Define water pollution.

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Water pollution:
It is the contamination of water bodies such as lakes, rivers, oceans, and groundwater.
It is caused by human activities, which can be harmful to organisms and plants that live in these water bodies.
Harmful metals dissolved in drinking water can cause neurological and metabolic disorders (arsenic poisoning).

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