urbanisation and industrialisation causes river pollution. Explain statement with example
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Rapid urbanization and industrialization leads to increased waste production that is hard to manage. With an increasing population, due to rapid urbanization, more waste are generated, and without effective waste disposal strategies, many of these wastes end up in river systems. This because water sources such as rivers are the ultimate destination of improperly disposed wastes. The same happens with rapid industrialization, where the wastes generated are ever on the rise and yet the means of their disposal and management do not grow with them.
When these waste are recklessly disposed in the environment, they eventually end up in river systems as they are washed off by rain waters.
With the increasing number of settlements , there is rapid deforestation. Urbanisation and industrialization cause pollution in different ways.
a) Sewage from households goes into the rivers if there is not proper drainage system. Industries disposing off untreated sewage into the rivers and other water bodies.
b) Increased use of plastic and other non bio degradable materials which are inturn left into the water bodies.
c) With the use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers , the land is losing its natural characteristics. Besides , the over usage of these causes the chemicals to flow into the water bodies when there is rain . This causes the growth of weeds in the water and affects the aquatic life also.
e) Oil spills are also one of the reasons.
When these waste are recklessly disposed in the environment, they eventually end up in river systems as they are washed off by rain waters.
With the increasing number of settlements , there is rapid deforestation. Urbanisation and industrialization cause pollution in different ways.
a) Sewage from households goes into the rivers if there is not proper drainage system. Industries disposing off untreated sewage into the rivers and other water bodies.
b) Increased use of plastic and other non bio degradable materials which are inturn left into the water bodies.
c) With the use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers , the land is losing its natural characteristics. Besides , the over usage of these causes the chemicals to flow into the water bodies when there is rain . This causes the growth of weeds in the water and affects the aquatic life also.
e) Oil spills are also one of the reasons.
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