Effects of Water Pollution on Human Health

Contamination of water bodies because of the discharge of pollutants into them is known as water pollution. Effects of Water Pollution on Human Health are

Effects of Water Pollution on Human Health

  • Pathogens are disease-causing bacteria present in wastewater. When contaminated water is consumed, the pathogens enter the human body. It may cause various water-borne diseases such as typhoid, cholera, diarrhoea, dysentery, and jaundice.
  • Metals such as lead, mercury, and cadmium dissolved in water may cause several diseases if they enter the human body. When water contaminated with cadmium was consumed by the Japanese, they were affected by a disease called itai-itai. Similarly, a disease known as Minamata affected the Japanese after they consumed fish that had a large concentration of mercury.

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Types of Pollution

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Effects of Pollution

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Abatement of Pollution

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