Water contamination
What is water pollution? Water pollution happens when toxic substances enter water bodies such as lakes, rivers, oceans and so on, getting dissolved in them, lying suspended in the water or depositing on the bed. This degrades the quality of water. Not only does this spell disaster for aquatic ecosystems, the pollutants also seep through and reach the groundwater, which might end up in our households as contaminated water we use in our daily activities, including drinking. How contaminated is the water in Barrancabermeja? Several studies, such as the one established by the Lasartec laboratory, on the quality of the water in the Petroleum Port, indicate the presence of some substances, such as heavy metals: Arsenic, Barium, Calcium, Manganese, mercury, Sodium and total Iron. That generate serious impacts on the environment. Environmentalists from Barrancabermeja have denounced on multiple occasions their concern about the quality of the water that reaches homes. Manifesting contam...