- Conserve water by turning off the tap when running water is not necessary. This helps prevent water shortages and reduces the amount f contaminated water that needs treatment.
- Be careful about what you throw down your sink or toilet. Don't throw paints, oils or other forms of litter down the drain.
- Use environmentally friendly household products, such as washing powder, household cleaning agents and toiletries.
- Take great care not to overuse pesticides and fertilizers. This will prevent runoffs of the material into nearby water sources.
- By having more plants in your garden you are preventing fertilizer, pesticides and contaminated water from running off into nearby water sources.
- Don't throw litter into rivers, lakes or oceans. Help clean up any litter you see on beaches or in rivers and lakes, make sure it is safe to collect the litter and put it in a nearby dustbin.
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6 Ways You Can Help Keep Our Waters Clean
Started by Hayden, Jun 25 2010 03:52 PM
16 replies to this topic
#1
Posted 25 June 2010 - 03:52 PM
To help keep our waters clean, there are many things we can do. Lets look at a few ways that we can prevent water pollution of nearby rivers and lakes as well as groundwater and drinking water by following some of the simple guidelines listed below.
#2
Posted 02 July 2010 - 01:47 AM
altenerg, on 25 June 2010 - 03:52 PM, said:
To help keep our waters clean, there are many things we can do. Lets look at a few ways that we can prevent water pollution of nearby rivers and lakes as well as groundwater and drinking water by following some of the simple guidelines listed below.
- Conserve water by turning off the tap when running water is not necessary. This helps prevent water shortages and reduces the amount f contaminated water that needs treatment.
- Be careful about what you throw down your sink or toilet. Don't throw paints, oils or other forms of litter down the drain.
- Use environmentally friendly household products, such as washing powder, household cleaning agents and toiletries.
- Take great care not to overuse pesticides and fertilizers. This will prevent runoffs of the material into nearby water sources.
- By having more plants in your garden you are preventing fertilizer, pesticides and contaminated water from running off into nearby water sources.
- Don't throw litter into rivers, lakes or oceans. Help clean up any litter you see on beaches or in rivers and lakes, make sure it is safe to collect the litter and put it in a nearby dustbin.
#5
Posted 26 September 2011 - 10:18 AM
This an awesome list. All of these are actually pretty simple and easy to do. I know that sounded a little obnoxious but if you think of it these are things we can practice everyday. You can't go to the beach all the time but if you try to clean up litter anywhere then it's basically doing the same thing. We should always remember that the things we do daily affects our water resources one way or another. Thanks again for sharing this wonderful post. 
#6
Posted 26 September 2011 - 06:42 PM
If I have to clean up litter thrown everywhere near drains, rivers, etc., I'll have a daily task I suppose. The government can give me a job and pay for it. I've nothing against picking up waste and put it in a litter box, if available, but to my opinon it's a task of the governement to take care of the environment. It's also there task to inform the population via the media. OK, they make sure to keep the beaches as clean as possible, but that's to their benefit, because the tourist sector is the most important source of income here in the country.
#7
Posted 27 September 2011 - 05:18 AM
Yes, all these tips seems to be simple and easy but a lot of us find it hard to follow. 
Conserving water could be done or practice in our daily lives. It could come natural if we do it everyday like using dipper than showers, glass of water while brushing teeth and reusing rain water or water from laundry for cleaning the toilet. We should do our own share in keeping our water sources clean and support campaigns on how to take care of it better.
Conserving water could be done or practice in our daily lives. It could come natural if we do it everyday like using dipper than showers, glass of water while brushing teeth and reusing rain water or water from laundry for cleaning the toilet. We should do our own share in keeping our water sources clean and support campaigns on how to take care of it better.
#8
Posted 28 September 2011 - 11:39 AM
Great suggestions! We already do some at our house, such as limiting water use. My kids (and me too...) were pretty bad at letting water run while we brushed our teeth, brushed our hair, washed our hands and faces, etc. Even when I did dishes, I would catch myself letting the water run needlessly, We have become much better at turning it off and conserving.
#2 is really important to remind people and kids about, as I think many times people forget to think about where that water from the toilets ends up--and whatever we toss in there as well goes with that water.
Many Pesticides should be banned-- so many of them are harmful to the environment, kids and pets. There are natural ways to deal with lawns and garden pests.
Beaches are so littered--it is so sad to see and I cannot understand how or why people think it is okay to toss their garbage in the water or leave it on the sand. And when we are driving and someone in the car in front of us tosses something out the window I go crazy---ack!
Anyway, yes, thanks for these tips and reminders. Very much needed, and always important!
#2 is really important to remind people and kids about, as I think many times people forget to think about where that water from the toilets ends up--and whatever we toss in there as well goes with that water.
Many Pesticides should be banned-- so many of them are harmful to the environment, kids and pets. There are natural ways to deal with lawns and garden pests.
Beaches are so littered--it is so sad to see and I cannot understand how or why people think it is okay to toss their garbage in the water or leave it on the sand. And when we are driving and someone in the car in front of us tosses something out the window I go crazy---ack!
Anyway, yes, thanks for these tips and reminders. Very much needed, and always important!
#10
Posted 10 October 2011 - 09:56 AM
Great tips! We should also keep our cars maintained well. You know, all those oil spots you see in every parking space in parking lots everywhere, a lot of that gets rinsed away into storm drains and eventually affects water somewhere. Make sure gaskets and filters are undamaged and fit properly and you get regular tune-ups, check-ups, etc.
#11
Posted 11 October 2011 - 02:42 AM
I like the list and I think it should be posted in all learning institutes because our young ones and the young adults don't seem to understand the importance of conserving the environment at all cost.They should know if we pollute this environment today by polluting water, air and land o mention a few, there will be no future for them tomorrow.
#14
Posted 14 December 2012 - 03:58 AM
r. zimm, on 13 December 2012 - 04:20 PM, said:
A big problem in Florida is all the geezers throwing prescription medicines down the drain or toilet.to the point where these drugs are showing up in the water. ACK!
On a recent episode of Chicago Fire (written presumably by younger folks) a firefighter's wife flushed a few
pounds of coke down the commode after an attempted frame up from a dirty cop.
Most seniors take their meds to pharmacy's to be turned in for disposal if they have any left but when you
consider the price of medications for seniors, some as high as $3,000 a bottle, not much flushing is done.
Stereotyping people is not among my favorites.
#15
Posted 15 December 2012 - 03:45 PM
"Stereotyping people is not among my favorites."
Well, I'm 57 and I calls it like it is. That is not stereotyping! There are many people who do put old meds into the water supply and in my area this is predominantly seniors. I use the term "geezer" to represent the ones who do dumb things. I deal with them all day long, every day at work and out and about and many of them do and say very dumb things. In SE Florida they are thicker than mosquitoes. My personal view is that many of them retired too early and have not kept themselves mentally challenged so they are getting "disconnected" from reality long before they should.
You are correct in that dumb activity is not exclusive to seniors but my comment is based on demographic fact.
Well, I'm 57 and I calls it like it is. That is not stereotyping! There are many people who do put old meds into the water supply and in my area this is predominantly seniors. I use the term "geezer" to represent the ones who do dumb things. I deal with them all day long, every day at work and out and about and many of them do and say very dumb things. In SE Florida they are thicker than mosquitoes. My personal view is that many of them retired too early and have not kept themselves mentally challenged so they are getting "disconnected" from reality long before they should.
You are correct in that dumb activity is not exclusive to seniors but my comment is based on demographic fact.
#16
Posted 16 February 2013 - 05:08 AM
Researchers have discovered high levels of (many) drug molecules in lakes and streams near waste-water
treatment plants, and found evidence that fish can absorb dangerous amounts of medications over time.
The article linked below states that many pharmaceutical pollutants result from drug molecules
that are ingested properly, go through the human body and are passed via urine and feces.
Waste-water treatment plants must find a better way to capture these pollutants. Our pharmaceuticals
are getting into the food chain, and changing the behavior of fish.
Article
treatment plants, and found evidence that fish can absorb dangerous amounts of medications over time.
The article linked below states that many pharmaceutical pollutants result from drug molecules
that are ingested properly, go through the human body and are passed via urine and feces.
Waste-water treatment plants must find a better way to capture these pollutants. Our pharmaceuticals
are getting into the food chain, and changing the behavior of fish.
Article
#17
Posted 05 June 2013 - 07:22 AM
Its really a nice post and i appreciate these 6 ways that you shared to clean up water. I think it is good to clean up water before drinking because it effects directly on our health. Anyway nice post and thanks for this information.
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