| Water pollution is the contamination or adulteration | | | | does not in any way contribute to further |
| of the water bodies, such as rivers, lakes, seas, | | | | pollution. Proper maintenance of vehicles and oil spill |
| oceans, and ground water by number of human | | | | cleanup using eco-friendly products, such as Oil |
| activities. Since water is essential for all our basic | | | | Gone Easy S-200 will help to a great extent. |
| needs, water pollution is a threat to us. Many | | | | • Fertilizers and pesticides used in agricultural |
| communicable diseases spread through unclean | | | | farms, homeowners lawns, and roadsides are a |
| water, which even results in death. | | | | threat to the natural water source. When runoff |
| Although there are different factors that | | | | into local streams or rivers or when drained down |
| contribute to water pollution, listed below are the | | | | into groundwater, they contaminate the water |
| most dangerous causes of water pollution. | | | | completely. |
| • Factories and nuclear plants play a major role | | | | • Mining is another major reason for water |
| in polluting the water. Wastes from factories | | | | pollution. Heavy metals and sulfur components |
| include toxins, such as lead, mercury, and other | | | | which are buried in the earth are exposed during |
| contaminants. These chemicals are very harmful | | | | mining and during rainfall these toxic chemicals are |
| and can lead to serious health hazards. | | | | exposed, which ultimately result in “acid rain |
| • Nonpoint sources are one of the major | | | | drainage” |
| causes of water pollution. Oil spills from cars, | | | | • Surprising though it may seem, air pollution is |
| trucks, and other vehicles on land get mixed with | | | | also a cause of water pollution. Pollutants, such as |
| rainwater and runoff into streams and lakes | | | | sulfur dioxide, nitric acid, and mercury, when |
| polluting them. These nonpoint sources are very | | | | deposited out of air results in nutrient pollution and |
| difficult to monitor and control, so it falls on each | | | | acidification of lakes. |
| individual to make sure that their vehicles used | | | | |