The document discusses various causes of water pollution in the European Union. It states that water pollution is caused by both natural factors like acid rain and human factors such as oil spills, vehicle emissions, bacteria, pesticides, waste from treatment plants, and industrial discharges. It also discusses how water pollution has led to diseases spreading globally, using the example of schistosomiasis caused by a parasite from contaminated water. Pesticides are highlighted as a major human-caused pollutant that can be toxic to both animals and humans. The document emphasizes that water is the most important resource and calls for efforts to preserve it from pollution.

1. EACH DROP IS
SACRED - WATER
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2. water pollution
We live in a very industrialized part of the world. The European Union
is quite a big country, where are lots of factors which contribute to
water pollution.
These factors are caused either by man or by natural causes: among
the natural causes belong acid rain, and the eutrophication of lakes.
And among the worst man-made causes belong oil tankers crashes,
traffic pollutants, bacteria, pesticides, waste treatment plants,
industrial discharges.
We live in a very industrialized part of the world. The European Union
is quite a big country, where are lots of factors which contribute to
water pollution. These factors are caused either by man or by natural
causes: among the natural causes belong acid rain, and the
eutrophication of lakes. And among the worst man-made causes
belong oil tankers crashes, traffic pollutants, bacteria, pesticides,
waste treatment plants, industrial discharges.
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3. Unluckily there is a lot of diseases spreading quickly due of water pollution, not
only in Europe, but all around the world. For example one of these illnesses is
Snail fever, also called schistosomiasis; it is an illness which can cause
debilitation and intestine damages. The disease is provoked by a specific worm
which enters a person's body from polluted water. It is most common in Asia,
Africa, and South America, especially in areas where the water is contaminated
by freshwater snails that carry the parasite.
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4. Pesticides are men-made causes for water pollution. We can find them on
farms and in garden chemicals, industrial discharges, and livestock
manure. Pesticides can cause cancer, but they can also alter fetal and
childhood development. For animals, especially for fish, they can also be
toxic.
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5. Water is the most important resource in our world, because we
can't live without it, but unfortunately it is also wasted
exceedingly. This is the reason why we should take care of it and
try not to pollute it.
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7. And leave it like this to our children…
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