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What are the causes of water pollution?

      

State the causes of water pollution.

  

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Maurice
(i) Surface run off/ soil erosion into water depositing silt.

(ii) Dumping of solid waste into water courses.

(iii) Oil leaks from ships/ trucks.

(iv) Industrial effluent when discharged into rivers/ lakes.

(v) Washing away (into rivers and lakes) chemical/ fertilizers/ pesticides/ insecticides.

(vi) Washing/ bathing/ watering animals in rivers/ lakes.

(vii) Disposing of raw sewage into rivers/ lakes.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on July 3, 2017 at 07:10


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