Homes Cause More Runoff Than Industrial Pollution
December 13th, 2009 Posted in Green Living & News
You would think that a huge factory mass producing a variety of items would cause massive amounts of water pollution as compared to your small 2 story house, right? Well, this actually isn’t the case.
New research has shown that homes might be a larger source of water pollution than previously estimated. This research alone shows the lack of environmental awareness today in the United States.
This article will explore:
Water Pollution
Any unnatural chemical, physical, or biological change in the quality of water that is directly harmful to living beings is a form of water pollution. There are many forms of water pollution.
Some forms of pollutants carry diseases, deplete oxygen in the water, are water soluble, or carry harmful nutrients causing an overgrowth of algae or depletion of oxygen. Water pollution has far reaching consequences for sea life, humans, and the soil surrounding the water source.
There are 2 types of sources of pollution, point and non-point sources. Point sources of pollution come from a specific location, while non-point source pollution can’t be traced back to one specific source.
Home Water Pollution
New research has shown that current estimations of the amount of home water pollution have been underestimated by 50%. The 238th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society started a new research study that proved these findings to be true and that most sources of home water pollution outweigh industrial water pollution.
Rain runoff of fertilizers, pesticides, and other dangerous compounds are much more likely to seep into rivers, oceans, and lakes. This happens more often in homes because even thought they are required to abide by similar federal and state regulations as a factory or plant, they are harder to enforce on an individual basis.
Thus, it is more likely for there to be instances of water pollution in a regular home. The use of harmful home pesticides in your garden or lawn also adds to the continued pollution of various water sources.
How To Stop Water Pollution
There are many things you can do in your own home to help stop this pollution. By not dumping harmful chemicals down the drain, properly disposing cleaning products, and using natural pesticides and fertilizers, you can greatly lower the chances of polluting local water supplies.
Organizations like Clean Water Action, the EnviroLink Network, the Environmental Protection Agency, and others are doing their part to help stem the problem. However, individual effort is vital to helping end the growth of water pollution. Using EcoSMART’s organic pesticides is one easy way to help prevent water pollution and protect your family.
Chemically engineered to target receptors only found in insects, EcoSMART’s products are 100% safe for the environment. These products when used indoors or outdoors won’t pollute water sources and will prevent any further pest infestations.
