Interesting facts about Water Pollution

After Air Pollution, now we are going to discuss about the Water Pollution.




So,here are some interesting facts about Water Pollution :


  • An estimated 1000 children die everyday in India due to polluted water.


  • As per reports by UNESCO, 27% of the urban population, don't have piped water in their homes.


  • 2 million tons of human waste is disposed in water everyday.


  • Canada has 10 most polluted rivers - some of which are Petitcodiac River, Okanagan River and Eastmain River.


  • The Ganges river in India, is one of the most polluted in the world. It contains sewage, trash, food and animal remains.


  • 14 billion pounds of garbage mostly plastic, is dumped into the ocean every year.


  • The 2011 Tsunami in Japan created 70 km long island of debris which is floating out into the Pacific Ocean.


  • At least 320 million people in china don't have access to clean drinking water.  



Thanks, for visiting..in the next post we are going to discuss about the prevention of Water Pollution. Thanks.!



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