The Facts!

So I realized the it might be useful to throw some numbers and stats into this blog before I go any further with solutions. The cite below did a really good job at separating the "facts from myths".

-Only 20% of pollutants actually come from "water based activities"; such as boating, swimming, and even CRUISE SHIPS!
-The other 80% comes from "land based activities"; these are what I have been talking about in previous posts. This is the storm water, the runoff, and agricultural pollutants seeping into our water supply.
-50% of worldwide groundwater is unsuitable for drinking thanks to pollution.
-Annually, plastic litter is responsible for the deaths of more than 100,000 marine mammals like porpoises and sea otters.
-This same plastic pollution is responsible for the deaths of at least a million sea birds and waterfowl like pelicans and gulls.
-The number of fish deaths by plastic are estimated near three or four million on an annual basis.
-Polluted groundwater can be pinpointed as the cause for more than 250 million diseases including cholera, typhoid, and dysentery. Of these 250 million cases, about 8 million result in death from polluted groundwater.

These numbers are more than enough evidence to prove that water pollution is a huge problem.

http://scipeeps.com/water-pollution-facts-in-numbers-and-stats/