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Seminar
On
Water Pollution
CONTENT
 Introduction
 What is water pollution

 Categories

 Groundwater pollution

  Where does water pollution come from?

 How do we measure water quality

 Causes of water pollution

 Solutions

 Conclusion

 References
INTRODUCTION
 Water pollution occurs when harmful substances are released
into the water in large quantities which cause damage to
people, wildlife, or habitat or indirectly into water bodies
without proper treatment to remove harmful compounds.
WHAT IS WATER POLLUTION?

 Water pollution is any chemical, physical or biological

change in the quality of water that has a harmful effect
on any living thing that drinks or uses or lives (in) it.
 When humans drink polluted water it often has serious
effects on their health. Water pollution can also make
water unsuited for the desired use.
CATEGORIES

 Point sources: Point source water

pollution refers to contaminants that
enter a waterway from a single,
identifiable source, such as a pipe or
ditch.
 Nonpoint sources: Nonpoint source
pollution refers to diffuse contamination
that does not originate from a single
discrete source.
GROUNDWATER POLLUTION

 Interactions between groundwater and surface water are complex.

Consequently, groundwater pollution, sometimes referred to as
groundwater contamination, is not as easily classified as surface
water pollution.
 By its very nature, groundwater aquifers are susceptible to
contamination from sources that may not directly affect surface
water bodies, and the distinction of point vs.non-point source
may be irrelevant.
 
WHERE DOES WATER POLLUTION COME FROM?
 HOW DO WE MEASURE WATER
QUALITY
Bacterial Counts: Fecal coli form counts from intestines
of animals
 None per 100 ml for drinking
 >200 per 100 ml for swimming

Sources: human sewage, animals, birds, raccoons, etc.

CAUSES OF WATER POLLUTION

 Ship pollution
 Oil production

 Litter

 Agricultural runoff
SHIP POLLUTION
 Several decades after important international agreements
to stop marine pollution were signed, oil leakage and
waste disposal from ships (including cruise ships,
warships, and tankers) remains a significant cause of
ocean pollution.
OIL PRODUCTION
 Most oil is produced offshore and transported by ships,
so it's no surprise that the oil industry is a big polluter.
Despite the huge media attention they gain, tanker
accidents account for only about 10 percent of the total
amount of oil that enters the oceans. Unfortunately, they
often create a huge amount of pollution in one place,
overwhelming the local ecosystem.
LITTER
 Plastic bottles and bags can last up to 500 years in the
environment without biodegrading (breaking down
naturally). If you've ever done a beach clean and studied
the waste you collect, you will have noticed that the vast
majority of it is small, random bits of plastic.
AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF
 Agricultural runoff: Fertilizers, weed killers, and other
farm chemicals wash into rivers and groundwater,
causing algal blooms and potentially contaminating
drinking water.
SOLUTIONS
o Fertilize garden and yard plants with manure or compost
instead of commercial inorganic fertilizer.
o Minimize your use of pesticides.

o Do not apply fertilizer or pesticides near a body of water.

o Grow or buy organic foods.

o Do not drink bottled water unless tests show that your

tap water is contaminated. Merely refill and reuse plastic

bottles with tap water.
o Compost your food wastes.

o Do not use water fresheners in toilets.

o Do not flush unwanted medicines down the toilet.

TYPES OF WATER POLLUTION
 Nutrients Pollution
 Surface water pollution

 Oxygen Depleting

  Ground water pollution

 Microbiological

 Suspended Matter

 Chemical Water Pollution

 Oil Spillage
CONCLUSION
 Water pollution is bad and it’s not good for people to
drink the water that’s polluted and for all organisms that
need water to survive.
 There are millions of people that don’t have good clean
access to water and that they even have to drink the bad
polluted water for them it survive, Sewage can cause
water pollution along with the toxic chemicals from
Industrial business.
REFERENCES

 www.google.com
 www.wikipedia.com

 www.SeminarSlide.com
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