Effect of Water Pollution

I found an article on Auraria Library that explains the effect of water pollution on human health. It mentions that children are the ones who are affected the most by the contaminated water. Approximately 3,575,000 people die from water-borne diseases each year. Some of these diseases are Typhoid, Cholera, Paratyphoid Fever, Dysentery, Jaundice, Amoebiasis, and Malaria.

This articles also explains how chemicals in water can have an effect on human health.

• Pesticides – It can damage the nervous system and cause cancer due to the carbonates and organophosphates that they contain. 
• Lead – It can damage the central nervous system. 
• Arsenic – It causes liver damage, skin cancer, and vascular diseases
• Petrochemicals – It can cause cancer even with very low exposure

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