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water pollution  

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  • Water pollution occurs when there is any chemical, biological, or physical change in the quality of a body of water that poses a potential detrimental effect for the plants, animals, and humans that use it. The main source of water pollution comes from human activities. [Source: Encyclopedia of Transportation: Social Science and Policy; Water Pollution]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-L98VHLD0-C

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