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Water pollution is a major global problem which requires ongoing evaluation and revision of water resource policy at all levels (international down to individual aquifers and wells).
* Water pollution is said to be the leading worldwide cause of deaths and diseases ...
* About 90 percent of the water in the cities of China is polluted (2015) ... As of 2007, half a billion Chinese had no access to safe drinking water ...
*  In addition to the acute problems of water pollution in developing countries, developed countries also continue to struggle with pollution problems. For example, in the most recent national report on water quality in the United States, 45 percent of assessed stream miles, 47% of assessed lake acres, and 32 percent of assessed bays and estuarine square miles were classified as polluted ... http://www.epa.gov/waterdata/national-water-quality-inventory-report-congress
* Point source water pollution (identifiable sources of contamination) and Nonpoint source pollution (sometimes referred to as 'urban runoff') must be addressed by environmental remediation/cleanup  ...
* Surface water and groundwater contamination must be addressed ...
* Pathogens; Organic, inorganic and macroscopic contaminants; Thermal
* Industrial wastewater; Agricultural runoff; Petrochemicals; Sewage/Human/Animal Waste
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Water pollution by country
Australia • Brazil • Canada • China • Egypt • India • Indonesia • Iran • Japan • New Zealand • Peru • Russia • Thailand • Turkey • Vietnam • United States

Revision as of 18:31, 17 January 2016

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_pollution

Water pollution is a major global problem which requires ongoing evaluation and revision of water resource policy at all levels (international down to individual aquifers and wells).

  • Water pollution is said to be the leading worldwide cause of deaths and diseases ...
  • About 90 percent of the water in the cities of China is polluted (2015) ... As of 2007, half a billion Chinese had no access to safe drinking water ...
  • In addition to the acute problems of water pollution in developing countries, developed countries also continue to struggle with pollution problems. For example, in the most recent national report on water quality in the United States, 45 percent of assessed stream miles, 47% of assessed lake acres, and 32 percent of assessed bays and estuarine square miles were classified as polluted ... http://www.epa.gov/waterdata/national-water-quality-inventory-report-congress
  • Point source water pollution (identifiable sources of contamination) and Nonpoint source pollution (sometimes referred to as 'urban runoff') must be addressed by environmental remediation/cleanup ...
  • Surface water and groundwater contamination must be addressed ...
  • Pathogens; Organic, inorganic and macroscopic contaminants; Thermal
  • Industrial wastewater; Agricultural runoff; Petrochemicals; Sewage/Human/Animal Waste

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Water pollution by country

Australia • Brazil • Canada • China • Egypt • India • Indonesia • Iran • Japan • New Zealand • Peru • Russia • Thailand • Turkey • Vietnam • United States

Subcategories

This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total.

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  • Oceans(18 C, 90 P, 694 F)

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