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Pollution of rivers, lakes and seas is a major concern for people who seek to protect the environment. What are the possible causes of water pollution, and what effects does this have on animal life and human society?

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Pollution
 of
water
 bodies,
such
 as rivers, lakes and oceans is a significant worry for environmentally concerned people.
Water
pollution
 is basically caused by dumping garbage on coastlines and
spillage
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 of
oil
 from transportation tanks. It,
therefore
, is negatively affecting aquatic animals and local communities
who
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that
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 are dependent on
water
 reservoirs. Dumping filth and rubbish on beaches and
oil
 leakage from tanks, which are transported overseas by
marine
water
, are important causes of
water
pollution
. People either deliberately or unintentionally dispose
off
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of
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 their trash on
sea shores
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seashores
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 everywhere in the world.
This
 waste eventually enters in
sea
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the sea
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 where it causes damage to
marine
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the marine
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 environment.
Secondly
, as
water
 has been a medium for
transportation
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the transportation
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 of goods for centuries,
oil
 is still transported globally by oceans. Accidents often damage
oil
 tanks or ships which results in the spillage of
huge
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a huge
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 quantity of
oil
 in
water
.
Water
pollution
 has considerable effects on
marine
 life and human society. Fish and other aquatic animals die due to
pollution
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the pollution
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 of
water
 bodies. Coral reefs are destroying at an exponential rate which
absorb
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absorbs
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 plenty of carbon dioxide from oceans and
improve
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improves
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quality
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the quality
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 of
water
. As a consequence, humans are suffering from
shortage
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a shortage
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 of
sea food
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seafood
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 because fish, prawns and crabs are dying.
Moreover
, bleaching of coral reefs, increase
risks
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the risks
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 of flooding, hurricanes and cyclones. In conclusion,
pollution
 of
water
 is mainly caused by
the
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apply
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human activities and it is highly damaging not only for
marine
 animals but
also
 for human society as it is risking the living of all living beings.
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