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Cheyan Ichel C. Fernandez Environmental Science – 7 1-14-15 7 – B Environmentalist J!"#S WA TER POLLUTION $ater they say is li%e& and indeed they 'ere ri(ht. $ith a)o*t 7+, o% the earths cover )ein( 'ater& it *ndenia)ly )ecomes one o% o*r (reatest reso*rces. s yo*n( st*dents& 'e learned a)o*t the vario*s 'ays to conserve 'ater/ comin( to thin0 o% it& 'ater is *sed in almost every imortant h*man chores and rocesses. It is an imortant element in )oth domestic as 'ell as ind*strial *roses. #o'ever a closer insection o% o*r 'ater reso*rces today &(ive *s a r*de shoc0. In%ested 'ith 'aste ran(in( %rom 2oatin( lastic )a(s to chemical 'aste& o*r 'ater )odies have t*rned into a ool o% oison. 3he contamination o% 'ater )odies in simlest 'ords means 'ater oll*tion. 3here)y the a)*se o% la0es& onds& oceans& rivers& reservoirs etc. is 'ater oll*tion. oll*tion o% 'ater occ*rs 'hen s*)stances that 'ill modi%y the 'ater in ne(ative %ashion are dischar(ed in it. 3his dischar(e o% oll*tants can )e direct as 'ell as indirect. $ater oll*tion is an aallin( ro)lem& o'er%*l eno*(h to lead the 'orld on a ath o% destr*ction. $ater is an easy solvent& ena)lin( most oll*tants to dissolve in it easily and contaminate it. 3he most )asic eect o% 'ater oll*tion is directly s*ered )y the or(anisms and ve(etation that s*rvive in 'ater& incl*din( amhi)ians. 6n a h*man level& several eole die each day d*e to cons*mtion o% oll*ted and in%ected 'ater. s er the Economist reort dated 8++9: each day over 1+++ children die o% diarrheal sic0ness in India and the n*m)ers have only increased alarmin( in the last ;ve years. $ater is oll*ted )y )oth nat*ral as 'ell as man-made activities. < olcanic er*tions& earth=*a0es& 3 s*namis etc are 0no'n to alter 'ater and contaminate it& also aectin( ecosystems that s*rvive *nder 'ater.

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