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- By not shipping so much plastic waste to countries such as Kenya, we can reduce the amount of pollution in their water. We can use different ways of shipping that are more environmentally friendly.

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- Water pollution is a serious issue in many parts of Africa. We can help by providing more funding to the continent, which can help them to build more sand dams and have access to more wells that can be built. To gain this funding, we can donate to organizations dedicated to helping the water crisis in Africa.

We can help to protect the natural springs where natural spring water comes from, so that they don't get contaminated as well. Natural springs can be contaminated easily, so by building a perimeter around them, it can help to keep animals, leaves, and debris from contaminating them.

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- Many countries in Africa, such as Kenya, are able to get clean water through the rehabilitation of wells. Some citizens use rain tanks and collect rainwater, so that they can maintain their access to water throughout the drier seasons of the year.

They also have had new wells built in the communities.

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- The issue with water pollution in Africa has contributed heavily to poverty in some parts of the continent. Families spend their money to treat the diseases that are gained from the polluted water.

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- All around the world there is water pollution, but my topic is focused in Africa.

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- In Africa, because their water is rarely clean in some parts, millions of its occupants die every year from illnesses such as cholera, diarrhea, dysentery, and typhoid.

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- Another thing that has been done is installing sand dams. It is basically a cement wall built across a sand river. These sand dams help to retain rainwater by storing it in the soil.

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- The main cause of water pollution in Africa is through plastic waste. Every year, there are thousands of pounds of plastic waste that gets shipped into countries such as South Africa and Kenya. A lot of the waste makes its way into rivers and dam ecosystems, which causes the water pollution.

Marine life gets entangled in the plastic waste, which causes a lot of dead fish and other marine animals to die in the water. This causes water pollution because the dead fish contaminate the water.

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- There are ways that we can prevent plastic waste from being put into bodies of water. We can put them in designated places for waste, such as trash dumps or landfills. We can also stop using unnecessary plastic and start recycling more often.

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- Plastic in water stores bacteria, which can produce "biofilms" that coat plastic fragments that then create new bodies of bacteria. The chemicals found in plastic are scientifically-proven to cause cancer and change hormone activity.

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- African waterways are affected by industrial waste every single day. This waste can cause water to be undrinkable, alter the color and pH balance, nutrients, and temperature of the water.

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- In this picture, it shows the amount of deaths caused by unsafe water, and as you can see, the rate is much higher in the continent of Africa than any other continents.

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- By using sustainable packaging, we reduce the amount of plastic being sent to these countries. Some examples of these sustainable packaging include biodegradable packing peanuts, corrugated bubble wrap, recycled cardboard & paper, biodegradable and recyclable plastics, cornstarch packaging, and seaweed packaging.