List any 5 major types of water pollutants, their sources, and their effects, wi

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List any 5 major types of water pollutants, their sources, and their effects, with examples. One example has been done for you. Fill the table after understanding the example.

Pollutant example/type

Major Sources

Effects

Example: Eroded soil/silt
Type: Sediments

Farm fields, construction sites, mining sites

Disrupt aquatic plants and animals that depend on those plants. Disrupt other ecological processes

1

2

3

4

5

Pollutant example/type

Major Sources

Effects

Example: Eroded soil/silt
Type: Sediments

Farm fields, construction sites, mining sites

Disrupt aquatic plants and animals that depend on those plants. Disrupt other ecological processes

1

2

3

4

5

Explanation / Answer

Pollutant example/type

Major Sources

Effects

1 dumping waste in rivers

2 Leaks in the oil ships

3 mining activity

4 oil drilling

5 gas pipelines

Pollutant example/type

Major Sources

Effects

1 dumping waste in rivers

canals containing dirty water discharged at rivers Disrupt aquatic plants and animals

2 Leaks in the oil ships

ships Disrupt aquatic plants and animals that depend on those plants.

3 mining activity

inapproprite mining degrade water table and pollute ground water

4 oil drilling

some fault in pipelines degrade water table and pollute ground water

5 gas pipelines

technical faults

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