Environmental Pollution(Part-2 of 4) Water And Soil Pollution, Pollutants And Control
Fig- Water pollution Water pollution Water is one of the most vital natural resources on earth and has been around for a long time. This translates to just over 1 octillion liters (1,260,000,000,000,000,000,000 liters) of water distributed in the oceans, rivers, lakes and streams. That is a lot of water, however, less than 0.3% is accessible for human consumption. The effects of water contamination can be felt for years to come. In fact, the same water which we drink has been around in one form or the other since the time of the dinosaurs. The earth has more than two-thirds of its surface covered with water. Water pollution is caused when water bodies such as rivers, lakes, oceans, groundwater and aquifers get contaminated with industrial and agricultural effluents. When water gets polluted, it adversely affect