If you look at our planet from space, it is mostly blue. The predominance of this color over others means the presence of a large expanse of water that dominates all the others. Water is the source of life, necessary for every living being on Earth. A person can do without food for quite a long time, but without water - a very limited period. That is why nature has so generously taken care of everyone who inhabits our planet by creating such a large amount of liquid. However, as you know, people become enemies to themselves, destroying the primordial environment around them and causing irreparable harm to the natural resources of the Earth. This is especially true for reservoirs, rivers and lakes.
Are there many polluted rivers
Everyone, of course, knows that in Russia there are many rivers where it is forbidden to swim and from where it is forbidden to use water for drinking and cooking. However, this situation is not only in our country, but all over the world. Very many rivers of the world, which make up an impressive percentage of the total number of water bodies, are in an extremely catastrophic state. This state is hard to even imagine, it is so depressing, and looking at the photos,it is impossible not to shudder just by imagining swimming in such a pool. But in such rivers, not only is swimming impossible, and even a boat trip will not bring pleasure.
For example, the dirtiest river in the world, Citarum, causes only bitter regret about the once so beautiful and majestic river, which was the we alth and decoration of its land. Now she has become a disgrace to the entire Indonesian people. However, there are many such polluted rivers around the world, but the Citarum River is a topic for a separate discussion.
Why rivers are polluted
Sources of river pollution are natural and man-made. The first ones are irreversible, but also not causing serious damage to the reservoir. Natural sources of water pollution arise as a result of the water cycle in nature. Water, passing from one state of aggregation to another, irreversibly carries with it impurities of minerals, chemical compounds, rocks, bacteria and various microorganisms. Reservoirs have the property of self-cleaning, which successfully occurs with natural sources of pollution.
As far as man-made sources of pollution are concerned, things are just getting out of control. Settlements, various industrial enterprises "supply" the entire composition of the periodic table, which is characterized by toxic, hardly decomposable chemical compounds and radionuclides, to the water source. Due to the water cycle in nature, all this is spread around the world, replenishing underground water supplies.
The dirtiest river in the world
Not far from Jakar, the capital of Indonesia, is the Citarum River. Its length is about 300 km, and about 500 industrial enterprises were built on its banks. Waste from all enterprises, including almost nine million metropolis, and to this day merge into this river. Today, the dirtiest river in the world is a giant garbage dump, where any manifestation of flora and fauna has long been absent. This river is not a spectacle for the faint of heart, so much so does its appearance cause rejection and even a feeling of disgust. But the water from this river is still used for agricultural purposes and many people continue to draw water from it for their needs!
Citarum can no longer be called a river in the correct sense of the word. Every day, hundreds of people who are below the poverty line come here to choose from that mountain of garbage, which is a river, waste suitable for processing. The dirtiest river in the world is a silent reproach to humanity and proof of what a person is capable of doing who does not care about the consequences of his deeds. Even the efforts of the world community, which allocates large sums of money to the Indonesian authorities to clean up the river, are unable to reverse the situation, everything has gone too far.
The dirtiest rivers in Asia
In Asia there are many countries with a low standard of living, and this is one of the main reasons for such a wild and negligent attitude towards water bodies. As a rule, in these countries there is no money for recycling, so they simplymerge into the nearest reservoir to the enterprise.
So which rivers in Asia are in distress?
First of all, it is the Ganges River, which is considered sacred in India. More than 500 million people, as well as various industrial enterprises, pour tons of waste and waste products into this river every day. However, this does not stop religious Hindus; every year they perform ritual ablutions prescribed by religion in this river. As a result of this rite, hundreds of people die, especially children.
The next most polluted river is a branch of the Ganges - this is Buriganga, it is located near Bangladesh. Officially, this river has long been recognized as dead, but people continue to use the water from it for their own needs.
China's famous Yellow River has also been affected by polluted rivers. Its water has also been declared unusable, the reason for this is the daily release of waste from chemical and oil refineries.
The dirtiest rivers in Russia
Unfortunately, there are also many water bodies in Russia that are in distress. The reason for this is similar to the rivers in Asia - these are industrial enterprises. One of the most polluted rivers is the Volga, which from time immemorial has been the source of life for many Russian people. Now she is in a critical condition and even the ability to self-cleanse does not help anymore.
The Moscow River is also polluted to the extreme thoughmany reckless townspeople still continue to swim in it and fish. Despite the efforts of the government, which allocates large sums to clean up the reservoir, the situation is not improving.
Conclusion
Polluting the rivers of the world, a man cuts the branch on which he sits. After all, he is also a part of nature, which cannot exist separately from the rest of the parts, although he desperately hopes for it. Lack of respect for nature and a sense of responsibility for one's actions will sooner or later lead to an environmental disaster, for the consequences of which everyone will have to answer.
