Although the Earth is mostly covered by water, the proportion prepared for human consumption is very little. The worst thing is that any action against them affects the whole environmental chain.

The picture of the damage to the waters begin by pesticides, which are insecticides, fungicides and herbicides used by the agricultural industry.

Decades ago, talk about the possible end of the water, to negotiate with the resource, implement strong laws for their preservation and to see it packed in a bag or a jar, it seemed outrageous. Today the world is concerned about reducing pollution levels and provide a long life to the liquid that seemed inexhaustible.

At international level there is no consensus on the volume of water should be consumed to meet the necessities of life, however, the World Health Organization will manage data ranging from 40 to 100 liters per person per day.
According toa study , with data calculated in 2005, a family of six strata consume on average 33,000 liters of water per month, while one of level 1 consumes 12,000, if we assume that this group is composed of four people.

The problem

From the agricultural, industrial, domestic and even the drug trade, water sources are pollutants.

The water damage  starts with pesticides, which are insecticides, fungicides and herbicides, used by the agricultural industry.

We can also mentioned as major pollutants, metals such as mercury, cadmium, lead and chromium, used and emitted by different industrial sectors, the cyanide, the product of gold mining, the discharge of organic matter, especially nitrogen and phosphorus from water from untreated municipal water systems and agricultural activities with fertilizers, and oil spill caused by accidents or damage to pipelines.

Deforestation in the course of rivers causes loss of natural barrier, thus provoking flooding. What causes this problem are the illicit crops using natural areas set aside for their plantations. In addition, the drug industry uses different acids for the production of coca paste, whose chemical process wastes are dumped into rivers.  For years this liquid was seen by many as a garbage dump.

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