Water pollution
is thecontamination of waterbodies (e.g. lakes, rivers, oceans, and groundwater).Water pollution is a major problem in the global context. It has been suggested that it is theleading worldwide cause of deaths and diseases and that it accounts for thedeaths of more than14,000 people daily.Comprising over 70% of the Earth’s surface, water is undoubtedly the mostprecious natural resource that exists on our planet.Without the seemingly invaluable compoundcomprised of hydrogen and oxygen, life on Earth would be non-existent