China's Water Pollution Problems
By: Brandon & Rene
Causes
Billions of tons of chemicals and waste from agriculture, industry, and people pour into the river every year.
The nitrates from farm runoff enable algae to multiply, decreasing oxygen that fish need to survive.
China has a lot of illegal dumping into the water and into the land that causes a lot of pollution
Effects
Algae cannot grow, so fish will die.
People get sick, like Hepatitis A, Typhoid fever, waterborne disease, and bacterial diarrhea.
Schools sometimes close because there is no clean water for students.
Solutions that can help
Monitor what industries do with their waste materials.
Set up a charity or group of people to help clean up around the rivers.
Or could build a better sewage treatment plant.