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Water Pollution
Definition
Rural homes
Animal feedlot
Suburban POINT
development SOURCES
Factory
Wastewater
treatment
plant
Types
Pathogen
Primary treatment
Removing suspended and floating particles by mechanical
processes
Secondary treatment
Treating wastewater biologically to decompose suspended
organic material; reduces BOD
Municipal Sewage Treatment
Global Outlook: Stream Pollution in
Developing Countries
Figure 20-7
India’s Ganges River: Religion, Poverty, and Health
• Do not drink bottled water unless tests show that your tap
water is contaminated. Merely refill and reuse plastic bottles
with tap water.