What causes the water to be contaminated, what are the consequences of that contamination, and what can be done?

Research Question:  What causes the water to be contaminated, what are the consequences of that contamination, and what can be done?

Thesis:  If the water is decontaminated it will benefit the government in ways like not having to pay doctors to fly in, spending money on building hospitals, and they would receive a greater income in tax money because there would be more citizens to collect from.

  • Topic Sentence #1: Water is one of the main resources that is necessary for living a long and healthy life.
  • Topic Sentence #2: The illnesses that come from water affect the lives of many people causing pain to them and their family’s.

  • Topic Sentence #3: Water can be decontaminated and made completely safe with the right amount of attention paid to it.

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