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What are natural reasons for water pollution.

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The natural reasons of water pollution are :
  • Presence of aquatic weeds which depletes the oxygen content of water bodies.
  • Excessive algal growth.
  • Mud and sludge which are added to water bodies due to river currents and their diversions.
  • Growth of microbes like bacteria and fungi on dead and decaying matter present in water bodies.

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