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Water pollution kills life that depends on these water bodies.
Fishes and the aquatic organisms are poisoned due to industrial chemicals and agricultural pesticides.
Human litter let into water system gets the aquatic animals caught and can get killed due to suffocation.
Oil spills in water causes animals to die as they ingest it or come across it. Oil cannot be dissolved in water so it causes suffocation in fish and birds.
Oil-contaminated water causes water birds to die from exposure to cold water and air due to feather damage.
Animals that eat dead fish from contaminated streams are affected.
Fish, birds, dolphins and many other animals are killed by pollutants in their habitat.
Reproduction rate in reduced in aquatic organisms.
Incidences of diseases increase.
Bioaccumulative and non-biodegradable pesticides are accumulated in animal bodies.
Biomagnification of hazards chemicals like organochlorine pesticides like DDT, BHC, Endrin.