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Activity Discussion Environment How does water pollution impact the environment? Reply To: How does water pollution impact the environment?

  • Shivani

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    June 18, 2021 at 8:05 am
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    Oil spills are a Few of the most well-known instances of contamination of the water, to his Instagram in oil. One of them was the Exxon Valdez oil spill, which occurred when an oil tanker crashed into a reef off the coast of Alaska and, more than 11 million gallons of oil have spilled into the ocean. Another incorrect oil spill was the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, when the explosion of oil production to more than 200 million gallons of attack in the Gulf of Mexico. Pollution such as acid rain, it can have a direct impact on the pollution of the water. As for the particles, such as sulfur dioxide, rising up high in the air, they are able to connect with rain to produce acid rain. Acid rain can make it acidic lakes, killing fish and other wildlife. Impact on the environment, the pollution of the Water, it can have a catastrophic effect on the environment. The contamination of the Water can reach a point where there is not enough oxygen in the water for the fish to breathe. The fish can be really melting! Sometimes the infection can affect the entire food chain. The small fish to absorb the harmful substances, such as chemicals in the body. The bigger the fish are eating less fish, and even become infected. Birds or other wildlife can eat a bigger fish, and the burden of air pollution. An example of the usage of an insecticide (insect killer) is a TRACE. When the birds were eating the infected fish, and they placed a thin shell of the eggs. The population of birds of prey, and began to descend to TRACE, it was thrown out. Water can also lead to serious problems in the rivers and streams. The bacteria in the water and in the use of oxygen in order to destroy the waste. If the waste water is too much, to the bacteria that consume a lot of oxygen, and that it is not enough to hold the fish. The pollution of Water due to large events, such as acid rain and oil to completely destroy the protection of the marine environment.

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