• The planet Earth is mostly water. Oceans The planet Earth is mostly water. Oceans cover the biggest part of it – 96 per sent, cover the biggest part of it – 96 per sent, and there are lakes, rivers, streams and and there are lakes, rivers, streams and even water underground.even water underground.

• All life on Earth – from the little bug to All life on Earth – from the little bug to the biggest whale – depends on this the biggest whale – depends on this water. It’s precious. But we are not doing water. It’s precious. But we are not doing a very good job of keeping water clean. a very good job of keeping water clean. In many places the water has become In many places the water has become pollutedpolluted.

• Rivers and lakes are polluted by Rivers and lakes are polluted by garbage, or by poisonous garbage, or by poisonous chemicals which are dumped chemicals which are dumped right into themright into them

• Half of the lakes in the world are Half of the lakes in the world are polluted.polluted.

• Underground water can be polluted by Underground water can be polluted by gasoline or other harmful liquids that gasoline or other harmful liquids that seep into the groundseep into the ground

• The ocean, which is the home to so The ocean, which is the home to so much life, has been used as a place to much life, has been used as a place to dump garbage and poisonous dump garbage and poisonous chemicals for a long time. It’s getting chemicals for a long time. It’s getting polluted, too.polluted, too.

• The seas are in danger, too.• The Mediterranean is already nearly dead• The Aral Sea is on the brink of extinction

ЗАГРЯЗНЕНИЕ ПРЕСНОВОДНЫХ ЗАГРЯЗНЕНИЕ ПРЕСНОВОДНЫХ ВОДОЁМОВВОДОЁМОВ

The POLLUTION of FRESHWATERThe POLLUTION of FRESHWATER

• We need to save our water, to keep it We need to save our water, to keep it clean and healthy for people, plants and clean and healthy for people, plants and animals. As they will always have some to animals. As they will always have some to drink. Fish and other creatures will have drink. Fish and other creatures will have places to live.places to live.

• To learn more about what you can do for To learn more about what you can do for saving water and keeping it clean – turn saving water and keeping it clean – turn to preserving our oceans, rivers, lakes and to preserving our oceans, rivers, lakes and streams.streams.