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   Water quality

   Industrial pollution is a major cause of water pollution, as well as runoff from agricultural areas, urban stormwater runoff and discharge of untreated sewage (especially in developing countries).
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   Pollution

   Water pollution, by the release of waste products and contaminants into surface runoff into river drainage systems, leaching into groundwater, liquid spills, wastewater discharges, eutrophication and littering. ... 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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   Surface runoff

   If a nonpoint source contains man-made contaminants, the runoff is called nonpoint source pollution. ... Surface runoff causes erosion of the earth's surface.
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   Light pollution

   Like other forms of pollution, such as air, water and noise pollution, light pollution causes damage to the environment. ... | Eutrophication • Hypoxia • Marine pollution • Marine debris • Ocean acidification • Oil spill • Ship pollution • Surface runoff • Thermal pollution • Wastewater • Waterborne diseases • Water quality • Water stagnation • |
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   Water pollution

   Water pollution has many causes and characteristics. ... Silt (sediment) in runoff from construction sites, logging, slash and burn practices or land clearing sites
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   Eutrophication

   Nonpoint source pollution (also known as 'diffuse' or 'runoff' pollution) is that which comes from ill-defined and diffuse sources. ... Other causes
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   Marine pollution

   Agricultural runoff and wind blown debris are prime examples. ... Environmental Pollution (Elsevier) 133 (3): 481–487. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2004.06.019.
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   Global dimming

   Increased pollution causes more particulates and thereby creates clouds consisting of a greater number of smaller droplets (that is, the same amount of water is spread over more droplets). ... | Eutrophication • Hypoxia • Marine pollution • Marine debris • Ocean acidification • Oil spill • Ship pollution • Surface runoff • Thermal pollution • Wastewater • Waterborne diseases • Water quality • Water stagnation • |
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   Air pollution

   They advocate strict liability which would hold accountable anyone who causes polluted air to emanate into someone else's airspace. ... | Eutrophication • Hypoxia • Marine pollution • Marine debris • Ocean acidification • Oil spill • Ship pollution • Surface runoff • Thermal pollution • Wastewater • Waterborne diseases • Water quality • Water stagnation • |
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    Urban runoff

    This causes lowering of the water table (because groundwater recharge is lessened) and flooding since the amount of water that remains on the surface is greater. ... Urban runoff pollution.

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Water quality,
• Pollution,
• Surface runoff,
• Light pollution,
• Water pollution,
• Eutrophication,
• Marine pollution,
• Global dimming,
• Air pollution,
• Urban runoff