Below are 40 Facts on Water Pollution
Fact 1: The total volume of water available on Earth is about 1.4 billion km and about 70% of the earth is covered in water.
Fact 2: The largest quantities of water are in the oceans.
Fact 3: Fresh water in the world is only 2.5% of the total water available on this planet.
Fact 4: Around 70% of the industrial waste is dumped into the water bodies where they pollute the usable water supply.
Fact 5: At least 320 million people in China do not have access to clean drinking water.
Fact 6: 20% of the groundwater in China is used as drinking water which is highly contaminated with carcinogenic chemicals which cause high levels of water pollution.
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