Charlestons Water Pollution - 921 Words

Going to the beach is always a fun way to spend an afternoon, but how would people feel if the next time they tried to catch a wave they were hit with plastic bottles and styrofoam. Charleston is such a beautiful city but, the harbor is overcome with pollution. This Pollution travels to the oceans and to the shores of South Carolina’s beaches. The water is affecting Charleston’s harbor but household water, local businesses, and marine life in the area. Water pollution should not be looked over and needs to be taken care of before it gets worse. More and more ways are being discovered to help treat water pollution around the world, but what needs to happen is to stop the pollution. Around the world water pollution is a definite obstacle;†¦show more content†¦The litter has put the animals at such high risk of danger that most of these species are now endangered. Some ways the animals are harmed are suffocating on plastic bags, getting trapped in bottle holders, or being poisoned by the toxins in some litter. These fish becoming poisoned by the toxins can carry disease and end up on your plate. Local seafood restaurants or grocery stores cannot tell if the fish they serve to you has been affected by the hazardous pollution. The fishermen that catch the fish locally cannot see a difference between the diseased fish and normal ones either so the pollution in the community deposits into the harbor can come right back. The local population also drinks the water that has been filtered and sometimes contains dangerous minerals. This water runs through showers and faucets in homes that people use every day. These reasons all concern the local community and they should because water pollution is a serious problem and if people do not take action immediately than Charleston’s water could become a wasteland instead of a fun afternoon. Most people believe that the pollution is too much for them to handle, but there are multiple ways everyone can get involved and help out the community. â€Å"Dozens of volunteers filled burlap sacks with frayed rope, empty liquor bottles, flattened drink cups, and fragmented pieces of plastic that were pulled from the marsh† (Elmore 1). These people volunteered to help the community by picking up trash at