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Industries have installed themselves near rivers and streams and are throwing their waste to water.The waste that the industries produce,contains heavy metals such as Arsenic and Iron which have deadly consequences in the human body.Buenos Aires, Argentina- As the power plant and economic centre of the country, the city is full of companies and industries. Because there isn?t an easy way of disposing the trash chemicals introduce themselves in the waterworks of the area. This come from chemical factories and industries. It isn?t a new issue, in 1953 residents of the neighbourhood of La Matanza, in the proximity to the Matanza river, denounced the toxic chemicals that were inserted into their water source and rise of illness. According to the Argentinean Code of Nutrition (CAA) the accepted quantity of Iron is 0.05 mg per litre in water. The rivers had more than this limit established by the government. The population group that is the most affected by the contamination is the lower class. Since this poorer neighbourhoods rely on the rivers for drinkable water and else, they are likelier to get sick from ingesting the heavy metals. These heavy metals can be ingested, breathed or touched to be absorbed by the human body and have very lethal consequences. These affect different parts of the body from the lungs, bones and blood to the neurons of the brain. In children it causes impediments in their development. I think this topic is relevant because it isn't talked about that much. I only found out when I had to made a presentation for school about it and what I found out shocked me at that time. |
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9 Comments
thanks for sharing
Posted 06-02-2018 23:02
good report
Posted 06-02-2018 23:00
Carolina, thank you for your report. It seems like water pollution is an issue in Argentina. This was a nice brief introduction. So how is Argentina government handling the issue? Are there any campaigns by people against water pollution? If you could tell us more about these questions, it would be informative.
Posted 15-04-2017 10:02
Strong laws should be implement soon to eradictate such hazards, thanks mate for sharing this wonderful article.
Posted 15-04-2017 02:42
You are right the most serious reason for pollution in bodies of water and more important in the area of the capital as it is buenos aires and the river of silver. The contamination by heavy metals is the most serious trouble and for some reason like ultra flocculators or ionisation of materials could be some of the solutions but still would be in the future.
Posted 13-04-2017 04:35
Industries being established carelessly near the water sources are the major causes of water pollution. Unmanaged supervision and no jurisdiction of the government over their operating is increasing the problems more. Some kind of boundary need to be set to their operations.
Posted 12-04-2017 23:23
Hi Carolina, thanks for sharing your report on water pollution in your country.
As you know, what makes the water pollution more serious is that it takes decades to take the clean water back once it is polluted. I hope your government set strict rules banning illegal dumping of toxic materials on the river.
Posted 12-04-2017 17:21
Industries near river or other water bodies are very bad for humans, environment and marine lives as they release pollutants. This can cause eutrophication, which can be very problematic to marine environments. Thanks for sharing the concern. Hope authorities look into it and implement some measures to not only control the damage but also freeze some laws to prevent this from happening.
Posted 12-04-2017 17:12
This is grave concern & must be stopped by appropriate laws & regulations. Dumping industrial waste into rivers is totally irresponsible & deadly.
Posted 12-04-2017 16:10