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water pollution

Also known as stream pollution, aquatic pollution

contamination of water bodies

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Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies like rivers, lakes, and oceans, which can make the water unsafe and harm the ecosystems that depend on it. It matters because clean water is essential for human health, agriculture, and wildlife, so pollution threatens these vital resources.

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Water pollution in Pakistan and its impact on public health--a review.ReviewEnvironment international · 2011Azizullah A, Khattak MN, Richter P et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2010.10.007
Water pollution. Freshwater macroinvertebrates.ReviewJournal - Water Pollution Control Federation · 1972Mackenthun KM, Keup LE
Water pollution: freshwater macroinvertebrates.ReviewJournal - Water Pollution Control Federation · 1974Warner RW
Water pollution. Freshwater macroinvertebrates.ReviewJournal - Water Pollution Control Federation · 1975Ischinger LS
A spatially differentiated water pollution policy leads to economic and health inequity.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Luo Z, Ma L, Xie R et al.DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2421404122
Unlocking policy effects: Water resources management plans and urban water pollution.Journal of environmental management · 2024Chen PDOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121642
Visualizing Pollution: Representations of Biological Data in Water Pollution Control in the United States, 1948-1962.Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte · 2023Hearty RDOI: 10.1002/bewi.202200049
Water pollution. Effects of pollution on fish life.ReviewJournal - Water Pollution Control Federation · 1970

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Commons category: Water pollution
topic's main category: Category:Water pollution
Commons gallery: Water pollution
has effect: waterborne disease
main regulatory text: Strafgesetzbuch
exact match: purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_02500039
handled, mitigated, or managed by: water treatment
different from: river overflow

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