Seaview Case Study

Environmental issues are human made problems on the planet system, example of these are air, soil, and water. Furthermore these issues also caused by the mistreatment of the planet by humans. This assignment or essay will focus on the major environmental issues affecting Seaview community, the effects of them in my community and ways to prevent or get away of these environmental issues.

Overview: Seaview is the community located in the Eastern Cape in Bizana, There is a lot happening in this community, this includes various industries such as coil industry and power station which cause a lot of pollution in this community, pollutions that have negative impact on people living around, others have a diseases such as cholera and malaria.

Water pollution

Goel (2006) stated that water can be polluted when there is dangerous or dirty chemicals that are thrown on the river where everyone get water when they need it those chemicals or rubbish change the state or the quality of water, this occurs naturally or it can be a results of human activities and the water after these unwanted things that cause water to be polluted, cause the water to be less suitable for drinking, domestic, agricultural,

Contaminants and chemicals in drinking water cause adverse effects on health. These contaminants incudes arsenic, lead, petrochemicals, heavy metals, chlorinated solvents and high levels of fluoride. People have been found to suffer from arsenic skin lesions due to high concentrations of arsenic in water. Polluted water tends to spread water borne diseases, which are typically infectious and are spread directly or through flies and filth. According to Gerald (1996) Sewage in an example of how water pollution affect human, sewage discharged into coastal water can wash up on beaches and cause a health hazard. People who bathe or surf in the water can easily get ill if they swallow polluted