WATER POLLUTION

WATER AS A NATIONAL TREASURE

WHAT IS HAPPENING?

WHAT SEA WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

POLLUTION IN MALTA IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM, THAT IS NOT FIXED FOR A VERY LONG PERIOD. WATER POLLUTION IS A VERY GLOBAL PROBLEM, BUT IT IS AN EVEN BIGGER PROBLEM ON THE SMALL ISLAND OF MALTA, SURROUNDED BY SEA. HOW CAN WE DEAL WITH IT AND MAKE OUR LIFE SAFER, CLEANER AND THEREFORE, HAPPIER?

PROBLEM 1�PLASTIC

THE FIRST PROBLEM IS PLASTIC. THE SOLUTION IS TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF PLASTIC WE USE. YOU DON’T EVEN REALIZE THAT YOU’VE JUST THROWN AWAY ANOTHER PLASTIC BOTTLE OR A PLASTIC BAG. BUT YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT THE RECYCLING STATIONS DON’T MANAGE TO RECYCLE ANYTHING. SO THEY NEED OUR HELP. REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF PLASTIC BAGS THAT YOU USE. AND THE NEXT TIME YOU WILL BE SHOPPING FOR FOOD, TAKE AN ORGANIC BAG. DON’T THROW PLASTIC BOTTLES, BAGS AND CONTAINERS AWAY FOR A FREE VOYAGE INTO THE SEA AND RECYCLE THEM. AND TRY TO REUSE EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN TO NOT POLLUTE THE SEA, SOIL AND THE WHOLE OUR WORLD.

PROBLEM 2�INDUSTRIAL WASTE

IT IS NOT THAT POPULAR IN MALTA, BUT IT IS STILL A BIG PROBLEM. LOTS OF FACTORIES LET THEIR WASTE OUT INTO THE SEA AND WE MUST DO SOMETHING WITH IT. INDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTES MAY INCLUDE TRASH, THE GARBAGE THAT INCLUDES MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, ABANDONED AUTOMOBILES, CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS, ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, AND MANY MORE. THEY LEAD TO LONG-TERM POLLUTION ISSUES IN THE ENVIRONMENT. THEREFORE, EFFORTS ARE NECESSARY TO BE MADE FOR CONTROLLING POLLUTION THAT ARISES DUE TO THE DISPOSAL OF WASTES BY CONVERSION OF THESE UNWANTED WASTES INTO UTILIZABLE RAW MATERIALS FOR VARIOUS USES.

THE LARGE AND MEDIUM SCALE INDUSTRIES STILL HAVE SOME ARRANGEMENTS TO DISPOSE OF THEIR SOLID WASTE. BUT THE SMALL-SCALE INDUSTRIES HAVE NO SUCH PLANNING. THUS, PROPER STRATEGIES FOR ORGANIZING PROPER COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF INDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTE IS NEEDED BY MUNICIPAL BODIES.

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PROBLEM 3�SHIPS

BALLAST WATER DISCHARGED BY SHIPS CAN HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT. CRUISE SHIPS, LARGE TANKERS, AND BULK CARGO CARRIERS USE A HUGE AMOUNT OF BALLAST WATER, WHICH IS OFTEN TAKEN ON IN THE COASTAL WATERS IN ONE REGION AFTER SHIPS DISCHARGE WASTEWATER OR UNLOAD CARGO, AND DISCHARGED AT THE NEXT PORT OF CALL, WHEREVER MORE CARGO IS LOADED. BALLAST WATER DISCHARGE TYPICALLY CONTAINS A VARIETY OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS, INCLUDING PLANTS, ANIMALS, VIRUSES, AND BACTERIA. THESE MATERIALS OFTEN INCLUDE NON-NATIVE, NUISANCE, INVASIVE, EXOTIC SPECIES THAT CAN CAUSE EXTENSIVE ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC DAMAGE TO AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS ALONG WITH SERIOUS HUMAN HEALTH PROBLEMS.

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IN THE END…

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POLLUTION INCREASES EVERY YEAR, AND THIS IS NOT A SECRET. THERE ARE 3 MAIN PROBLEMS IN MALTA, BUT THERE ARE MORE OF THEM IN OTHER COUNTRIES, SUCH AS OIL LEAK OR CONSTRUCTION WASTE. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO HELP EACH OTHER IN MAKING OUR EARTH HAPPIER, CLEANER AND EXTENDING OUR EARTH’S LIFE. THIS TOPIC MIGHT BE TOO MUCH OF A CLICHÉ, BUT WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT AND START DOING SOMETHING. OR ELSE, WE MIGHT START DYING WHEN IT WOULD BE TOO LATE FOR ACTIONS.

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MAN IS A COMPLEX BEING: HE MAKES DESERTS BLOOM – AND LAKES DIE.

- GIL SCOTT-HERON

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START FROM A SMALL ISLAND, THEN MOVE TO BIGGER ONES

PRESENTATION DONE BY MATVEI PETROVSKII

YEAR 9, NEWARK SCHOOL MALTA