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Water pollution caused by agriculture

It has been widely accepted that agriculture is the unique largest user of surface and groundwater supplies, which consumes a global average of 70% of water resources. However, agriculture can definitely causes water pollution through inappropriate use and dispose of pesticide, livestock pollution and poor water resource management.

It cannot be denied that pesticide that has been diffusely applied in agriculture contributes a lot to the advancement of georgic output and development of the quantity of agricultural produce. However, it is said that some of improper activities in using and stocking pesticide, which are probably caused by lack of training of users in pesticide handling and application, such as using pesticide for killing trash fish, using old pesticide drums for drinking water and dumping surplus pesticide mixtures into water courses following application, had lead to some environmental and public health hazards such as ecosystem dysfunction, loss of biodiversity, co...

Posted by: Garrick Christian

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