Groundwater pollution
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Groundwater pollution occurs when pollutants are released to the ground and make their way into groundwater. This type of water pollution can also occur naturally due to the presence of a minor and un
Groundwater pollution in Lusaka, Zambia, where the pit latrine in the background is polluting the shallow well in the foreground with pathogens and nitrate
A traditional housing compound near Herat, Afghanistan, where a shallow water supply well (foreground) is in close proximity to the pit latrine (behind the white greenhouse) leading to contamination of the groundwater.
Poor management practices in manure spreading can introduce both pathogens and nutrients (nitrate) in the groundwater system.
Schematic showing that there is a lower risk of groundwater pollution with greater depth of the water well
Arsenic contamination of groundwater is a form of groundwater pollution which is often due to naturally occurring high concentrations of arsenic in deeper levels of groundwater. It is a high-profile p
This person displays some of the symptoms of arsenic poisoning through contaminated water.