Water Pollution

                   WATER POLLUTION Water pollution is a rising global crises. The world's freshwater sources receive contaminants from a wide range of sectors, threatening human and wildlife health. From big pieces of garbage to invisible chemicals, a wide range of pollutants ends up in our planet's lakes, rivers, streams, groundwater, and eventually the oceans. Water pollution—along with drought, inefficiency, and an exploding population—has contributed to a freshwater crises , threatening the sources we rely on for drinking water and other critical needs. Safeguarding water supplies is important because even though nearly 70 percent of the world is covered by water, only 2.5 percent of it is fresh. And just one percent of freshwater is easily accessible, with much of it trapped in remote glaciers and snowfields. Water pollution causes Water pollution can come from a variety of sources. Pollution can enter water directly, through both ...