The Economic Impact of Water Pollution

Abstract

Water pollution and its treatment have become the current and considerably urgent matter. The encircled analyses environmentally, clinically, and economically become important for business organizations. The connection between water pollution and its treatment with the affecting stakeholders in its surroundings should be further analyzed, not only because stakeholders hold the responsibility to ensure the cleanliness and sanitation of their responsible watershed, but also due to the fact that water pollution can cause a substantial amount of money that will be poured into water treatment system. This means that citizens of the concerned areas will be affected whether they like it or not. Many countries are attempting to establish environmental policies but simultaneously ensuring that the policies themselves do not hinder economic growth. Governments are attempting to encourage stakeholders to engage in environmental activities and vice versa to ensure that the water supplies are distributed and safe to drink for future generations.

Keywords: water pollution, stakeholders, social, economic, environmental

JEL Classification: M10, M20, Q25, Q52, Q57, Q53