It's Time To Stop Water Pollution In The United States

Water pollution

Have you ever looked into a dirty body of water, and just thought how gross looking it is and how you don’t even want the water to touch you? If you have, than you should think twice before littering, even a small candy wrapper. Water pollution does not just magically happen, and can be stopped if humans would quit polluting the water.

The picture shows a very polluted body of water, and could be easily fixed, if humans wouldn’t create water pollution by littering or dumping waste into the water. In the picture, there are not one, but two tires floating in Buckeye lake. Those tires did not just magically appear, someone threw them into the lake for no reason. Tires, may be one of the worst forms of pollution, not because they put off any dangerous gasses or chemicals, but because they form at home and breeding ground for mosquitoes (U.S.Environmental Protection Agency et al, p6, 1993). In the southern U.S there is two exotic species of mosquitoes commonly found in tires, that carry Yellow Fever and Dengue Disease, which afflict millions of people in the tropics(U.S.Environmental Protection Agency et al, p7, 1993). A foreign tire floating around in the water, that is supposed to attract tourists, makes the beautiful view of the water seem much less desirable to the tourists.

The ethos of the picture is the

pollution in the lake. In the picture, there is more than just one sign of pollution in the water, there is the two tires floating in the water, that were just dumped by a person, that had no reason to dump the tire. You can also see the pollution in the different layers of filth in the water. The multiple different layers are seen, where there is different shades of green filth, where the water has spread apart. The pollution of the water makes the lake unhealthy, and it is not a flourishing lake with a healthy ecosystem. All of the algae floating in the water, shows how the lake is filled with bacteria, because algae is bacteria (Washington State Department of Ecology, p8).
The pathos of the picture is the emotions, and the emotions are not good, because the lake is not healthy, and is filled with bacteria. The algae scum in the water, can grow to be several inches thick, and take away any nutrients in the water. Algae grows from bacteria, but when it grows, it takes nutrients from the water, and does not allow for anything else in the water to be able to get those nutrients. There are several different types of algae, but all grow from bacteria, and they are all not good for the ecosystem they are growing in. Some types of algae affect any other vegetation from growing, and others even affect the population of certain species of fish that live in the water, where the algae is growing (Washington State Department of Ecology, p7).
The logos of the story is to make people aware of how unhealthy certain bodies of water are, because several people go fishing, or boating on their local lakes, rivers, and ponds. No one wants to go swimming in a pond or lake, that is filled with nasty, slimy, bacteria infested algae. People should be more aware of the potential hazards of the water they are going in, such as what causes algae to grow, and is it healthy to be around. Most algaes are harmless, even though they are made of bacteria, but certain types of algae like blue-green algae produces toxins, and can make humans, and animals sick (Demand Media, Inc. 2016, p3). Many pets have died from the blue-green algae. Blue-green algae can either be toxin producing, or non-toxin producing algae, but you cannot tell if it is a toxin producing or not just by looking at it. Blue-green algae growss in slow moving water, and you should not swim in any water with blue-green algae, because you don’t know if it does have toxins or not. Blue-green algae only grows in fresh water, and if it contains certain kinds of toxins, you can become sick simply by just touching it (Demand Media, Inc. 2016, p4).
The tire in the water is man made water pollution, but it could also stand for more than just a tire, there are several different kinds of pollution, or garbage that is caused due to humans.

Pop cans, grocery sacks, candy wrappers, glass bottles, and many other objects are commonly found in bodies of water due to humans littering. Even some things like peeing in a pond causes bacteria to grow, which could cause more algae to grow, maybe not a lot but over time, it would add up. Pop cans, or other metal tin cans that are thrown into the water are places where bacteria tend to grow, and it is also a place for mosquito larvae to grow and

spread.
Mankind should take control, be more responsible and think about their actions before doing them. There is absolutely no reason that we should have trash, or any other type of waste thrown into local lakes and rivers. People that are throwing trash into the water are just being lazy, because they don’t want to find a trash can to dispose of the waste properly. If the people that are littering, regularly go to the lake or river they litter at, they are just making their own go to places look less appealing. The people also don’t think about all the bacteria, and mosquitoes that grow inside the garbage they throw into the water, there is not a single person that likes being bitten by mosquitoes, so why would they create a breeding ground for them. If we stop the littering and water pollution, the world would be a more desirable place.