We drink water, we use water to cook, wash and for having our bath everyday 24/7. These underscores the importance of water in our day to day activities.



In addition, we swim in water, we incorporate water into our landscapes designs and we love to hear the sounds of water splashing against the rock. Water occupies about 70% of the world and water is known to have helped developed little villages into mega-cities (in the case of Cairo). However, man has constantly polluted the water which has served him.

Most of our towns and cities are characterized by polluted rivers or water body. These water bodies are contaminated by so many rubbish which include, leather materials, plastics, cans, faeces, etc. The common Nigeria man needs to be enlightened on the importance of keeping his or her environment clean. They need to know the dangers involved in polluting their water. Studies have shown the sources of water pollution, which include;

I. Sewage leakages

ii. High population density

iii. Oil spillage

iv. Menace of Nipa palm and water hyacinth

v. Industrial waste dumped into our waters

vi. Pollution of ground water through drilling activities

vii. Flooding during rainy season which carries waste deposits into our waters.

viii. Building lavatories and visionaries over running water or even the sea as it the practice in some riverine areas.

ix. Radioisotopes

x. Heavy metal

xi. Combustion

xii. Toxic waste disposal at sea

xiii. Mineral processing plant (e.g. coal production)

xiv. Eroded sediments

xv. Deforestation

xvi. Mining

xvii. Littering

xviii. Pesticides

xix. Herbicides and fertilizers

xx. Failing septic system

xxi. House hold chemicals

xxii. Animal wastes.

Both the public and the private sector should be involved in correcting this menace. The people should be enlightened on the importance of maintaining a polluted free water and its benefits. The government should endeavor to work with technocrats in the water sector, in order to get the right services delivered to the people. Laws pertaining to the protection of the environment should be enacted by the senate and enforced by the law enforcement agencies.  This is because water is an essential element of live and we cannot afford to destroy what is essential to us.

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