water pollution

Cultural  

1. The addition of harmful chemicals to natural water. Sources of water pollution in the United States include industrial waste, run-off from fields treated with chemical fertilizers, and run-off from areas that have been mined.

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Example Sentences

Habitat destruction, overfishing and water pollution from the Amazon to the Danube threaten the very survival of hundreds of species whose epic voyages along the world's great rivers go largely unnoticed.

From Barron's

Figures from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency show that agriculture remains the largest overall source of water pollution in Northern Ireland, although NIW is also a significant contributor to pollution incidents.

From BBC

Mines can mean water pollution, greater resource extraction and the spread of human disease to chimps.

From Barron's

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have created wheat plants capable of promoting the formation of their own fertilizer, a development that could lower global air and water pollution and reduce farming expenses.

From Science Daily

That agreement, signed by a Boring executive in 2022, was intended to compel the company to comply with state water pollution laws.

From Salon