Question

Pollution of water bodies results in ________________.

• A. loss of aquatic ecosystem
• B. impure quality of water
• C. scarcity of fresh water
• D. all of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D all of the above

Water pollution is the contamination of water by various pollutants. The effect of water pollution depends upon the kind of chemicals and other pollutants being dumped into the water. The following are the effects of water pollution:

1) The main effect of water pollution is that there is a loss of the aquatic ecosystem. The fishes that depend upon water get killed by the harmful chemicals or plastics in the water.

2) Another effect is that the water becomes impure by water pollution. The pollutants are so much harmful that the healthy bacteria living in the water get killed by the chemicals and water becomes unfit for any purposes.

3) With water pollution there occurs a significant scarcity of freshwater. The water becomes unfit for drinking purposes. With the increasing water pollution and increase in falls in the groundwater, there arises a serious issue of freshwater.