DREADFUL FACTS ABOUT POLLUTION

Water pollution is even worse in India, where almost

80% of all urban waste is dumped into the river Ganges.

The most sacred river to Hindus. The river is now also the

place where poor Indians bury their deceased family members.

Noise pollution is one of the most ignored types of pollution

but it can cause various serious problems including stress,

hearing loss, sleep disorders, high blood pressure etc. In the

US alone, millions of people suffer from noise pollution.

A radioactive waste dumping site for the former Soviet Union,

Lake Karachay, western Russia, is the most polluted spot on Earth.

Spending just an hour in the lake would be fatal for a human.

With computers, TVs, cell phones and other electronic devices

becoming more and more available in the world, electronic

waste has been an increasing problem in recent years. In 2012

alone, for example, people produced almost 50 million

tons of electronic waste.

About a third of fish in British rivers are in the process of

changing sex due to water pollution. Hormones in human

sewage, including those in contraceptive pills, are thought

to be the main cause.

The US has also been struggling with serious water pollution.

About 40% of American rivers and 46% of American lakes are too

contaminated for fishing, aquatic life and swimming.

Thousands of marine animals including fish, turtles, dolphins

etc. die after swallowing plastic bags that resemble jellyfish.

In India, about a thousand children die every single day

due to a disease caused by extreme water pollution.