Water pollution is one of the inevitable human-induced climate change issues that called for urgent remedial measures. Water or aquatic pollution is the contamination of water bodies, usually as a result of human activities, so that it negatively affects its uses. It results when contaminants are introduced into some of the water bodies like lakes, rivers, and ocean. Water pollution can be attributed to one of three (3) sources; untreated raw sewage, agricultural activities, and other sources.

CAUSES
1. Untreated raw sewage
2. Industrial wastewater
3. Agricultural wastewater
4. Domestic wastewater
5. Non-point sources
6. Other sources

1. Due to a lack of sufficient and effective sewage treatment infrastructure, only about 10% of the sewage in the Philippines is properly treated.
2. Specific pollutants vary by each industry, but common industrial pollutants include chromium, lead, and mercury. Such pollutants are dumped directly into water bodies on a daily basis.
3. Pollutants from agriculture can include dead plants, manure, dead animals, and soil erosion runoff.
4. Wastewater from households can contain disease-causing organisms or toxic chemicals.
5. These can include spills from oil and other chemicals, abandoned mines, and the dumping of wastes near or directly into water bodies.
6. Each type of pollutant can have different toxic and negative effects that can hurt human health and environment, resulting in high economic costs for both the population and government entities.

EFFECTS

1. Destruction of biodiversity
2. contamination of food chain
3. lack of portable water

1. water pollution depletes aquatic ecosystems and triggers unbridled proliferation of phytoplankton in lakes.
2. fishing in polluted waters and the use of waste water for livestock farming and agriculture can introduce toxins into foods which are harmful to our health when eaten.
3. The WHO estimates that about 2B people have no option but to drink water contaminated by excrement, exposing them to diseases such as cholera and hepatitis.

SOLUTION
Of course, there’s no problem that doesn’t have any solution. Wastewater fees should be increased, and organic and ecological farming practices are some of the solution of this problem.


Wastewater treatment infrastructure should be connected to all properties that are accessible and connectable, and smaller treatment solutions, such as the use of dedicated constructed wetlands to treat sewage and waterless sanitation facilities, should be used whenever possible to reduce construction costs and meet sanitation needs on a more local scale.

Wastewater fees should be increased, with high fees and fines for those who pollute water resources.

Organic and ecological farming practices, such as the use of permaculture and biodynamic growing methods, should be adopted throughout the country, to reduce soil erosion and eliminate the need for polluting agricultural chemicals.