Addition or presence of undesirable substances in water bodies is termed to as water pollution. It occurs when foreign substances like chemicals, sewage water from households, effluents from industries etc. directly or indirectly discharged into water bodies. Any alteration in the physical, chemical or biological properties of water can be called as water pollution.
Water pollution can be categorised into point source, non-point source and ground water pollution.
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