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Water pollution
The document discusses various types and causes of water pollution. Water pollution occurs when harmful substances contaminate bodies of water due to human activities. Different types of water pollution include microbiological, chemical, oxygen-depleting substances, nutrients, and oil pollution. Major causes are domestic and agricultural wastewater, dumping of litter in oceans, and nuclear waste from industrial processes. Water pollution leads to toxic water and diseases in humans and death of marine animals. The document recommends ways to prevent water pollution such as proper fertilizer use, participating in cleanups, spreading awareness, and planting more trees.
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- 1. WATER POLLUTION By Haidr Msahir
- 2. What is water pollution? Pollution is the contamination of the natural environment with harmful substances often as a consequence of human activities.
- 3. Water Pollution occurswhen energy and other materials are released into the water, contaminating the quality of it for other users.
- 5. Types of waterpollution Microbiological Chemical Oxygen-depleting Substances Nutrients Oil pollution
- 6. Marine Dumping Industrial Waste Sewage, mainly from households
- 7. Nuclear waste Oil pollution Underground storage leaks
- 8. CAUSES -Domestic households, - agricultural practices produce wastewater that can cause pollution of many lakes and rivers.
- 9. Dumping of litterin the sea can cause huge problems in marine animals and may result in death.
- 10. Nuclear waste is produced from industrial, medical and scientific processes that use radioactive material. Nuclear waste can have detrimental effects on marine habitats
- 11. Toxic water Thermal heating Our sources of water
- 12. Diseases causedby: Drinking contaminated water Swimming in polluted water Contact with chemically polluted water
- 13. 200 turtlesin Australia’s surround waters die each year
- 14. Birds andmammals become coated with oil
- 15. • poisoning drinking water • poisoning food animals • unbalanced river and lake ecosystems that can’t support full biological diversity any more • deforestation from acid rain, and many others.
- 17. Turn off runningwater
- 18. • Be carefulabout what you throw down your sink or toilet. • Use environmentally household products, such as washing powder, household cleaning agents and toiletries. • Take great care not to overuse pesticides and fertilisers. • Don't throw litter into rivers, lakes or oceans.
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- 21. Participate in aclean up
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- 23. Planting more treescan also prevent water pollution by reducing soil erosion and water runoff i think that educating people about water pollution is an important way of preventing water pollution.