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Our seawater as well as our freshwater gets contaminated with different kinds of toxins and plastics. The quality of our drinking water gets threatened by the many pollutants and contaminations and this threatens our health and economy. Because we contaminate the rivers we also contaminate our sea resulting in a disruption of our ecosystems and contaminating our seafood.  
Water pollution is one of the three types of [[Pollution]]. Our seawater as well as our freshwater gets contaminated with different kinds of toxins and plastics. The quality of our drinking water gets threatened by the many pollutants and contaminations and this threatens our health and economy. Because we contaminate the rivers we also contaminate our sea resulting in a disruption of our ecosystems and contaminating our seafood.  
Types of water pollution location:
*Groundwater Pollution
*Surface Water Pollution


Types of water pollution causes:
=Cause of water pollution=
*Suspended Matter
*[[Suspended Matter Water Pollution| Suspended Matter]]
*Oil Spillages
* [[Oil Spillage Water Pollution| Oil Spillages]]
*Microbiological Pollution
* [[Microbiological Pollution Water Pollution| Microbiological]]
*Chemical Water Pollution
* [[Chemical Water Pollution| Chemical]]
*Thermal Pollution
* [[Thermal Pollution| Thermal]]
*Oxygen-Depletion Pollution
* [[Oxygen-Depletion Pollution| Oxygen Depletion]]
 
====Types of water pollution location:====
* [[Groundwater Pollution]]
* [[Surface Water Pollution]]
 
=Effects=
* Diseases due to contaminated water
* Bad water quality
* Loss of [[Biodiversity]] due to toxins or entanglements, etc
* Contamination throughout the whole food chain.
* Lack of portable water
* Infant mortality


= Water pollutants: =
* [[Plastics]]
* [[Pesticides]]


= Water pollutions explained =
==Groundwater pollution =
Groundwater is below the earths surface (aquifers). Key source of pollutants os agriculture. Fertilizers and pesticides are easily absorbed into the ground or transported as runoff during rainfall. Groundwater can also get contaminated when wast from landfills and septic systems leaches into the ground. Therefor is it important to test groundwater before drinking. Because groundwater is underwater there is no UV light. Some organisms or substances break down because of UV however that is not possible in groundwater. Example of Uv
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Latest revision as of 09:19, 15 February 2023

Water pollution is one of the three types of Pollution. Our seawater as well as our freshwater gets contaminated with different kinds of toxins and plastics. The quality of our drinking water gets threatened by the many pollutants and contaminations and this threatens our health and economy. Because we contaminate the rivers we also contaminate our sea resulting in a disruption of our ecosystems and contaminating our seafood.

Cause of water pollution

Types of water pollution location:

Effects

  • Diseases due to contaminated water
  • Bad water quality
  • Loss of Biodiversity due to toxins or entanglements, etc
  • Contamination throughout the whole food chain.
  • Lack of portable water
  • Infant mortality
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