water pollution
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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
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