I’m sure that water pollution is not a new case for you.
However, do you really know what water pollution is? Water
pollution concerns the runoff or diffusion of chemicals or wastes
into oceans, rivers, and other watercourses. Pollution of water
is very dangerous because aquatic ecosystems require certain
conditions and will be affected by small changes in chemical
concentrations.
As water pollution is dangerous, it gives bad impacts, including,
on humans. Declining aquatic ecosystems will negatively affect
the livelihoods of people working in coastal areas, while toxins
released from the breakdown of algal blooms will dirty drinking
water. It affects ecosystems as well. Leaching nutrients from over-
fertilised soils and urban waste can cause eutrophication of nearby
waters, which leads to anoxia. Poisonous toxins from algal blooms
will harm fi sh assemblages, and invasive species will be better
adapted to high-nutrient environments and drive out the original
species, which may lead to a loss in ecosystem functio nality. At
the same time, water pollution has effects on environment. Acid
rain will devastate landscapes, while atmospheric deposition of
carbon dioxide will cause ocean acidifi cation.
The text taken from: https://www.studysmarter.co.uk/explanations/environmental-
science/pollution/.
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