dump the left over carcasses right into the Rio de la Plata, which end up rotting way due to the polluted water. In 1991, about 3000 cow lungs were chucked into the river that acts as the garbage system. Along with cow lungs, dead pigs, horses, cows themselves, and fish can be found floating throw the river on a daily basis.
             People in Sao Paulo, Brazil are so poor that they can't afford a piping system to be installed in their homes to drain sewage out properly to a treatment plant instead of releasing it into the Tietê River. Even though Sao Paulo is rich in water and an envy of its neighboring countries, the inhabitants abuse this fact and industries still release inorganic compounds against the law. Over 1200 companies are pointed at for being responsible for over 80% of the water pollution. Laws have been passed but never followed up on.
             In Lima, Peru, the problem is simpler to pinpoint: rain shortage and lack of resource management. Lima is said to be like a desert because it receives less than 30 ml/yr of rain water. Therefore, water must be stored for long periods of time. Most of the water is safely stored in communal tanks, but other families that can't afford proper tanks must store their water in old gas and oil barrels which contain very harmful chemicals.
             Lima is so desperate for water that in the winter special fences with material are set up to collect the fog that is constantly hanging in the air. The fog is absorbed into the material is converted into the liquid state and drips into long narrow, open trays that hold the water. This method can provide up to 8m³/day of water, which is very helpful because out of every 100 houses in Lima only 17 have metered water. The water is quite often used for irrigating and helping in reforestation.
             Environmentalists and Geologists of South America find this issue of water pollution tremendously important and have enlisted in the help of Canadian water ...