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Water pollution occurs when harmful substances—often chemicals or microorganisms—contaminate a stream, river, lake, ocean, aquifer, or other body of water, degrading water quality and rendering it toxic to humans or the environment.
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/water-pollution-everything-you-need-know#whatis
Human activities that generate domestic sewage and toxic waste cause water pollution by contaminating water with disease-causing microorganisms and poisonous substances. Oil spills are another source of water pollution that have devastating impacts on surrounding ecosystems.
https://www.britannica.com/science/water-pollution
Plastic waste, in particular, being one of the worst types of waste before other hazardous waste, impacts the poorest the most. It kills fish that communities could live off.Mar 9, 2023
Why is the plastic waste crisis a social justice issue?
https://blog.cleanhub.com › why-is-the-plastic-waste-crisi...
How much plastic will be in the ocean by 2025?
The amount of plastic in the ocean could triple by the year 2025, according to a new report from Britain, seriously bad news considering there is already over 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic trash in the world's oceans.
Plastic pollution in the ocean set to triple by 2025 - MET Group
We will never be able to remove every single piece of plastic from the oceans. However, by intercepting plastic in rivers, and cleaning what is already out there, a significant decrease of floating debris in the ocean's accumulation zones can be achieved.
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