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Other Issues in Water Pollution

Some Observations: General Population Growth was for many years considered the single most important issue affecting actual and future water pollution. This has changed with changes in estimates of population growth rates. Since 1969 population has grown from 3.7 billion to 6 billion. But annu

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Other Issues in Water Pollution

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    18. These urban populations cause water pollution, but the rural populations (although decreasing) are required to increase food output for the increased population in urban areas. This has many ramifications; one of these is increased groundwater pollution and aquifer contamination due to intensive farming applications being done over vulnerable aquifers. Surface waters can also become contaminated from these acivities

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