Problem

Pollution of fresh water sources

Nature:

Chemicals in drinking-water (including nitrate, lead, arsenic, fluoride, pesticides and chlorinated hydrocarbons) are a cause of concern. Increasing pollution from chemicals used in agriculture, especially nitrates and phosphates in surface water and groundwater, is also a significant problem.

Untreated or inadequately treated urban waste water is one of the chief forms of water pollution.

Broader Problems:
Water pollution
Values:
Pollution
Subject(s):
Hydrology Water
Societal Problems Pollution
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 6: Clean Water and SanitationGOAL 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems
Date of last update
11.08.2020 – 19:24 CEST