Question
Explain the three main sources of water pollution.
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Answer
- There are three main types of sources: point sources, non-point sources, leaks and spills.
- Point sources: Discharge of pollutants at specific locations through pipelines or sewers into the water body. Factory effluents, sewage, underground mines, oil wells, oil tankers and agriculture are common point sources.
- Non-point sources: Sources that cannot be traced to a single site of discharge like acid rain, dumping of the plastics in water bodies and agriculture chemical run off are common examples.
- Leaks and Spills: This occurs mostly due to ship collision, off shore oil rigs, oil leakages and discharges into sea.
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