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Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies such as lakes, rivers, oceans, and groundwater caused by human activities, which can be harmful to organisms and plants that live in these water bodies. Water pollution is a major problem in the global context. It has been suggested that it is the leading worldwide cause of deaths and diseases, and that it accounts for the deaths of more than... Read enhanced Wikipedia article
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    Water pollution

    Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies such as lakes, rivers, oceans, and groundwater caused by human activities, which can be harmful to organisms and plants which live in these water bodies.
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    Category:Water pollution

    See alsoCategory:Pollution by country for water pollution specific to a geograpical area. ... Water pollution
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    Pollution

    Water pollution causes approximately 14,000 deaths per day, mostly due to contamination of drinking water by untreated sewage in developing countries.
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    Clean Water Act

    The Clean Water Act is the primary federal law in the United States governing water pollution.
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    Marine pollution

    Water pollution
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    Environment of China

    Water pollution is the responsibility of the environmental authorities, but the water itself is managed by the Ministry of Water Resources.
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    The Clean Water State Revolving Fund

    P3's are sought by state's and local governments as a way to reduce the financial burden of water pollution and infrastructure needs.
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    Surface runoff

    Firstly, runoff water can extract soil contaminants and carry them in the form of water pollution to even more sensitive aquatic habitats.
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    China water crisis

    River Pollution in China Photo essay on water pollution in the Huai River Basin
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    Water quality

    Water pollution

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