A STUDY ON WATER POLLUTION AND ITS CAUSES
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A STUDY ON WATER POLLUTION AND ITS CAUSES
AUTHOR
M. Yuva Prasanna
(131701028)
B.A., L.L.B.,(Hons)
Saveetha School of Law
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Science
Chennai-77
Phone no: 9952420686
CO-AUTHOR
Ms.J.Gayathri
Assistant Professor
Saveetha School of Law,
Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS),
Saveetha University,
Chennai- 600 077.
Email : gayathrij.ssl@saveetha.com
Contact:9597401331
ABSTRACT:
Basically, the Water pollution means it is the contamination of water sources by substances which make the water unusable for drinking, cooking, cleaning, swimming, and other activities. Pollutants include chemicals, trash, bacteria, and parasites. All forms of pollution eventually make their way to water. Air pollution settles onto lakes and oceans. Land pollution can seep into an underground stream, then to a river, and finally to the ocean. Thus, waste dumped in a vacant lot can eventually pollute a water supply. Water pollutants may cause disease or act as poisons. Bacteria and parasites in poorly treated sewage may enter drinking water supplies and cause digestive problems such as cholera and diarrhea. Hazardous chemicals, pesticides, and herbicides from industries, farms, homes and golf courses can cause acute toxicity and immediate death, or chronic toxicity that can lead to neurological problems or cancers. Many water pollutants enter our bodies when we use water for drinking and food preparation. The pollutants enter the digestive tract. From there, they can reach other organs in the body and cause various illnesses. Chemicals come in contact with the skin from washing clothes, or from swimming in polluted water and may lead to skin irritations. Hazardous chemicals in water systems can also affect the animals and plants which live there. Sometimes these organisms will survive with the chemicals in their systems, only to be eaten by humans who may then become mildly ill or develop stronger toxic symptoms.
KEYWORD: Hazardous, Contamination, Drinking water, Pollution, Chemicals.
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