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[Thematic Report] Industrial Chemical Wastes and Our Water |
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by Troyee Mutsuddy | 20-04-2020 21:14
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We are always being exposed to different chemicals, whether in the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breath. Massive industrialization has led to the increased use of chemicals (both natural and man made) and it has been drastically affecting our environment. For my thematic report of this month, I’ll focus my writing on industrial chemical waste that results in water pollution. Industrial waste can be defined as waste generated from industrial factories, especially through manufacturing or industrial processes. There are different types of industrial wastes, some of them can be considered as hazardous wastes like cleaning fluids, paints or pesticides discarded by commercial establishments which can contain dangerous chemical substances. These industrial wastes can be extremely toxic and can pose a dangerous threat to public health and the environment. Water is the spring of life. Every animal and plant is on this planet, surviving due to the blessing of water. Safe water is crucial for a healthy ecosystem and livelihood. Even though 71% of the earth’s surface is covered with water, water that is suitable for drinking and safe usage is very scarce as there are limited fresh water sources. But even these limited water sources are under threat from the pollution resulting from industrial wastes. Toxic industrial discharges seriously affect the water quality. Some physical indicators of water pollution caused by chemical discharges can be the following-
Industrial wastes carries chemicals like Cadmium, Chromium and Mercury that can creep into groundwater, which can be a serious threat to public health. These hazardous substances come into contact with surface water bodies like rivers, lakes and oceans, which can cause surface water pollution. Chemicals in industrial wastes like Sulfur is a non-metallic substance that is harmful to marine life. Lead and Mercury can cause environmental and health problems for animals and humans. The chemicals from industrial wastes reduce the Oxygen level of water. Heavy metal concentrations like Aluminium, Cadmium, Lead and Mercury are found higher during dry seasons. Many extractive industrial sites are usually located near potable water sources. Thus the effluent discharges from these sites are directly discharged on the water. It also impacts on ecology and biodiversity as food chains are disturbed and ecological balance is under threat due to poisonous chemicals. The best way to solve this problem is to restrict the polluted discharge at source. Using Effluent Treatment Plants (ETP) is crucial for every industrial unit to save river water from pollution. Monitoring and enforcement activities should immediately be in place to stop this. Wastewater management is extremely important in this case.
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9 Comments
Thanks for sharing a common and misheeded topic which has to be discussed at this century.
Posted 28-04-2020 20:33
Hello,
Its me Dibya Bhatta from Nepal,Currently living in South Korea for my research Internship.
It was really nice reading your report!
keep writing and shining!! :)
If you have any queries related to this internship, You can find me on twitter as :
https://twitter.com/Divine_Tweets
stay safe from coronavirus!
keep working for mother earth to hand it to future generations!
Green cheers!
Posted 27-04-2020 10:16
Hi Troyee Mutsuddy, this is a mentor Sang Su Lee.
Factories are symbols of prosperity that humans enjoy. However, there is dark side behind this seemingly positive circumstance. Factory pollution is really severe and all the chemical substances that are detrimental to both humans and animals are released to rivers and lakes around factories because they do not want to purify the waste because of high cost. I hope they should know that after all their behaviors will harm them.
Thank you for your report!
Posted 24-04-2020 00:28
Hello
I hope you are doing well
Thank you so much for this report
Regards
Susmita
Posted 23-04-2020 00:50
Hello Troyee,
Greetings from Nepal
Thank you so much for sharing your report industrial waste and there unmanaged disposal to water which has polluted the water and affected the aquatic life.
Keep writing
Regards
Himani
Posted 22-04-2020 18:23
Hello Troyee,
I hope you are doing well
Thank you for sharing your report related to chemical waste and water.We can't deny that water is a very crucial for each living species in the earth and if the quality of water gets deteriorated our lives will be on risk.
Keep writing
Regards
Sudha
Posted 21-04-2020 14:54
Hello
I do hope that you are fine and doing great with your works.
Thank you for your report about ndustrial Chemical Wastes and Our Water
Green Cheers from Nepal :)
Keep writing great reports.
We are eager to read more reports from you.
Regards,
Kushal Naharki
Posted 21-04-2020 03:15
Hello Troyee Mutsuddy, this is mentor Taehyun!
Thank you for the report about the chemical wastes. It is too sad to see the photos you attached. There are still many factories that just spill chemical waste without filtering or purification. I hope those factories not throw chemical waste into the nearby river...!
Thank you for the report!
Green cheers!
Posted 21-04-2020 00:03
Greeting Troyee!!!
I hope you are doing well!!
Free disposal of industrial wastes is one of the main reason of water pollution.It has affected water ecosystem.Different heavy metals are harmful to all organism and causing different syndrome like Blue baby syndrome .
Thank you for sharing!!
GREEN CHEERS!
Regards,
Sonika!
Posted 20-04-2020 21:23