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    Water pollution occurs when harmful materials degrade water quality and affect organisms. Point sources directly discharge pollutants from locations like factories, while non-point sources involve runoff carrying pollutants. The quality of surface water in Trinidad is deteriorating due to high levels of suspended solids, organic matter, bacteria, and chemicals from uncontrolled discharges and erosion. Domestic wastewater and landfills also threaten water quality, while agricultural and industrial runoff pollute rivers. Increasing development, erosion, sewage, and industrial waste threaten Trinidad and Tobago's historically good potable water if not addressed.

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    Water pollution occurs when harmful materials degrade water quality and affect organisms. Point sources directly discharge pollutants from locations like factories, while non-point sources involve runoff carrying pollutants. The quality of surface water in Trinidad is deteriorating due to high levels of suspended solids, organic matter, bacteria, and chemicals from uncontrolled discharges and erosion. Domestic wastewater and landfills also threaten water quality, while agricultural and industrial runoff pollute rivers. Increasing development, erosion, sewage, and industrial waste threaten Trinidad and Tobago's historically good potable water if not addressed.

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    Water pollution occurs when harmful materials degrade water quality and affect organisms. Point sources directly discharge pollutants from locations like factories, while non-point sources involve runoff carrying pollutants. The quality of surface water in Trinidad is deteriorating due to high levels of suspended solids, organic matter, bacteria, and chemicals from uncontrolled discharges and erosion. Domestic wastewater and landfills also threaten water quality, while agricultural and industrial runoff pollute rivers. Increasing development, erosion, sewage, and industrial waste threaten Trinidad and Tobago's historically good potable water if not addressed.

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    Water pollution occurs when harmful materials degrade water quality and affect organisms. Point sources directly discharge pollutants from locations like factories, while non-point sources involve runoff carrying pollutants. The quality of surface water in Trinidad is deteriorating due to high levels of suspended solids, organic matter, bacteria, and chemicals from uncontrolled discharges and erosion. Domestic wastewater and landfills also threaten water quality, while agricultural and industrial runoff pollute rivers. Increasing development, erosion, sewage, and industrial waste threaten Trinidad and Tobago's historically good potable water if not addressed.

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    Water pollution is the presence in water of harmful or objectionable material in sufficient

    quantity to measurably degrade the water quality, thus affecting other living organisms that
    inhabit the specified body of water. Point sources include discharge of pollutants from specific
    locations, for example factories. Non point sources occur when rainfall causes run off which
    carries away pollutants into a large body of water (Navindra Ramsaroop. 2011. Environmental
    Science for The Caribbean)
    Additionally, the factors that affect water quality that will be focused on in this project
    are as followed; pH, Phosphate concentration, Temperature, Salinity, Turbidity, Dissolved
    Oxygen and Nitrates.
    The quality of the surface water resources of Trinidad in many places is deteriorating due
    to high levels of suspended solids, organic matter, high bacteria counts and the presence of
    chemical pollutants. The main causes are uncontrolled point source discharges, in particular
    industrial (including mining) and domestic. The high erosion rates in upstream area and the
    indiscriminate removal of vegetative cover contribute to the high turbidity and suspended solids
    loads in certain watersheds. The increasing pressure on the water resources due to population and
    socio-economic activities will result in an even higher rate of pollution, if no corrective measures
    are instituted. (Phillip H.W. 1998 River water quality in Trinidad and Tobago)
    Domestic wastewater discharges continues to be a serious and chronic problem. Discharged
    wastewater finds its way into the marine environment where it can have negative public health
    effects, largely through its bacterial content. Solid wastes are managed by sanitary land filling

    with minimal recycling. There is a serious potential problem at the Beetham dump (Trinidad),
    situated close to the sea where seepage may be transported to the coast via the adjoining
    wetlands. Agricultural and industrial pollution are constant features of the economic
    development of the country. (Alexia C.R. 2009 Water Pollution in the northern range of
    Trinidad)

    There have been a number of reported fish kills in rivers of Trinidad and Tobago attributed
    to the indiscriminate use of pesticides, fertilizers and domestic chemicals. In Trinidad the
    rivers Maraval, St. Anns, Santa Cruz/San Juan, Caroni and Arima. (Bryon E.R. 2010. What
    are some factors that affect the water quality of Rivers in Trinidad and Tobago?)

    Trinidad and Tobago has historically enjoyed good potable water quality. Increasing
    pollution from sewage and industrial effluents combined with soil erosion and unmitigated
    development are threatening the quality of potable water while increasing treatment cost. At
    the same time, pollution can have significant implications for public health and natural
    ecosystems. (Michelle S.I. 2007. Importance of maintaining water quality)

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