Water Pollution G Amritsar

RUPINDERJIT KAUR SAROJ SAPNA CLASS:10thC

WATER POLLUTION The contamination of water sources by harmful wastes,sewage,,toxic chemicals,oils etc.is called water pollution.

Man is the enemy of self According to the W.H.O. about 5 million people die every year from drinking polluted water.

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Factories polluted water by dumping harmful waste into it. 2. Pesticides and other chemical fertilizers also reach water bodies through rain water. 3.Soaps and detergents used in washing are also released into rivers & lakes. 4. Sewage containing garbage also pollute the water bodies human waste and garbage also pollute the water bodies.

1. Polluted water causes many water borne diseases like jaundice,cholera,typhoid etc. 2. Plants and fishes also die in polluted water.

Trouts (a kind of fish) start disappearing from a river if the water is polluted

1.Treatment of industrial effluents and domestic effluents in Effuents treatment plants involving primary,secondary and tertiary treatment. 2.Controlled use of pesticides and fertilizers. 3.Organic rcompounds like pesticides residues,phenols.etc.can be removed by granulated activated charcol or ion exchange resins. 4.Minimize devolopmental activites in coastal areas.

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