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WATER POLLUTION Presented By: A.J .

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WATER POLLUTION

Presented By:

A.J.

WHAT IS WATER POLLUTION?

 The release of substances into the water bodies to a point where the substances interfere with the beneficial use of water.

CAUSES OF WATER POLLUTION

oPathogenic microorganisms in wateroOrganic waste ,plant nutrientso Toxic chemicals and oil dumping in water oRadioactive material oDeforestationoFertilizers and plastic wasteoAcid rain

WATER POLLUTION

EFFECTS OF WATER POLLUTION

•Harms human health (aquifers, cholera, typhoid fever And cancer

•Destroy ecosystem•Kills animals (land and water) Over 8,000 animals (birds, turtles, mammals) were reported

dead just 6 months after the spill,

• Eutrophication

HOW CAN WE STOP WATER POLLUTION?

•Education•Laws should be implemented •Afforestation• Industries should purify water before draining it•Use of fertilizer should be lowered•Transport companies should maintain their oil tankers

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