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Dangers of water pollution
Title: Dangers of water pollution
Category: Society & Culture / Environment
Details: Words: 781 | Pages: 3.3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Dangers of water pollution
Dangers of Water Pollution
Water pollution occurs when people overload the water environment with wastes. It's defined as contamination of streams, lakes, underground water, bays or oceans by substances harmful to living things. Water is necessary to life on earth. All organisms contain it, some drink it, and some live in it. Plants and animals require water that is moderately pure, and they cannot survive if their water is loaded with toxic chemicals or harmful …showed first 75 words of 781 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 781 total…add nutrients before fertilizers are applied, and look for alternatives where fertilizers may run off into surface waters. We need to preserve existing trees and plant new trees and shrubs to help prevent soil erosion. Around the house we should we need to keep litter, pet waste, leaves, and grass clippings out of gutters and storm drains, and buy as many heavily packaged foods, certain boxes, cartons, bottles, etc that are made without polluting dyes.
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