Connecticut Water Trails Association
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Connecticut Water Trails Program Water Trails & Water Pollution Types Of Water Pollution
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different types of water pollution are point-source, nonpoint-source and
transboundary. Surface water, Groundwater, Microbiological, Oxygen
depletion are some of the varieties of water pollution. Nutrients,
suspended matter and chemicals are responsible for such a pollution. Water pollution can come from a number of different sources. If the pollution comes from a single source, such as an oil spill, it is called point-source pollution. If the pollution comes from many sources, it is called nonpoint-source pollution.
Most types of pollution affect the immediate area surrounding the
source. Sometimes the pollution may affect the environment hundreds of
miles away from the source, such as nuclear waste, this is called transboundary pollution.
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