Do you know of any activity which may be polluting this water source?
The discharge of waste water from homes, industries, hospitals, etc. into the river pollutes this fresh water source.
Question 3 Do you know of any activity which may be polluting the water source?
Question 31 Read the paragraph and answer the questions following it. Water is essential for life. Without water, there would be no life. We usually take water as granted for its purity, but we must ensure the quality of water. Pollution of water originates from human activities. Through different paths, pollution reaches to groundwater. Easily identified source or place of pollution is called as point source, e.g.– municipal and industrial discharge pipes, where pollutants enter the water source. Non–point sources of pollution are those where a source of pollution cannot be easily identified, e.g.– agricultural run off, acid rain etc. (i) How do you classify the various sources of water pollution? (ii) What are the point sources of water pollution? (iii) Name any two non-point sources of water pollution?