• Administration
  • Spanish Classes
  • Society.
  • Culture.
  • English
    • Arabic
    • Bulgarian
    • Croatian
    • Czech
    • Danish
    • Dutch
    • English
    • Estonian
    • Finnish
    • French
    • Georgian
    • German
    • Greek
    • Hebrew
    • Hindi
    • Hungarian
    • Indonesian
    • Italian
    • Japanese
    • Korean
    • Latvian
    • Lithuanian
    • Norwegian
    • Persian
    • Polish
    • Portuguese
    • Romanian
    • Russian
    • Serbian
    • Slovak
    • Slovenian
    • Swedish
    • Thai
    • Turkish
    • Ukrainian
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Water Pollution: definition, types and examples
    • Science.
    • Get To Know Us
    • Psychology. Top Definitions
    • History. Top Definitions

    Water Pollution: definition, types and examples

    Miscellanea   /   by admin   /   July 04, 2021

    Water contamination

    The water contamination occurs when they are dumped into rivers, lakes and seas organic compounds and inorganic that alter the natural composition of the water. This generates harmful consequences for organisms that inhabit it, and puts at risk the use and consumption by living beings of this essential element for their survival.

    There are multiple substances that are harmful to the aquatic ecosystem, they reach the water from different sources, for example: maritime automotive transport, oil spills, industrial drains, urban spills.

    In most cases, water pollution is caused by human action. However, (although to a lesser extent) there is another type of pollution that is generated by the environment itself. The ashes of a volcano or mercury, are factors of natural pollution.

    Volcano lava erupting.

    Pollution produced by human action

    Human-produced pollution tends to be concentrated on coasts and surface waters. It is waste that is dumped directly or indirectly. For example: pesticides; inorganic waste such as oil, gasoline, plastics; chemicals such as detergents; organic waste produced by living beings; metals such as nickel, copper, lead and chromium from various industrial activities.

    instagram story viewer

    Pollution can occur in a localized way, when material comes through sewers and pipes from industries, oil wells and mines; and from non-point sources when chemical wastes are discharged over large areas of land.

    Also the soil contamination produces modifications in the water by contaminating the water stored in the soil and groundwater. In addition, the wastes present in the soils can be carried by irrigation or rain water into rivers and seas.

    Consequences of water pollution

    Industrial water pollution

    Examples of water pollution

    1. Plastic bottles dumped directly into rivers or seas.
    2. Chemical waste from factories.
    3. Bacteria, viruses and parasites that enter the water from organic waste.
    4. Waste from mining operations.
    5. Ships spilling oil into the sea.
    6. Detergents and cleaners used to wash dishes and clothes.
    7. Pesticides and insecticides.
    8. Organic waste from sewage.
    9. Radioactive materials.
    10. Oils and fats.
    11. Heavy metals.
    12. Construction materials

    Tags cloud
    • Miscellanea
    Rating
    0
    Views
    0
    Comments
    Recommend to friends
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    SUBSCRIBE
    Subscribe to comments
    YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE
    • Job
      04/07/2021
      Sample Fee Budget
    • Biographies
      04/07/2021
      Example of Biography Of Porfirio Díaz
    • Biographies
      04/07/2021
      Biography of José María Morelos Y Pavón
    Social
    8231 Fans
    Like
    9034 Followers
    Follow
    274 Subscribers
    Subscribers
    Categories
    Administration
    Spanish Classes
    Society.
    Culture.
    Science.
    Get To Know Us
    Psychology. Top Definitions
    History. Top Definitions
    Examples
    Kitchen
    Basic Knowledge
    Accounting
    Contracts
    Css
    Culture And Society
    Curriculum Vitae
    Right
    Design
    Art
    Job
    Polls
    Essays
    Writings
    Philosophy
    Finance
    Physics
    Geography
    Story
    Mexico History
    Asp
    Popular posts
    Sample Fee Budget
    Job
    04/07/2021
    Example of Biography Of Porfirio Díaz
    Biographies
    04/07/2021
    Biography of José María Morelos Y Pavón
    Biographies
    04/07/2021

    Tags

    • Basic Knowledge
    • Accounting
    • Contracts
    • Css
    • Culture And Society
    • Curriculum Vitae
    • Right
    • Design
    • Art
    • Job
    • Polls
    • Essays
    • Writings
    • Philosophy
    • Finance
    • Physics
    • Geography
    • Story
    • Mexico History
    • Asp
    • Administration
    • Spanish Classes
    • Society.
    • Culture.
    • Science.
    • Get To Know Us
    • Psychology. Top Definitions
    • History. Top Definitions
    • Examples
    • Kitchen
    Privacy

    © Copyright 2025 by Educational resource. All Rights Reserved.