Water pollution

 


What is water pollution?

Water pollution is when waste, chemicals, or other particles cause a body of water (i.e. rivers, oceans, lakes) to become harmful to the fish and animals that need the water to survive.

What causes water pollution?

(1) Natural causes:

  • Volcanoes
  • Algae blooms
  • Animal waste
  • Silt from storms and floods.
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Air Pollution


What is air pollution?

Air pollution is when unwanted chemicals, gasses, and particles enter the air and the atmosphere causing harm to animals and damaging the natural cycles of the Earth.

What causes air pollution?

    Natural causes:

  • Eruptions of volcanoes  
  • Dust storms
  • Forest Fires

    Human activities responsible for air pollution:

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