Facts about Water pollution

Did you know facts about Water Pollution? 

8. Humans create over 1.3 billion tons of trash each year..  

1. Every 8 seconds, a child under the age of 5 dies from diseases from polluted water. 

2. 1.3 million gallons of oil is spilled into the ocean every year.

3. 80% of trash floating in the oceans is plastics.  

4. There is only 2.5% of freshwater on earth and 70% of the earth's surface is water. 

5. Almost 2 million tons of water of human waste is are exposed daily to water.

6. Exxon Valdez was the biggest oil spill in the US. 

7. Over 1 million seabirds and 100,000 sea mammals are killed by water pollution every year. 

8. Humans create over 1.3 billion tons of trash each year.

By Karley