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Bookmark or Share- Water pollution | Definition, Causes, Effects, Solutions, Examples ...Water pollution is the release of substances (such as chemicals or microorganisms) or energy (in the form of radioactivity or heat) into surface and subsurface waters to the point that the substances interfere with beneficial use of the water or with the natural functioning of ecosystems.
- Water pollution ‘timebomb’ threatens global health - NatureUp to 5.5 billion people worldwide could be exposed to polluted water by 2100, a modelling study has found. Researchers mapped surface water quality under three different visions of future...
- Water Pollution Definition - Types, Causes, Effects - NRDCWhat is water pollution? Water pollution occurs when harmful substances—often chemicals or microorganisms—contaminate a stream, river, lake, ocean, aquifer, or...
- What Is Water Pollution? - National Geographic SocietyOverview. When asked what water pollution is, most students can readily explain pollution as trash thrown away by humans that enters our water. Students can readily identify items visible to the naked eye, such as cigarette butts, plastic bottles, and bags.
- Water pollution facts and information - National GeographicWater pollution causes. Water pollution can come from a variety of sources. Pollution can enter water directly, through both legal and illegal discharges from factories, for example, or...
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