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Water is essential to all aspects of human life, from food production to ecosystem biodiversity. This infographic shares some stats that remind us all how important it is to protect water quality! Try Intelex’s Sustainability Performance Indicators (SPI) software to help you report, track and analyze essential environmental data: http://bit.ly/1g0zKhx
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P R E S E N T E D B YSOURCES:
http://www.wno.org/water-pollutionhttp://www2.epa.gov/learn-issues/water-resourceshttp://www2.epa.gov/nutrientpollution/sources-and-solutionshttp://www2.epa.gov/laws-regulations/summary-clean-water-acthttp://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/cwa.cfm?program_id=45http://www.mwr.gov.cn/english/sdw.html
MAY 2014 industrial water pollution
Water is essential to all aspects of human lifeincluding
Clean Water Act (CWA) in USThe CWA gives EPA the authority to set effluent limits on an industry-wide
(technology-based) basis and on a water-quality basis that ensure protection of the receiving water. The CWA requires anyone who wants
to discharge pollutants to first obtain an NPDES permit.
Water Pollution Regulations (MWR) in ChinaThe MWR is in charge of water resource protection, water function zoning
in major rivers and lakes and implementation of supervision. The MWR also reviews and verifies the capacity of pollutant load of water bodies.
Water Framework Directive (WFD) in EuropeThe WFD requires all inland, transitional and coastal waters to reachgood ecological and chemical status by 2015. The WFD also requires
the phasing out or substantial reductions in the discharge of hazardous substances to water bodies.
Each day
2 million tons of sewageis discharged into the planet’s oceans, lakes and streams
In the United States
over 34 billion litersof
hazardous liquid wasteis injected directly into groundwater by industries
every year
Quality of water is affected by human activitiesand is declining due to
urbanization, population growthindustrial production and climate change
The world’s water is contaminated with:
plastic waste, chemicals, pharmaceuticalspesticides, fertilizers and detergentsContaining nitrogen and phosphorus
community healthfood production
economic vitality ecosystem biodiversity
Some of the Water Pollution Regulatory Bodiesand Regulations around the World Include