Dr Joseph - Water pollution

hello Learners welcome to the topic on water pollution a stream River Lake Ocean or other bodies of water can get contaminated by materials most commonly chemicals or microorganisms which lower the water Purity and make it hazardous to people and the environment this is referred to as water pollution the contamination of water is jeopardizing our health unsaved

water kills more people each year than war and all other forms of violence combined meanwhile drinkable water sources are finite less than 1% of Earth's fresh water is accessible to us without action the challenges will only increase soon the global demand for fresh water is expected to be 1/3 greater than it is today so what are the

causes of water pollution there are many causes which you can see if you see some of the major sources of water pollution worldwide are agricultural seage and Wastewater oil pollution and radioactive substances now let's see how agriculture sector creates water pollution as you can see the agriculture sector is the biggest consumer of global fresh water

farming and livestock production use about 70% of Earth surface water supplies now every time agriculture produce is produced they use fertilizers pesticides and other animal waste and these usually run off in the form of water especially during rain and they accumulate and this is a kind of nutrient pollution that causes you know an excess amount of

water pollution because these are not usually treated not only does this create Global blooms but it is a toxic soup for most animals the second one is seage and waste water used water is a waste water it comes from sinks showers toilets and Industrial or agricultural activities this water usually accumulates in bodies of water creating