Eco-+Pollution


 * Pollution **

 The Three Gorges Dam is producing a vast amount of pollution throughout the Yangtze River and most of China. The dam has caused poisoned rivers, and 265 billion gallons of sewage has been dumped into the Yangtze River every year. As bad as this sounds, it gets even worse, for the sewage is building up behind the Yangtze’s Dam. Also, there has been a lack of waste treatment plants which leads to runoff from communities around the Three Gorges Dam. Instead of the pollution emptying into the sea, it is emptying and polluting the Yangtze River and the reservoir above the Three Gorges Dam. Lastly, the Chinese government has made little to no attempt to remove the toxic materials and pollutants from industrial sites that could be caught up in the runoff and end up in the reservoir. This is why the Three Gorges Dam is not benefiting the environment, it is destroying it.



