How is water pollution caused?
Although certain natural processes may cause some of the water pollution, however, human activity is the largest cause of our seas, rivers and lakes getting polluted. We need to use water everyday both in our industries as well as our homes. We get this water from groundwater sources, rivers, and lakes, and after using it, and often contaminating it, most of this water gets back into the rivers, lakes, and oceans. The used water from agricultural and industrial practices, and household use create wastewater, also referred to as sewage. If this is allowed to flow back into water systems without being treated, it causes pollution, which results in harming both humans as well as animal life. Water also gets polluted when there is a runoff of rainwater from industrial, agricultural, and urban areas, which flow directly through stormwater drains into water systems without any treatment. The disposal of sewage is a major problem in developing countries where there isnt adequate sanitation in
