs when "gases and particles are combined or altered in such a way that they degrade the air and form substances that are harmful to humans, animals, and other living things (Bryner, 41)." ... Theoretically, the perfect world is one in which we do not have to fear pollution, we do not have to be afraid of the water we drink, or the air we breath. ...

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In some developing nations, there are areas that people and animals cannot live in for extended periods of time. ... Air pollution occurs when "gases and particles are combined or altered in such a way that they degrade the air and form substances that are harmful to humans, animals, and other living things (Bryner, 41)." ... Theoretically, the perfect world is one in which we do not have to fear pollution, we do not have to be afraid of the water we drink, or the air we breath. ...

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The disposal sites and methods that they used, even though they didn"t know it, have caused several almost disaster like scenarios like contaminating drinking supplies, crops covered in chemicals, and higher cancer rates in several communities across the nation. ...

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