How does pollution affect our drinking water?
When polluted groundwater reaches drinking water systems it can pose serious public health threats. Nutrient pollution can affect vital ground water and drinking water sources. This polluted water then can reach public drinking water systems and private wells, where it can pose serious public health threats.
What pollutants can be in drinking water?
Some common waterborne contaminants include:
- Aluminum.
- Ammonia.
- Arsenic.
- Barium.
- Cadmium.
- Chloramine.
- Chromium.
- Copper.
What are the 7 types of water pollution?
Types of water pollution
- Nutrients pollution: Some wastewater, fertilizers, and sewage contain high levels of nutrients.
- Surface water pollution:
- Oxygen depleting:
- Groundwater pollution:
- Microbiological:
- Suspended matter:
- Chemical water pollution:
- Oil spillage:
What are the 8 major water pollutants?
What Are the Different Types of Water Pollution?
- Chemical pollution.
- Groundwater pollution.
- Microbiological pollution.
- Nutrient pollution.
- Oxygen-depletion pollution.
- Surface water pollution.
What percentage of drinking water is polluted?
Some 79 percent of surface waters, streams, and lakes have been polluted. Of this figure, 60 percent represents the water that cannot be used for drinking water [due to the level of pollution],” said chamber head Baran Bozoğlu, while announcing the report’s results on June 4 in a meeting in the capital Ankara .
What will if you drink polluted water?
Drinking or swimming in unclean water can cause: Vomiting or diarrhea A sick stomach Skin rashes Cancer (Some kinds of cancer, like leukemia, can happen after drinking bad water for a long period of time) Reproductive problems (Some kinds of reproductive problems, like infertility, can happen after drinking polluted water for a long period of time)
What are the consequences of drinking dirty water?
Dirty water or slurry contaminating water sources may result in the death of fish and other aquatic life. It may also disrupt drinking water supplies and water-based recreation. There is also a risk of poisonous, explosive gases developing during the storage of slurry.
What disease is caused by drinking polluted water?
Salmonellosis. This is a common bacterial disease often caused by drinking water contaminated with bacteria of the Salmonella type.