2. What is
Water
Pollution ?
This consequently harms human health and the
natural environment.
Water pollution affects rivers, lakes and oceans all
over the world
Water pollution occurs when a water body is
adversely affected by the addition of large amounts
of unwanted materials into it.
8. Effects of water pollution
Effect on Animals:
Animals, including water animals, die when water is
is poisoned for various reasons.
Animals are also affected by solid waste thrown into
into water bodies, as they harm them in many ways.
ways.
Effect on Plants:
Polluted waters might kill some of
those nutrients, further denying the
plant the ability to get them.
Effect on Human:
By drinking polluted water humans get waterborne
diseases like typhoid, cholera.
A person who ingests chemical toxins in their
water can be at risk of cancer etc.
9. Steps to Prevent Water Pollution
Reduce the Use of
Chemicals When Cleaning
Avoid the Use of
Pesticides and Herbicides.
In cities sewage water
should be treated before
we release it into water
bodies.
Industrial waste should be
treated before we release
it into water bodies.
Reduce your plastic
consumption and reuse or
recycle plastic when you
can.
Properly dispose
of chemical cleaners, oils,
and non-biodegradable
items to keep them from
ending up down the drain.
