Water Pollution Background One very important part of our lives is the Earth. It provides us with food, clothing and shelter. One thing common in our bodies and the earth is that they both have 70% water. Water is something we cannot live without. It is part of our lives. We need to drink water to stay alive. We need water for cooking. We need water for bathing. We eat fruits and vegetables. They all come from plants and animals. Plants survive with the help of water. Animals eat plants but need water too. Everything living in this world depends upon water. Wood comes from plants so everything made from wood has used water. This shows that water is a very important element we need to live. Nowadays, we use shortcuts to do everything. When the factory lets out smoke, part of it is chemicals. As we know, the smoke forms clouds. As a result when it rains we get acid rain which is very harmful. People sometimes throw garbage into water. Factories dispose their wastes into the bodies of water around them. This makes the water dirty and maybe harmful. Some diseases spread because of dirty water. People and animals drink this water and it is most harmful to their health. Water is a very good solvent and even though it may look clean, it has some impurities that the eye can't see. Basically, clean water is getting destroyed because people don't care what they throw in water and the Earth is going to get destroyed. If clean water is destroyed, life is going to be much worse on the Earth and the only ones who can stop that from happening is you!