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Add this to the title for #1 Water Pollution Problems: A Real Issue. Use capitals and periods. Good job on summaries. this website had some opinions, but some facts too 1. Adams, G. (ND). Water Pollution Problems: A Real Issue. Retrieved December 9, 2009 from http://Ezinearticles.com/?Water-Pollution-Problems:-A-Real-Issue&id=346771 Summary of this website: Water pollution has always been a major problem to the environment. A lot of water pollution is caused by factories near rivers and lakes doing illegal dumping. This hurts wildlife because the pollution will flow down the river hurting plants and animals. Another big form of water pollution comes from fisherman and yacht owners. The nice thing is that if your boat is caught illegally dumping or not meeting basic standards you can be forced to pay a large fine. By putting laws such as these into effect water pollution has decreased some, but water pollution is still going on. There also have been rules to transport lines. Another type of water pollution comes from farmers. When they spray their fields the fertilizer and insecticides can soak into the ground and get caught in a water system or river. If you don't think that water pollution effects you then you are wrong. With so many bad side effects of water pollution it is a wonder that there isn’t more being done to prevent it.

This website had a bunch of information for my report 2. (NA). (ND). Wikipedia: Water Pollution. Retrieved December 9, 2009 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_pollution

These were all on the same website but a different page and had lots of good information 3. (NA). (ND). The Environment A Global Challenge. Retrieved December 9, 2009 from http://library.thinkquest.org/26026/Environmental_Problems/water_pollution.html Summary of this site: The oil spill of the [|Exxon Valdez] showed many around the world how horrible the effects of water pollution can be, but the ship only spilled 5% of the of the oil spilled that year. Every year, 14 billion pounds of sewage, sludge, and other things are dumped into waters. 19 trillion gallons of waste are also enter the waters each year. For many years people polluted the water without concern. Even thought some countries banned this, it still goes on today. The simple fact that millions of people live along coastlines and near rivers means that these bodies of water are likely up for heavy and destructive pollution. It is hard to know what our oceans will look like in the future. Just how damaged they will be by pollution is uncertain.

4. (NA). (ND). The Environment A Global Challenge. Retrieved December 9, 2009 from http://library.thinkquest.org/26026/Environmental_Problems/water_pollution_-_causes.html

5.(NA). (ND). The Environment A Global Challenge. Retrieved December 9, 2009 from http://library.thinkquest.org/26026/Environmental_Problems/water_pollution_-_effects.html

this website had a lot of facts 6.(NA). (ND). Lenntech. Retrieved December 9, 2009 from http://www.lenntech.com/water-pollution-faq.htm

Summary of this website: Water pollution is any chemical, physical or biological change in the quality of water that has a harmful effect on any living thing that drinks it, uses it, or lives in it.There are several classes of water pollutants. The first are disease-causing agents. A second category of water pollutants is oxygen-demanding wastes. These are wastes that can be decomposed by oxygen-requiring bacteria.Water pollution is usually caused by a lot human activities. Different human sources add to the pollution of water. Water pollution is detected in scientist's laboratories. They analyze small samples of water for different contaminates.

7. (NA). (ND). Soest, Retrieved December 9, 2009 from http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/ASK/waterpol3.html

Opposing Viewpoint 8. (NA). (July 16, 2009). Explain That Stuff. Retrieved December 9, 2009 from http://www.explainthatstuff.com/waterpollution.html

Summary of this site: Over 2/3 of Earth's surface is covered by water; less then 1/3 is covered by land. As Earth's population continues to grow, people are putting ever-increasing pressure on the planet's water resources. We know that pollution is a human problem because it is a relatively recent development in the planet's history. Water pollution can be defined in many ways. Usually, it means one or more substances have built up in water to such an extent that they cause problems for animals or people. Water pollution almost always means that some damage has been done to an ocean, river, lake, or other water source. When we think of Earth's water resources, we think of huge oceans, lakes, and rivers. Water resources like these are called surface waters. The most obvious type of water pollution affects surface waters. When point-source pollution enters the environment, the place most affected is usually the area immediately around the source. Sometimes pollution that enters the environment in one place has an effect hundreds or even thousands of miles away. This is known as trans boundary pollution. Virtually any human activity can have an effect on the quality of our water environment. When farmers fertilize the fields, the chemicals they use are gradually washed by rain into the groundwater or surface waters nearby. With over 8 billion people on the planet, disposing of sewage waste is a major problem. When you flush the toilet, the waste has to go somewhere and, even after it leaves the sewage treatment works, there is still waste to dispose of. A few statistics illustrate the scale of the problem that waste water (chemicals washed down drains and discharged from factories) can cause. Some people believe pollution is an inescapable result of human activity: they argue that if we want to have factories, cities, ships, cars, oil, and coastal resorts, some degree of pollution is almost certain to result. In other words, pollution is a necessary evil that people must put up with if they want to make progress. There is no easy way to solve water pollution; if there were, it wouldn't be so much of a problem. Broadly speaking, there are three different things that can help to tackle the problem—education, laws, and economics—and they work together as a team. Working together, we can make pollution less of a problem—and the world a better place.