U.N.: Dirty water kills more than war
updated 8:30 a.m. PT, Mon., March. 22, 2010
Human beings are flushing millions of tons of solid waste into rivers and oceans every day, poisoning marine life and spreading diseases that kill millions of children annually, the U.N. said on Monday to mark World Water Day.
"The sheer scale of dirty water means more people now die from contaminated and polluted water than from all forms of violence including wars," the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) said.
In a report entitled "Sick Water", UNEP said the two million tons of waste, which contaminates over two billion tons of water daily, had left huge "dead zones" that choke coral reefs and fish.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35984832%20
No comments:
Post a Comment