Select the correct statement regarding water pollution.
(A) Suspended impurities make water more transparent causing death of submerged aquatic plants.
(B) Polluted water can cause diseases.
(C) Water pollution increases dissolved oxygen level of water.
(D) Agricultural runoff pollutes water into it.

Correct answer will be option (B) Polluted water can cause diseases.

Explanation

Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies, usually as a result of human activities. Water bodies include for example lakes, rivers, oceans, aquifers and groundwater. 

It may cause a series of diseases referred to as water pollution diseases such as Cholera, Dysentery, Diarrhea, Hepatitis A, Malaria, Polio, Typhoid fever.

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Updated on: 20-Mar-2023

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