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What is water pollution? state the effect of water pollution ​

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Answered by visheshp69
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Explanation:

Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies, usually as a result of human activities. Water bodies include for example lakes, rivers, oceans, aquifers and groundwater. Water pollution results when contaminants are introduced into the natural environment.

effects of water pollution.

1.harm to aquatic flora and fauna.

2.Drinking water supplies(contiminated drinking water).

3. Food chain disruption.

4. Agriculture.

5. harm to nature.

Answered by Anonymous
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What is water pollution

  • 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.

Effects of Pollution of Water

  • 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. ... Eutrophication: Chemicals in a water body, encourage the growth of algae

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