The Impact of Water Pollution Quiz

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What percentage of the world's population lives in areas where the fresh water supply is not secure?

  • 60%
  • 50%
  • 70%
  • 80% (correct)

What is the main cause of water-related diseases?

  • Air pollution
  • Unsafe water (correct)
  • Food contamination
  • Extreme climate situations

What percentage of infant mortality worldwide is linked to infectious and parasitic diseases, most of them water-related?

  • 30%
  • 60% (correct)
  • 40%
  • 50%

What are the categories into which water-related diseases can be divided?

<p>Waterborne, water-based, water-related, and water-scarce (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What aggravates the problem of water scarcity?

<p>Water pollution (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which category of pollutants in water includes non-biodegradable compounds and heavy metal ions?

<p>Inorganic pollutants (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the primary anthropogenic sources of inorganic pollutants in water?

<p>Municipal sewage, agricultural fertilizers/pesticides, industrial chemical wastes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the characteristics of inorganic pollutants in water?

<p>Non-biodegradable and destructive to flora and fauna (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do inorganic pollutants in water arise?

<p>Due to failure of natural environment to decompose anthropogenic pollutants (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the primary sources of inorganic contaminants that lead to water pollution?

<p>Petrochemical companies and man-made activities (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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