{"id":1454,"date":"2020-10-14T21:20:37","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T21:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=1454"},"modified":"2024-01-24T13:35:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T13:35:12","slug":"what-is-water-pollution","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-water-pollution\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Water Pollution?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1454\" class=\"elementor elementor-1454\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ddcdf33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ddcdf33\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1496 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-water-pollution\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Water Pollution?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1495 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-water-pollution\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Types of Water Pollution.<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1494 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/industrial-causes\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Industrial Causes of water pollution<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1493 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/municipal-causes\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Municipal Causes of water pollution<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1488 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/non-point-source-pollution\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Non-point Source<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1492 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/effects-of-water-pollution\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Effects of water pollution<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1491 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/prevention-of-water-pollution\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Preventing water pollution<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1490 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/sewage-treatment-process\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Sewage Treatment<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1489 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/water-pollution-facts\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Water pollution facts<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1487 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/flint-michigan-water-pollution\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Flint Michigan Pollution<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fb3ee0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8fb3ee0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4f54dc\" data-id=\"e4f54dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-599a006 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"599a006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is water pollution?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fb6a56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fb6a56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies (lakes, rivers, oceans, aquifers, and groundwater), very often by human activities.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Water pollution<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0occurs when pollutants (particles, chemicals, or substances that make water contaminated) are discharged directly or indirectly into water bodies without enough treatment to get rid of harmful compounds. Pollutants get into water mainly by human causes or human factors. Water pollution can be\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Point-source, <a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/non-point-source-pollution\/\">Non-Point-source,<\/a> or Transboundary<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in nature.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Water pollution is the second most imperative environmental concern along with air pollution.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><i>Any change or modification in the physical, chemical, and biological properties of water that will have a detrimental consequence on living things, is water pollution.<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_1510\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1510\" style=\"width: 283px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1510\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/help-keep-our-water-bodies-clean.jpg\" alt=\"Learning about water pollution helps to know some things we can do to help.\" width=\"283\" height=\"271\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1510\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Learning about water pollution helps us to know some things we can do to help.<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b>The water pollution problem <\/b><br \/>Water covers over 70% of the Earth\u2019s surface. It is an important resource for people and the environment.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Water is crucial to human health. The WHO advises that at least 7.5 liters per day per person are necessary to meet \u201cthe requirements of most people under most conditions\u201d and at least another 20 liters per day to cover basic hygienic needs.*<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><i>Source: (WHO, 2015a). UNEP, ISBN Number: 978-92-807-3555-0 Page 17<\/i><\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As long as humans live, water will be needed and consumed. That means humans are bound to create wastewater. It also means we will produce other non-water items, and the disposal of waste (metals and other liquids) from that process will affect freshwater and the environment in some way.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Water pollution affects drinking water, rivers, lakes, and oceans all over the world. In many developing countries, it is usually a leading cause of death by people drinking from polluted water sources.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">More to this, water pollution affects not only individual living species but also populations and entire functioning ecosystems that exist in the waters.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Humans have now realized the importance of clean water as a foundation for life. In recent times, more and more organizations and councils are working hard to educate, protect, restore waterways, and encourage practices that help keep water from contamination, and also preserve water ecosystems from destruction.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-912a3f8\" data-id=\"912a3f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a1cb5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"6a1cb5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive 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