Solution Criteria
- What are the necessary conditions for any possible solution to work? The solution must be cost effective and must prevent any future problems.
- Are there budget or labor concerns?
There can be budget or labor concerns if the solution requires specific pricey tools or large amounts of workers. - Does the public need to be aware of and support the solution?
The public should be aware and support the solution. - What challenges are there to implementing each solution?
A major challenge associated with implementing any solution is whether said solution will work or not. Nobody wants to waste their money, time, and effort on something that won't solve their problems. - How else might you judge possible solutions against each other?
To judge possible solutions, I could analyze it with a Cost and Benefit chart. - What do your parents/others in the community say about the issue?
“Water pollution is continuing to occur at an alarming rate and if there isn’t any accountability, there are gonna be some major problems.” - Mother
“Fishies are gonna die!” - Sister
Possible Solutions and Alternatives
Possible Solutions
-Reduce waste disposal from sewage and factory run off into water
-Cut the usage of pesticides and fertilizers (due to Eutrophication)
-Take stronger action against marine dumping by setting up watch posts
What Others Can Do
-Conserve water by turning off the tap when running water is not necessary. This helps prevent water shortages and reduces the amount of contaminated water that needs treatment.
-Be careful about what you throw down your sink or toilet. Don’t throw paints, oils or other forms of litter down the drain.
-Use environmentally household products, such as washing powder, household cleaning agents and toiletries.
-By having more plants in your garden you are preventing fertilizer, pesticides and contaminated water from running off into nearby water sources.
-Don’t throw litter into rivers, lakes or oceans. Help clean up any litter you see on beaches or in rivers and lakes, make sure it is safe to collect the litter and put it in a nearby dustbin. ("What Can You Do?")
Multiple Perspectives
-Decontamination of the water
-Finding the source of contamination and stopping it
-Reduce waste disposal from sewage and factory run off into water
-Cut the usage of pesticides and fertilizers (due to Eutrophication)
-Take stronger action against marine dumping by setting up watch posts
What Others Can Do
-Conserve water by turning off the tap when running water is not necessary. This helps prevent water shortages and reduces the amount of contaminated water that needs treatment.
-Be careful about what you throw down your sink or toilet. Don’t throw paints, oils or other forms of litter down the drain.
-Use environmentally household products, such as washing powder, household cleaning agents and toiletries.
-By having more plants in your garden you are preventing fertilizer, pesticides and contaminated water from running off into nearby water sources.
-Don’t throw litter into rivers, lakes or oceans. Help clean up any litter you see on beaches or in rivers and lakes, make sure it is safe to collect the litter and put it in a nearby dustbin. ("What Can You Do?")
Multiple Perspectives
-Decontamination of the water
-Finding the source of contamination and stopping it
Externalities
Problem
Government: enacts legislation to deal with the problem, government spending is shifted towards clean water rather than other matters;
Household: families become sick, students receive lower scores and grades from lack of attendance, adults do not go to work;
Business: Hospitals and clinics prosper with the increase of sickness, others go out of business because either the workers are sick or people are too ill to buy anything;
Rest of the World: increase in the trade of medical supplies and clean water, shut down air/sea travel to prevent spread of disease.
Solutions
Positive: increase in marine life
Negative: sewage and factory run off will affect a different ecosystem
Positive: organic crops will sell cheaper because there is a larger supply in vegetables and fruits grown without chemicals
Negative: people won’t get the same nutritional value from crops grown without fertilizers
Positive: creation of jobs and the lowering of unemployment rates throughout the country
Negative: higher security gives adrenaline junkies the incentive to break the law
Government: enacts legislation to deal with the problem, government spending is shifted towards clean water rather than other matters;
Household: families become sick, students receive lower scores and grades from lack of attendance, adults do not go to work;
Business: Hospitals and clinics prosper with the increase of sickness, others go out of business because either the workers are sick or people are too ill to buy anything;
Rest of the World: increase in the trade of medical supplies and clean water, shut down air/sea travel to prevent spread of disease.
Solutions
Positive: increase in marine life
Negative: sewage and factory run off will affect a different ecosystem
Positive: organic crops will sell cheaper because there is a larger supply in vegetables and fruits grown without chemicals
Negative: people won’t get the same nutritional value from crops grown without fertilizers
Positive: creation of jobs and the lowering of unemployment rates throughout the country
Negative: higher security gives adrenaline junkies the incentive to break the law
Analysis
Solution 1: Reduce waste disposal from sewage and factory run off into water
Solution 1 does not meet the criteria, for it is a temporary solution. The factory run off would need to be redirected elsewhere, potentially endangering and contaminating another area.
Solution 2: Cut the usage of pesticides and fertilizers (due to Eutrophication)
Solution 2 meets my criteria because it effectively reduces the process of Eutrophication, therefore reducing water contamination. No further problems with water pollution can be thought of through this solution.
Solution 3: Take stronger action against marine dumping by setting up watch posts
Solution 3 meets my criteria because what is being dumped into the waters will instead be disposed of properly into landfills, or recycled. No further problems with water pollution can be thought of through this solution.
Solution 1 does not meet the criteria, for it is a temporary solution. The factory run off would need to be redirected elsewhere, potentially endangering and contaminating another area.
Solution 2: Cut the usage of pesticides and fertilizers (due to Eutrophication)
Solution 2 meets my criteria because it effectively reduces the process of Eutrophication, therefore reducing water contamination. No further problems with water pollution can be thought of through this solution.
Solution 3: Take stronger action against marine dumping by setting up watch posts
Solution 3 meets my criteria because what is being dumped into the waters will instead be disposed of properly into landfills, or recycled. No further problems with water pollution can be thought of through this solution.
What is the Best Option?
Solution 3, taking stronger action against marine dumping by setting up watch posts, is the best solution to turn into action. Unlike Solution 1, it meets my criteria. I feel Solution 3 has a more beneficial positive effect on the economy than both Solutions 1 and 2.