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Water Pollution
The document discusses water pollution, detailing its causes, effects, and the types of pollutants involved. It highlights severe health risks associated with contaminated water, the economic impact of water pollution on sectors like tourism, and specific pollutants like pesticides and heavy metals. Additionally, it mentions global initiatives for mitigating water pollution and provides statistics on the most and least polluted oceans as of 2022.
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- 2. ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY SLIDESHOWS FROMs2adesign.com S2ADESIGN.COM
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- 5. Water pollution Contamination ofWater Sources by Substances Making the Water Unusable for Human Activities and Disrupting Aquatic Ecosystems.
- 6. INDUSTRIAL WASTE AGRICULTURE & FARMING Sewageplants Nuclear plants MARINE DUMPING OIL TANKERS & OCEAN DRILLING CAUSES AND SOURCES Water pollution ECOK.EDU
- 7. Drinking Polluted Watercan Lead to Severe Health Issues such as Typhoid, Giardia, Cholera, Hepatitis, and Legionnaires’ Disease. health Are Dynamic and Respond to Changes in the Environment such as Water Pollution which Can Cause an Entire Ecosystem to Collapse. ecosystem Are Disrupted when Aquatic Animals Consume Pollutants and Toxins in Water which are then Consumed by Humans. Food chain Occurs when Nutrients from Fertilizers Encourage Algae Growth Decreasing Oxygen Levels and Causing Fish Kills. Eutrophication Polluted Water Requires Costly Treatment before Human Consumption and Causes Revenue Loss in the Tourism Industry. economy ENVIROTECH-ONLINE.COM effects Water pollution
- 8. GROUNDWATER POLLUTION Occurs whenPollutants such as Pesticides and Fertilizers Seep into Wells and other Places from which Groundwater is Extracted Causing it to Become Unsafe for Human Use. SURFACE WATER POLLUTION Affecting All Water Sources Above Ground such as Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans. Primarily Caused by Storm Water, Sewage, Farm Waste Fertilizer Runoff, and Industrial Waste. NRDC.ORG types Water pollution
- 9. The Most CommonType of Water Pollution. Primarily Caused by Pesticides, Heavy Metals, Solvents, Drugs, Oils, and Toxins. Chemical Impacts the Physical Appearance of Water. Caused by Suspended Sediment from Soil and Sediment Erosion or Organic Material. Physical A Naturally Occurring form of Water Pollution. Produced by Disease Causing Bacteria, Viruses, Protozoa, and Parasites. biological Fertilizers High in Nutrients such as Nitrates Cause Rapid Algae Growth on Water Surfaces Blocking the Sun and Depleting Oxygen. NUTRIENT Elements that Emit Harmful Radiation such as Tritium and Uranium. Caused by Radioactive Water Discharge from Nuclear Plants. Radioactive POLLUTANTtypes Water pollution EPA.GOV
- 10. sewage treatment Organicfarming Biodegradable plastics water monitoring WATER conservation Stormwater management Soil & Sediment erosion control FARM Wastewater (WW) treatment INDUSTRIAL WW treatment ATLAS-SCIENTIFIC.COM MITIGATION, Prevention, AND CONTROL Water pollution
- 12. In 1992, theUNECE Established the Water Convention and the Protocol on Water and Health to Protect and Manage Transboundary Surface and Groundwater Directly Supporting SDG6 Indicator 6.5.2. UNWATER.ORG UN Environment Program Water Convention
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- 14. Most polluted OCEANSWORLDWIDE IN 2022 15 19 27 28 31 32 33 35 Benin Togo Bangladesh Cameroon Nigeria India Ghana Haiti OCEANHEALTHINDEX.ORG By country (Ocean health index)
- 15. 89 88 87 86 86 86 82 81 81 Canada Fiji Argentina Chile Iceland Greenland Finland Namibia U.S. OCEANHEALTHINDEX.ORG Cleanest OCEANS WORLDWIDEIN 2022 By country (Ocean health index)
- 16. % SEWAGE & INDSTRL WASTE % DEFORESTATION FRIENDSOFTHEEARTH.EU GLOBALGROUNDWATER NITRATECONTAMINATION By source (share) % CROP FARMS
- 17. 383 19 61 130 13 66 12 12 4 116 15 19701986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 ITOPF.ORG OIL LEAKED FROM TANKERINCIDENTSWORLDWIDE Volume(thousand metric tons) 26X decrease
- 18. 1,990 1,300 930 491 297 247 North Pacific Indian Ocean NorthAtlantic South Pacific South Atlantic Mediterr. Sea PS.BOELL.ORG PLASTICS FOUND IN MARINE AREAS worldwide in 2019 billion units
- 19. 1.9Trillion Number of Plastic Piecesthat were Found in the North Pacific Ocean in 2019. 393TMT Volume of Oil Leaked from Tanker Incidents Worldwide in 1978. 60% Of the Global Nitrate Groundwater Contamination Originated from Farms in 2019. GLOBAL WATER POLLUTION Key highlights ITOPF.ORG
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