Drinking water is becoming a rare commodity. Industrial development is filling our rivers, seas and oceans with toxic pollutants which are a major threat to human health. You are deeply saddened to see water pollution as an appalling problem, which is powerful enough to lead the world on a path of destruction. Write a letter to the Editor of Express News to make the public aware about the causes of water pollution and also suggest the measures to prevent water pollution. (About 100 -120 words) You may use the clues given below: Causes of Water Pollution industrial waste sewage and waste water mining activities accidental oil leakage burning of fossil fuels urban development Suggestive measures prevent river water to get polluted treatment of wastes before discharge treatment of drainage water routine cleaning self hygiene public Awareness
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What are the causes of water pollution?
Around half of all ocean pollution is caused by sewage and waste water. Each year, the world generates perhaps 5–10 billion tons of industrial waste, much of which is pumped untreated into rivers, oceans, and other waterways.
What is water pollution in simple language?
Water pollution is the pollution of bodies of water, such as lakes, rivers, the oceans, as well as groundwater. It occurs when pollutants reach these bodies of water, without treatment. Waste from homes, factories and other buildings get into the water bodies.
Why is it important to know about water pollution?
Water covers over 70% of the Earth's surface and is a very important resource for people and the environment. Water pollution affects drinking water, rivers, lakes and oceans all over the world. This consequently harms human health and the natural environment.
Why water pollution is happening?
Water pollution can occur via several mechanisms, but the most common causes are dumping industrial waste and sewage into bodies of water, along with the use of toxic substances in agriculture that runs off into rivers. There are also less common causes of water pollution like accidental oil spills.
Remedies:
1) Practice Responsible Use of Fertilizer, Herbicides & Pesticides. Surface runoff of pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers into water bodies changes a water body's natural ecosystem. ... With each populated area that contaminated water passes, it picks up more chemicals and pollutants.
Around half of all ocean pollution is caused by sewage and waste water. Each year, the world generates perhaps 5–10 billion tons of industrial waste, much of which is pumped untreated into rivers, oceans, and other waterways.
What is water pollution in simple language?
Water pollution is the pollution of bodies of water, such as lakes, rivers, the oceans, as well as groundwater. It occurs when pollutants reach these bodies of water, without treatment. Waste from homes, factories and other buildings get into the water bodies.
Why is it important to know about water pollution?
Water covers over 70% of the Earth's surface and is a very important resource for people and the environment. Water pollution affects drinking water, rivers, lakes and oceans all over the world. This consequently harms human health and the natural environment.
Why water pollution is happening?
Water pollution can occur via several mechanisms, but the most common causes are dumping industrial waste and sewage into bodies of water, along with the use of toxic substances in agriculture that runs off into rivers. There are also less common causes of water pollution like accidental oil spills.
Remedies:
1) Practice Responsible Use of Fertilizer, Herbicides & Pesticides. Surface runoff of pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers into water bodies changes a water body's natural ecosystem. ... With each populated area that contaminated water passes, it picks up more chemicals and pollutants.
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