What are the effects of water pollution?
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water pollution destruction of biodiversity water pollution depletes aquatic ecosystem and triggers on hundred proliferation of phytoplankton in lakes
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it causes typhoid Cholera hepatitis and various other diseases destruction of ecosystem ecosystem are extremely dynamic and respond to even small changes in the environment what pollution can cause the entire ecosystem to capital is left unchecked
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- 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. Water pollution can cause an entire ecosystem to collapse if left unchecked.
- Eutrophication: Chemicals in a water body, encourage the growth of algae. These algae form a layer on top of the pond or lake. Bacteria feed on this algae and this decreases the amount of oxygen in the water body, severely affecting the aquatic life there.
- Effects the food chain: Disruption in food chains happens when toxins and pollutants in the water are consumed by aquatic animals (fish, shellfish etc) which are then consumed by humans.
☯ What is Water Pollution ?
- Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies (like oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, aquifers, and groundwater) usually caused due to human activities. Water pollution is any change in the physical, chemical or biological properties of water that will have a detrimental consequence of any living organism.
- Drinking water, also called Potable Water, is the water that is considered safe enough for human and animal consumption. This is water that is generally used for drinking, cooking, washing, crop irrigation, etc. These days chemicals, bacteria, and other pollutants are even affecting our drinking water.
☯ Sources of Water Pollution :
→ Some of the most commonly occurring water pollutants are :
- Domestic Waste.
- Industrial effluents.
- Insecticides and pesticides.
- Detergents and Fertilizers.
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