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what is meant by water pollution? what are the ways in which water gets polluted? state the harmful effects of water pollution.​

Answer 1

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Water pollution is the pollution of bodies of water, such as lakes, rivers, seas, the oceans, as well as groundwater.

It occurs when pollutants reach these bodies of water, without treatment. For example, waste from homes, factories and other buildings get into the water bodies and as a result water gets contaminated.

In humans, drinking or consuming polluted water in any way has many disastrous effects on our health. It causes typhoid, cholera, hepatitis and various other diseases.

Answer 2

Answer:

Water pollution occurs when harmful substances—often chemicals or microorganisms—contaminate a stream, river, lake, ocean, aquifer, or other body of water, degrading water quality and rendering it toxic to humans or the environment.

Water pollution can be caused in a number of ways, one of the most polluting being city sewage and industrial waste discharge. Indirect sources of water pollution include contaminants that enter the water supply from soils or groundwater systems and from the atmosphere via rain.

Diseases: In humans, 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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