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How much of the Earth is covered by water?
71%
How many tons of plastic is dumped into the ocean every year?
10 million tons
How many marine species are known?
Unknown
What's the importance of the clean water?
Drinking and sanitation, providing for our crops, livestock and industry, and creating and sustaining the ecosystems on which all life depends.
About how many children under the age of 5 die from water contamination per year.
15 million.
How much water pollution is caused due to domestic sewage.
80%.
How does oil spillage affect sea animals?
Creates cold water causing sea animals to die from hypothermia/ destroys and posions sea habitats
Name three solutions to water pollution.
wastewater treatment, use alternatives which are better for the earth, reduce use of plastic,
Name at least three causes to water pollution.
Oil spillage, deforestation, Disposal of sewage waste into bodies of water, agriculture, and littering.