1. Water PolLution
PETER QIU

2. Thesis
The US government should enforce laws to prevent companies and industries from polluting our water supply.

3. Clean water is the key to survival.
All bodies of water connects, so bacteria can spread anywhere.
6.6 billion people live on earth that requires clean drinking water

4. Clean water is the key to survival
Since waste, germs, and chemicals spread quickly many have no fresh water
Earth’s surface is 70% water

5. Chemicals are harmful to the natural cycle of organisms living
Toxins in water spread through the food chain of marine animals
Farming chemicals wash into rivers blocks sunlight from animals that need it

6. Chemicals are harmful to the natural cycle of organisms living underwater
During the 1950’s, scientists found mercury inside the fishes from Minamata Bay
Medical drugs flushed down the toilet disrupts animals reproductive systems

7. Disease spread with unclean drinking water
Many countries don’t have modern water systems, so people get water from unclean rivers and streams.
Disease like Cholera, Typhoid, and Diarrhea spreads

8. Disease spreads with unclean drinking water.
It was estimated that 2 million people die each year of water diseases and most are because of unsafe water supply

9. Bibliography
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10. Video
Water: The elixir of life