Impacts of river pollution

• Can lead to reduced oxygen levels because of toxic chemicals. Habitat loss and disruption of the food chain
• 3 billion fish die each year from river pollution
• Water abstraction


  process of taking or extracting water from a natural source for drinking, treatment and industrial applications
• Threatens open river sources crucial for survival of wildlife.
• Rising pollution levels place 10% of freshwater and wetland species st risk of extinction
• Most polluted rivers


  Ganga in india

  Citirum river

  yellow river

  mississippi river