Water Pollution in India!!
By: Taylor DeBauge and Jayson Lin
Severe Problem!!
Causes/Everyday in India..........
- 2 million tons of chemical, human, and agricultural waste are dumped into the Ganges river
Outdated Sewage
Bathing and Washing Clothes in Ganges river
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Effects:
Water Bourne Diseases
Typhoid Fever
Treatable by a medical professional
Spreads through contaminated food or water
Requires a medical diagnosis
Lab tests or imaging often required
Short-term: resolves within days to weeks
Cholera
Treatable by a medical professional
Spreads through contaminated food or water
Requires a medical diagnosis
Lab tests or imaging always required
Short-term: resolves within days to weeks
Food Poisoning
Spreads through contaminated food or water
Usually self-treatable
Usually self-diagnosable
Lab tests or imaging rarely required
Short-term: resolves within days to weeks
Hepatitis A
Preventable by vaccine
Treatable by a medical professional
Requires a medical diagnosis
Lab tests or imaging always required
Spreads through contaminated food or water
Short-term: resolves within days to weeks
Effect of organic pollution in water
All organic materials can be broken down or decomposed by microbial and other biological activity (biodegradation). Organic and some of the inorganic compounds exhibit a biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) because oxygen is used in the degradation process.
Oxygen is a basic requirement of almost all aquatic life. Aquatic life is adversely affected if sufficient oxygen is not available in the water. Typical sources of organic pollution are sewage from domestic and animal sources, industrial wastes from food processing, paper mills, tanneries, distilleries, sugar and other agro based industries.