WATER POLLUTION
Water pollution can come from a variety of
sources. Pollution can enter water directly,
through both legal and illegal discharges
from factories, for example, or imperfect
water treatment plants.
Water pollution can result in human health
problems, poisoned wildlife, and long-term
ecosystem damage. When agricultural and
industrial runoff floods waterways with
excess nutrients such as nitrogen and
phosphorus, these nutrients often fuel algae
blooms that then create dead zones, or low-
oxygen areas where fish and other aquatic
life can no longer thrive.
Algae blooms can create health and
economic effects for humans, causing
rashes and other ailments, while eroding
tourism revenue for popular lake
destinations thanks to their unpleasant looks
and odors.
High levels of nitrates in water from nutrient
pollution can also be particularly harmful to
infants, interfering with their ability to
deliver oxygen to tissues and potentially
causing "blue baby syndrome.
Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/freshwater-pollution
SYNONYMS
o to result in human health problems » to create health effects for humans
o discharge /ˈdɪstʃɑːrdʒ/ (n) = a
substance that comes out from inside
somewhere: chất thải
o imperfect water treatment plants:
các nhà máy xử lý nước thải không
hiệu quả
o runoff /ˈrʌn ɔːf/ (n): rain, water or
other liquid that runs off land into
streams and rivers: dòng chảy, chảy
từ đất liền ra ao hồ, sông suối
o aquatic /əˈkwɑːtɪk/ (adj): growing or
living in, on or near water: thủy sinh
o rash /ræʃ/ (n): an area of red spots on
a person’s skin, caused by an illness or
a reaction to something: phát ban trên
da, nổi mẩn ngứa
o ailment /ˈeɪlmənt/ (n) = an illness:
bệnh tật
o odor /ˈəʊdər/ (n) = a smell, especially
one that is unpleasant: mùi
o infant /ˈɪnfənt/ (n) = a baby or very
young child: trẻ sơ sinh
o to interfere with /ˌɪntərˈfɪr/ (v) = to
prevent something from succeeding or
from being done or happening as
planned: can thiệp vào …
o blue baby syndrome = a condition
that causes a baby's skin to turn blue:
hội chứng em bé màu xanh (rối loạn
máu gây ra)