Water pollution doesn’t stay put. It follows the water cycle like a hitchhiker. A drop of polluted water in a stream can end up in your tap a week later.
Even polar bears in the Arctic have plastic in their blood. How did it get there? Air currents carry pollution from factories to the ice caps. It’s like the world’s worst game of pass the parcel.
Then there’s groundwater pollution. Rain seeps into the soil and picks up old car oil, septic tank leaks, or even ancient bacteria. One wrong sip from a well, and you’re in for a wild (and painful) night.
