Question

ease list the various sources of water pollution

Answer 1

Sources of water pollution-

1-Sewage- This contains waste water from our household and other domestic waste dumped into water bodies.

2- Industrial waste- This includes wastes discharged from factories, refineries into the water bodies. These wastes contains harmful chemicals such as alkalis, acids etc. and toxic metals like mercury, arsenic etc. Which kills the aquatic life.

3- Oils released from oil drums which are accidentally discharged from ships into the water bodies.

4-Waste water released from agricultural field which contains pesticides and fertilizers that affects the aquatic life.