185. What is Water Pollution?

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An estimated 10%, or 100 million people on earth do not have access to clean_________________________.

Chemical fertilizers are much more dangerous to the water supply than ____________ fertilizers, like manure.

The main problem with drinking untreated water is that it can carry _______________ that makes people very sick.

The substances mankind has thrown away have polluted the lakes, rivers, and even ____________.

Huge amounts of plastic dumped into the oceans by ships have made it dangerous for birds and oher ____________animals.

Radioactive waste, both stored above ground and underground , can be dangerous if there are leaks. This leak would contaminate both animals and humans.

Rivers and streams can be_______________ by poorly managed dumping sites around them.

Heat can also act as a pollutant to the rivers and oceans because it changes the ________________of the water.