Facts about Water Pollution by Stephanie Hibbert https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl Please contribute two facts to our class padlet en-us 2018-12-17 14:34:00 UTC 2025-10-26 15:23:30 UTC hello@padlet.com industrial water pollution is a big source of water pollution dylanc16 https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl/wish/315512321 2018-12-18 13:55:02 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl/wish/315512321 what is water pollution austinh20 https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl/wish/315512422 water pollution is when harmful substances like chemicals or microorganisms contaminate streams, rivers, ponds, lakes and oceans making it toxic for humans and other animals..]]> 2018-12-18 13:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl/wish/315512422 25% of the water is polluted chasef20 https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl/wish/315512693 2018-12-18 13:55:54 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl/wish/315512693 Population increase has a direct impact on pollution brookej96 https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl/wish/315512987 2018-12-18 13:56:36 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl/wish/315512987 it has a big inpact on the eco system chasef20 https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl/wish/315513139 2018-12-18 13:57:00 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl/wish/315513139 Types of pollution aarong526 https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl/wish/315513322 :sediment pollution 

:nutrient pollution 

:bacteria pollution 

:toxic pollution

]]> 2018-12-18 13:57:28 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl/wish/315513322 Bacterial pollution brookej96 https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl/wish/315513988 When manure and fecal matter get into the waterways it pollutes the water with bacteria which can cause health issues for humans and other organisms]]> 2018-12-18 13:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl/wish/315513988 kaitlynng16 https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl/wish/315514700 20% of the groundwater in China is used as drinking water which is highly contaminated with carcinogenic chemicals which causes high levels of water pollution]]> 2018-12-18 14:00:45 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl/wish/315514700 Interesting fact starlal12 https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl/wish/315514862 80% of items buried in landfills could be recycled 

14 billion pounds (6 kilos) or garbage are dumped into the ocean
 ]]> 2018-12-18 14:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl/wish/315514862 it effects fish and can do harm to there habitat may even kill them https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl/wish/315515019 2018-12-18 14:01:30 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl/wish/315515019 Interesting fact jadenr16 https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl/wish/315515471 40% of America's rivers and 46% of America's lakes are too polluted for fishing, swimming, or aquatic life.]]> 2018-12-18 14:02:35 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl/wish/315515471 Some Preventions brookej96 https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl/wish/315516022 Keep from putting things down the sink such as grease and oils

Don't flush pills and other drugs

Use less fertilizers

Little use of bleach and detergents]]> 2018-12-18 14:03:44 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl/wish/315516022 Interesting fact jadenr16 https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl/wish/315516594 1.2 trillion gallons of untreated sewage,storm water, and industrial waste are discharged into US water annually.]]> 2018-12-18 14:04:51 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl/wish/315516594 codyb81 https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl/wish/315517316 Air pollution 

air pollution occurs when harmful or excessive quantites of substances 

]]> 2018-12-18 14:06:21 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl/wish/315517316 prevention and solutions aydend57 https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl/wish/315517362 never throw rubbish away, look for the correct waste bin, if there is none around,please take it home
* Do not throw chemicals, oils, paints, and medicines down the sink drain, or the toilet

]]> 2018-12-18 14:06:29 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl/wish/315517362 Countries have polluted waters https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl/wish/315530567 Many water areas have pollution in it, but did you know that countries like Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Chad, Cambodia, Laos, Haiti, Ghana, India, Rwanda, Bangladesh have polluted waters? many areas of these countries struggle to get fresh clean drinking water because many of the drinking waters are polluted.]]> 2018-12-18 14:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanie_hibbert/x0yi1n9451sl/wish/315530567