Intensive Farming Causes Water Pollution

Intensive Farming Causes Water Pollution

The pesticides used in Intensive Farming can seep into the groundwater, wreaking havoc on many water sources. This water will then flow to nearby streams and rivers, and eventually end up in lakes. The chemicals in the pesticides are changing the ecosystems in every water source they come in contact with. These chemicals can do things like change the PH of the water, which can kill the plant and animal life in these water sources. This leads to extreme biodiversity loss, which weakens the ecosystem as a whole.

            When these water ecosystems are interrupted they can affect the entire food chain. If all of the healthy fish are dying from pesticide poisoning then all of the animals that rely on the fish as a food source are going to die. These pesticides are also contaminating the drinking water for many terrestrial animals. If those animals die from pesticide poisoning the food chain is disrupted in yet anther place.

            Water is an extremely limited resource for many animals as well as humans. If we don’t stop contaminating water sources with pesticides both humans and animals won’t have any water to drink. It isn’t too late, but the use of these harsh pesticides has to stop. We can be the change.