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Water Pollution

Harmful contamination of anything is called pollution. Water pollution means contamination of surface & drinking water that make the water harmful to use. Men pollute water by discarding into it domestic & industrial wastes, human waste & filth, poisonous chemical & corrosives. Mills & factories throw their chemical wastes into rivers & canals & pollute water. Farmers use pesticides & chemical fertilizers which are washed out by the rain & flood & pollute the water. Leaking of oil from water vehicles, dead bodies & rotten debris of animal & plants, germs of diseases & insanitary latrines are other factors that pollute water. Through proper management of wasters we can minimize water pollution. People should also be made aware of the ways & means to keep water pure & clean & not polluted.

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