Half of the world's water is polluted, with 14 billion pounds of trash entering the oceans each year. More than 1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water, and over 18,000 Swedish lakes have been acidified to the point of endangering or eliminating fish populations. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is twice the size of the United States, and 90% of ocean waste comes from land, with plastic making up a large portion. However, concerted efforts have provided safe drinking water access to 1.3 million more people, and further collaboration could help address the global water pollution crisis.

1. Water pollution
By: Taylor Graves

2. WHAT’S GOING ON?
Half of the water on the planet is
polluted.

3. DID YOU KNOW?
Did you know that 14 billion
pounds of trash is put into the
ocean each year.

4. MORE THAN 18,000 LAKES IN
SWEDEN HAVE BEEN ACIDIZED
TO THE POINT WERE FISH ARE
ENDANGER OR IF NOT
ELIMINATED

5. MORE THAN A BILLION PEOPLE
ALMOST 1/5 OF THE WORLDS
POPULATION LACK ACCESS TO
SAFE DRINKING WATER

6. IF WE KEEP ON POLLUTING OUR WATER THEN
WE WONT HAVE ANY TO DRINK.
The great
pacific
garbage
patch is 2
times bigger
than the
united states.

7. 90 percent of the
world waste is in the
ocean.
THIS
TO
THIS

8. Made up of footballs lego blocks
and carrier bags. 80 PERCENT OF
THE TRASH
COMES FROM
LAND BASE AND
20 PERCENT
FROM SHIPS.

9. Did You Know?
DID YOU KNOW THAT
94 TO 184 MILLION
GALLONS WAS
SPILLED INTO THE
SEA ON APRIL 20
2010 IN MEXICO.

10. BUT ENOUGH
BAD NEWS….

11. 1.3 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE NOW
BEEN ABLE TO ACCESS SAFE
DRINKING WATER.

12. BUT IF WE WORK TOGETHER, ……………
THEN WE CAN PUT AN END TO THIS.

14. YOU CAN
MAKE A
DIFFERENCE
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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