China's water pollution
by Perri and jade
Learn about how China's water pollution effects people
In this picture it shows a water body with bunches of trash around it and the water is very very dirty. Many citizens of China not only bath in this water but they also drink it. They also dump dead bodies in the streams, along with ashes and animal corpse. All this is effecting the people by drinking and bathing in nasty water containing human, industry, & agricultural waste is causing algae to build up which also causes the oxygen level to decrease causing fish to die. Which is one of China's food sources.
Examples of what water pollution does to people
sewege
the sewage dumps into the water bodies, polluting and making the water dangerous to drink and bathe in. when they drink the water it will/can cause illnesses and sicknesses and even death.
desperate for water
People drinking filthy water has caused people to get all kinds of diseases, increasing the chances of the people dying, lowering the population rate.
trashy, polluted water
polluted water from all sorts of trash and feces and that can kill the fish which is the people's food source.
Guaranteed to be harmful and deathly
Effects of water pollution
water pollution kills fish which is their main food resource. More than 500 million people used contaminated water which has made cancer the number one killer. 24,000 villages have been abandoned due to deadly water. Across the country more than two thirds of cities have water shortages.
This man bathed in water which could have gotten into his eyes. It could have also gotten into the pores of his skin, causing a skin disease.
This man has drank polluted water that has caused a chemical reaction in his body that didn't mix well with the chemicals that were already in his body and it has caused a acid reflex. Because of this, the acid has worn away the bone, muscle, and the fat in his body.
He could have drank, bathed, or many other things that could have had a bad reaction with his skin. There could be several different scenarios.
water pollution was not only in big bodies of water but it was also on the streets. it caused damage to roads and destruction to peoples houses!