How to Overcome Water Pollution: Starting From Ourselves

Water is one of the components necessary for human life. According Kodoatie (2008) "Water is the source of life. All creatures need water. Availability of water in terms of quality and quantity is absolutely necessary ". Indonesia is an archipelago country, so most of the territory is ocean. Although composed of water, this condition is still not able to put to good use by the people of Indonesia. In contrast, the majority of Indonesian people abusing pollute the waters with.

Actually, aquatic ecosystems can do 'rehabilitation' naturally occurs when water pollution. But this has its limits rehabilitation capabilities. Therefore, at least there should be an effort for prevention and control of water pollution. How to solve water pollution can be done starting from the introduction and good understanding by people's behavior. How to solve water pollution prevention efforts can be done, for example by removing food debris and organic material into the trash can and not thrown in the river.


In addition, there are a variety of other measures in addition to preventative measures that we can do. Here are some actions that we can do by the public as a way to overcome water pollution, namely:
Use water wisely. Reduce the use of water for activities that are less useful and use the right amount.
Reduce the use of detergents. As much as possible choose eco-friendly detergents and can rapidly decompose in nature.
Reduce consumption of harmful chemical drugs. Drugs are harmful chemicals such as pesticides, and liquid repellent is one cause of damage to aquatic ecosystems
Do not use the river for washing cars, trucks, and motorcycles.
Do not use the river for bathing rides and farm animals as a latrine.
Do not dispose of household waste in the river / lake. Manage your household waste properly and try to plant a tree on the outskirts of the river / lake.
Aware of the continuity of the availability of water with no damage or exploit water sources that are not tainted.
Optimize the rehabilitation of degraded land that aims to improve the conservation of underground water
Tackling land degradation former waste disposal B3.

Some of the above steps is how to cope with simple water pollution that can be started from ourselves. Actually not too difficult to solve water pollution when we realize that water is an integral part of life and every person is obliged to maintain and preserve aquatic ecosystems.