Friday, February 18, 2011

Water Pollution and YOU

So, now that I have talked about all the troubles of water pollution, you are probably wondering what you can do in your daily life to help!

**Remember: pollution of the land means pollution of the water!

Here are some every day tasks you can do to help prevent water pollution and conserve water:
-turn off the water when you brush your teeth
-cut your showers down by 10 minutes and save 5 gallons!
-water plants with left over water from cooking or vegetable rinsing
-pick up pet waste
-set up a decomposer in your house
-buy environmentally friendly products
-use natural fertilizers





Thanks for reading!
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4 comments:

  1. hladrickFebruary 21, 2011 at 4:48 PM

    How does picking up pet waste help save water specifically?

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  2. Sydney AsheFebruary 22, 2011 at 6:10 AM

    pet waste is mainly a nonpoint source when it comes to water pollution, but I believe studies have shown that certain disease-causing bacteria are found in animal waste and that is not something we want in our water!

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  3. MorganFebruary 23, 2011 at 12:58 PM

    When you say to set up a decomposer in your house, do you mean things like some of the helpful plants that we learned about in class?

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  4. Sydney AsheFebruary 27, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    I think the that point meant setting up like a compost in your house to recycle foods and turn it into soil! But then one could use that soil to help fertilize plants in their house!

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