Question

Causes of water pollution and effects

Answer 1

Explanation:

Waterborne pathogens, in the form of disease-causing bacteria and viruses from human and animal waste, are a major cause of illness from contaminated drinking water. Diseases spread by unsafe water include cholera, giardia, and typhoid.

Answer 2

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Causes :

• Discharge of domestic and industrial effluent wastes, leakage from water tanks, marine dumping, radioactive waste and atmospheric deposition are major causes of water pollution.

• Heavy metals that disposed off and industrial waste can accumulate in lakes and river, proving harmful to humans and animals.

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Effects:

• drinking or consuming polluted water in any way has many disastrous effects on our health.

• It causes typhoid, cholera, hepatitis and various other diseases.

• Destruction of Ecosystems: Ecosystems are extremely dynamic and respond to even small changes in the environment.

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