water pollution

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water pollution

Contamination of rivers, lakes and seas by fertilizers, pesticides, sewage, and oil or toxic waste from ships and factories.

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water pollution - pollution of the water in rivers and lakes

pollution - undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities

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The Ministry of Water, Land and Natural Resources will investigate claims that water pollution has been causing the Orang Asli community in Kampung Kuala Koh to suffer from pneumonia.

Pneumonia case: Ministry to probe alleged water pollution in Orang Asli community

However, the most pressing is the problem of water pollution. Agriculture accounts for 21 per cent of Pakistan's GDP.

Danger to crops

He decried the challenge of water pollution and environmental degradation in the oil producing communities in the Niger Delta, saying the government was committed towards ameliorating the plight of the people in the region.

FG Tasks Oil Companies On Spillage Contingency Plan

The 14th International Conference on Monitoring, Modelling and Management of Water Pollution was held during May 2018 at A Coruna, Spain.

Water Pollution XIV

Factories produce chemical, leathers and waste which are directly moving towards the rivers and oceans causing widespread water pollution. Water pollution in turn damages the marine life.

Industrial pollution

Factories produce chemical, leathers and waste which are moving towards the rivers and oceans due to which water pollution is getting birth.

Industrial pollution

Iran has drafted a regulation to control water pollution and contamination in the big cities, specially in Tehran.

Iran drafts regulation to control water pollution

The World Bank plans to provide the Philippines financing for a project aimed at addressing water pollution in Manila Bay.

World Bank to help fund Manila Bay cleanup

Basra / NINA /- Hundreds of residents of the Shatt al-Arab district eastern of Basra held an open sit-in on the road leading to Shalamja border crossing with Iran to demand a quick solution to the problem of water pollution and salinity and improve the reality of services in the district.

Hundreds of residents of the Shatt al-Arab district cut off the road leading to Shalamja port to protest against water pollution

Data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act has revealed a string of incidents including water pollution, fires, fly-tipping and even radioactive and nuclear contamination.

How pollution is blighting Birmingham - the most common types of cases; In total there were 405 confirmed reports of environmental pollution in our region in 2017/18, down from 476 in 2016/17

The continued elevated levels of concern about both types of water pollution come as President Donald Trump signed an executive order to roll back environmental regulations put in place by his predecessor to protect American waterways from pollution.