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From the statements given below, choose the human activities which cause water pollution .
Answer: Option A
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A, B, C, and D
Water pollution occurs when pollutants are directly or indirectly discharged into water bodies without adequate treatment to remove harmful compounds.
Major causes of water pollution are:
1. Wastes from industries and sewage getting dumped into fresh water bodies.
2. Use of fertilisers and pesticides in farmlands.
3. Releasing water from dams into rivers which causes a variation of water temperature in rivers.
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A, B, C, and D
Water pollution occurs when pollutants are directly or indirectly discharged into water bodies without adequate treatment to remove harmful compounds.
Major causes of water pollution are:
1. Wastes from industries and sewage getting dumped into fresh water bodies.
2. Use of fertilisers and pesticides in farmlands.
3. Releasing water from dams into rivers which causes a variation of water temperature in rivers.
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