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Environmental Impacts of Water Pollution

Manoj Kumar Chauhan, Nadira Malik

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Water is required for all life forms to exist. Water is essential for agriculture, industry, fishing, and tourism, among other things, in addition to household uses. Water availability has decreased as the world's population, urbanization, and industrialization have increased. The quality of the water used is also deteriorating as it becomes increasingly polluted. You've probably heard about some of the health harm or adverse consequences of water contamination. This teachable moment shows the diversity, sources, and impact of water contaminates in detail. A few pollution prevention techniques were also mentioned, as have the laws engaged. Water is available that is essential for all forms of life, food production, sustainable growth, and general well-being. It is inconceivable to replacement for most of applications, challenging to de pollute, as well as costly to carry, and it is truly just one blessing from nature to mankind. Water is one of the most controllable environmental assets because it can be diverted, transported, stored, and recycled. All of these characteristics contribute to water's high utility for humans. The state's groundwater sources resources are crucial to agricultural production, energy production, livestock farming, industrial processes, reforestation, fish stocks, route planning, sporting areas, and etc. The world's freshwater ecosystems cover only about 0.5 percent of the planet's surface and have a volume of 2.84x105 Km3. Rivers cover a negligible portion of the land surface (0.1 percent). River channels contain only 0.01 percent of the world's water. Despite their small quantity, running waters are extremely important. Climate change is caused by a rise in the global average temperature cause of greenhouse effect. It raises the temperature of the water, causing sea creatures and sea life to die and, as a result, contaminate the water.


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