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What are the different ways in which water gets contaminated?
The ways by which water gets contaminated is given below:
- People dispose of garbage in the water.
- Many industries discharge their harmful chemicals directly into rivers and streams.
- Chemical fertilizers, pesticides and weedicides used in agricultural practices get dissolve in water and are washed away into water bodies from the fields.
- Untreated sewage is directly discharged into water from household activities.
[Extra information: Water is essential for life on Earth. Without it, there would be no life. We usually take water for granted but we must ensure the quality of water. Pollution of water originates from human activities. Through different paths, pollution reaches to groundwater. Easily identified source or place of pollution is called as point source, e.g. municipal and industrial discharge pipes, where pollutants enter the water source. Non-point sources of pollution are those where a source of pollution cannot be easily identified, e.g. agricultural run-off, acid rain, etc.]
Updated on: 16-Mar-2023
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