Problem
Waste waters
Other Names:
Effluents Nature:
Due to reasons such as increasing urbanization, industrial expansion and intensified agriculture, water is frequently used heedlessly for dilution and transport of wastes, beyond an economically and socially sensible level. Also, the volume of waste water is continuously increasing. Water is used as a coolant for power stations and other industrial processes, thereby causing thermal pollution of receiving waters and disturbance of their natural ecology. Any act of pollution immediately or eventually involves the hydrolic cycle of the earth and results in deterioration of water quality, because even pollutants emitted into the air and those present in the soil are washed out by precipitation.
Broader Problems:
Liquid wastesWaste of waterThermal pollutionWaste of resources Narrower Problems:
Stagnant surface waterImpurities in waste water Related Problems:
Domestic waste water pollutantsChemical pollutants of the environmentEnvironmental impacts of power stations Aggravates:
Energy leaksEutrophicationWater pollutionWildlife pollution hazardInfectious drinking waterPollution of inland watersLong-term shortage of water Reduced By:
Inadequate urban water suppliesReferences:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: Potential Uses of Waste Waters and Heated EffluentsUnited Nations Economic Commission for Europe: Rational Use of Water and Its Treatment in the Chemical Industry Subject(s):
Hydrology → WaterSocietal Problems → Effluent
Societal Problems → Waste
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST