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AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture

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Water pollution refers to the contamination of water bodies (rivers, lakes, oceans, groundwater, etc.) by harmful substances, making the water unsafe for ecosystems, human use, and wildlife. Pollutants include chemicals, plastics, pathogens, heavy metals, and thermal waste.

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Industrial Pollution:

Toxic Chemicals: Heavy metals (lead, mercury), solvents, and acids from factories (e.g., textile, mining, and oil industries).

Thermal Pollution: Power plants discharging hot water, reducing oxygen levels in aquatic ecosystems.

Example: Indonesia’s Citarum River, one of the world’s most polluted due to textile waste.

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Agricultural Runoff.

Fertilizers and Pesticides: Excess nitrates and phosphates cause eutrophication (algal blooms that deplete oxygen).

Livestock Waste: Manure contaminates groundwater with bacteria like E. coli.

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Urban Waste.

Untreated Sewage: 80% of global wastewater is released untreated (UN).

Plastics: 8 million tons of plastic enter oceans annually, forming garbage patches like the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

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Oil Spills:

Example: The Deepwater Horizon spill (2010) released 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.

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Emerging Pollutants.

Microplastics: Particles <5mm found in 90% of bottled water (WHO).

Pharmaceuticals: Antidepressants and hormones detected in rivers across Europe and the U.S.

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Human Health.

Diseases: Cholera, dysentery, and cancers linked to heavy metals.

Vulnerable Populations: 297,000 children under 5 die yearly from diarrhea caused by unsafe water (WHO).

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Ecosystems.

Biodiversity Loss: 40% of freshwater species face extinction (WWF).

Dead Zones: Over 500 oxygen-depleted zones, like the Baltic Sea.

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Economic Costs.

Cleanup Efforts: India’s Ganges River cleanup exceeds $3 billion.

Fisheries Collapse: Plastic pollution costs fisheries $13 billion annually (UN).

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“Water is the driving force of all nature.” — Leonardo da Vinci

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“The fight for clean water is the fight for human rights.” — Erin Brockovich.

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"Water is the most critical resource issue of our time." - Kofi Annan.

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"We never know the worth of water till the well is dry." - Thomas Fuller.

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780 million people lack access to clean water.

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80% of the world's wastewater is released into the environment untreated.

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Plastic pollution in the ocean is estimated to triple by 2040.

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Microplastics have been found in human blood.

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🚛 Every minute, one garbage truck of plastic is dumped into oceans.

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💧 2.2 billion people lack safely managed drinking water (UNICEF, 2023).

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🏭 70% of industrial waste in developing countries is dumped untreated.

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⚠️ Flint, Michigan: Lead-contaminated water crisis since 2014, affecting 100,000 residents.

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🐟 Bioaccumulation: Tuna can contain mercury 10,000x more concentrated than surrounding water.

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Plastic waste is choking our planet - polluting the air, water, and soil both people and wildlife need to survive. And as this crisis spreads to every corner of the globe, WWF is leading the charge to help reimagine how we source, design, dispose of, and reuse the plastic materials communities most depend upon. Because while plastic can help make our hospitals safer, our food last longer, and our packages more efficient to ship, it has no place in nature.

Every day plastic is flowing into our natural environment at an unprecedented rate - a dump truck every minute into our oceans alone. It's time to turn off the tap. Together. WWF is uniting our global networks of industry leaders, consumers, and policymakers to transform our systems, so the plastics we discard become plastics we use again.

As everyday people continue doing their part to reduce, reuse, and recycle, WWF is engaging policymakers to ensure the plastics leaving recycling bins stay in effective waste management systems, and out of the hands of illegal plastic traffickers.

Through our ReSource:Plastic activation hub, we're helping some of the world's leading companies translate ambitious plastic commitments into measurable change - both across their business operations, and well beyond their supply chains. We're working on the ground with local partners from Indonesia to Peru to keep plastic out of our planet's most extraordinary ecosystems. And in oceans the world over we're supporting communities and fishing crews, big and small, to improve gear use and recovery, so issues like abandoned nets no longer pose one of the biggest threats to marine life.

WWF is fighting for a world with no plastic in nature by 2030. It's a world where our oceans teem with marine life, not discarded nets, bottles and bags. Where no human breathes the toxic fumes of burning plastic. And where every indispensable plastic product is used to make another.

It's a world where people and nature thrive together. Join us.

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Plastic waste is choking our planet - polluting the air, water, and soil both people and wildlife need to survive. And as this crisis spreads to every corner of the globe, WWF is leading the charge to help reimagine how we source, design, dispose of, and reuse the plastic materials communities most depend upon.

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Organización benéfica y de agua limpia sin fines de lucro | Waterkeeper

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Descubre Waterkeeper Alliance, una de las principales organizaciones de agua sin fines de lucro dedicada a proteger y preservar el agua limpia. ¡Únase al movimiento hoy!

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Water Pollution quiz for 3rd grade students. Find other quizzes for Science and more on Quizizz for free!

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What is WATER POLLUTION? | What Causes Water Pollution? | The Dr Binocs Show | Peekaboo Kidz

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Water Pollution Effects on the Environment

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As we can see, water pollution is a multifaceted problem with numerous causes and consequences. It results from a number of human activities such as industrial discharge, agricultural runoff, and sewage disposal. Adverse Effects of Water Pollution on Humans, Wildlife, and Urban areas.

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Water pollution is a global issue — an issue that affects every country on Earth. It presents a challenge in both the developed and developing world. The very worst water pollution cases can be found in developing nations where environmental laws are less regulated and enforced.

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Water pollution is a solvable issue. The more overdue measures include cleaning up waste, increasing treatment and lessening the consumption of pesticides and fertilizers. But that will require concerted action