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BiologicalInfectious agentsFecal coliform; Typhiod fever, Cholera, Dysentery, GiardiasisBacteria, viruses, parasites that are promoted by nutrient and wastewatermakes people and biota sickstop effluents that promote disease organisms; wastewater treatment
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BiologicalWastewater"Toilet", livestock wastedirectly dumping waste instead of treatingmakes people and biota sick; "flesh-eating Bacteria" ; eutrophicationproper containment of waste
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ChemicalHeavy MetalsHg, Pb, Cu, Cr, Al, Cd, Ni,othersleaching from rocks, or pollution from humanshealth hazard, biomagnification up food chainRemediation; sediment removal
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ChemicalPesticidesInsecticides, Herbicides, FungicidesFarming, Households, othersToxicProper training/licensing/application
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ChemicalPlasticsMacro & Microplasticlitter, storms/disastersugly, absorbed by food chains, collects in ocean gyresproper disposal, clean up
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ChemicalDetergentsLaundry, Dishes, Industrydecreases surface tension, toxicWastewater release from cleaning facilitywastewater collection and treatment
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Fracking/MiningUndisclosed chemicalsextraction of fossil fuelsrelease of heavy metals, acids, sediment, introduction of unknown chems.Groundwater and surface water spoilingNeed investicagation of effects andregulation
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Non-pointPollution getting into water from many non-specific locationsCar brake dust, salt from snowy roads, etc.widespread small sourcescumulative effect makes heavy pollutant loadsregulation
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NutrientN, P, K othersFertilizer runoff, livestock wastefarms, lawns, detergents (phosphates)Eutrophication, disease organismsremove nutrient source
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OilOil spills, effluent from refineriesTanker crashes, accidents drilling, leaking pipelinesTanker crashes, accidents drilling, leaking pipelinesoil kills living things, fouls water and soilsregulation, double layered ships, fines from spills
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PointPollution that comes from a specific placeFactories, other places releasing pollution from a specific placefactories, etcdirect addition of toxic pollutantsregulation, inspection, fines
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Radioactive chemicalsUranium, Thorium, Radon, etcXXXNatural sources, radioactive chemical spills or improper disposalhealth of humans and biotaremediation, removal, stop dumping
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SedimentSand, Silt, ClayXXXErosion from natural and disturbed areasblocks sunlight, buries bottom of river, effects biotaSilt fences, ground cover, plant vegetation
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ThermalNuclear power plants, Industrial coolingXXXwater used for cooling is hot and dumped back in streampromotes weird populations of lifecooling pools
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