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    Water is essential for life but faces serious pollution problems. It covers most of the Earth's surface and follows a natural water cycle of evaporation and precipitation. Water pollution occurs when human activities contaminate water bodies, endangering health and ecosystems. Major sources include domestic, industrial, and agricultural waste. Pollution can spread disease, disrupt ecosystems and food chains, and induce algae growth that reduces oxygen in water. Prevention efforts include conserving water, treating sewage, and using sustainable household products.

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    Water is essential for life but faces serious pollution problems. It covers most of the Earth's surface and follows a natural water cycle of evaporation and precipitation. Water pollution occurs when human activities contaminate water bodies, endangering health and ecosystems. Major sources include domestic, industrial, and agricultural waste. Pollution can spread disease, disrupt ecosystems and food chains, and induce algae growth that reduces oxygen in water. Prevention efforts include conserving water, treating sewage, and using sustainable household products.

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    Water is essential for life but faces serious pollution problems. It covers most of the Earth's surface and follows a natural water cycle of evaporation and precipitation. Water pollution occurs when human activities contaminate water bodies, endangering health and ecosystems. Major sources include domestic, industrial, and agricultural waste. Pollution can spread disease, disrupt ecosystems and food chains, and induce algae growth that reduces oxygen in water. Prevention efforts include conserving water, treating sewage, and using sustainable household products.

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    Water and Water Pollution

    We already know that Water is the most important resource on the planet. It
    is the essence of all life on earth. And yet if you ever see a river or lake around your
    city, it would be evident to you that we are facing a very serious problem of Water
    pollution. Let us educate ourselves about water and water pollution.

    Water and Water Cycle


    Two-thirds of the Earths surface is covered by water, seventy-six perfect of
    your body is made up of water. As you already know water is everywhere and all
    around.  However, we have a fixed amount of water on earth. It just changes its
    states and goes through a cyclic order, known as the Water Cycle.

    As shown in the image above, the water cycle is a natural process that is
    continuous in nature. It is the pattern in which the water from oceans, seas, lakes etc
    gets evaporated and turns to vapour. After which it goes through the process of
    condensation, and finally precipitation when it falls back to earth as rain or snow.

    What is Water Pollution?


    Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies (like oceans, seas,
    lakes, rivers, aquifers and groundwater) usually caused due to human activities.
    Water pollution is any change in the physical, chemical or biological properties of
    water that will have a detrimental consequence o any living organism.

    Drinking water, also called Potable Water, is the water that is considered safe
    enough for human and animal consumption. This is water that is generally used for
    drinking, cooking, washing, crop irrigation etc. These days chemicals, bacteria and
    other pollutants are even affecting our drinking water.

    Sources of Water Pollution


    Some of the most commonly occurring water pollutants are

     Domestic Waste

     Industrial effluents

     Insecticides and pesticides

     Detergents and Fertilizers


    Some of the water pollution that is caused is by Direct Sources, such as
    factories, waste management facilities. refineries etc, that directly release waste and
    harmful by-products into the nearest water source without treating them. Indirect
    sourcesinclude pollutants that enter the water bodies via groundwater or soil or via
    the atmosphere as acid rain.

    Effects of Pollution of Water


    1. Diseases: In humans, drinking or consuming polluted water in any
    way has many disastrous effects on our health. It causes typhoid, cholera,
    hepatitis and various other diseases.

    2. Destruction of Ecosystems: Ecosystems are extremely dynamic and


    respond to even small changes in the environment. Water pollution can cause
    an entire ecosystem to collapse if left unchecked.

    3. Eutrophication: Chemicals in a water body, encourage the growth of


    algae. These algae form a layer on top of the pond or lake. Bacteria feed on this
    algae and this decreases the amount of oxygen in the water body,
    severely affecting the aquatic life there.

    4. Effects the food chain: Disruption in food chains happens when toxins
    and pollutants in the water are consumed by aquatic animals (fish, shellfish etc)
    which are then consumed by humans.

    Prevention
    The best way to prevent large-scale water pollution is to try and reduce its
    harmful effects. There are various small changes we can make to protect ourselves
    from a scary future where water is scarce.

    1. Save Water: Conserving water is our first aim. Water wastage is a


    major problem globally and we are only now waking up to the issue. Simply
    small changes you can make domestically will make a huge difference.

    2. Better treatment of sewage: So treating waste products before


    disposing of it in a water body helps reduce water pollution on a large scale.
    Agriculture or other industries can reuse this wastewater by reducing its toxic
    contents.

    3. Use environmentally friendly products: By using soluble products that


    do not go on to become pollutants, we can reduce the amount of water pollution
    caused by a household.

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