HIC/LIC water pollution

Question 1

China cancer villages

Answer 1

over 400
near factories and polluted waterways

Question 2

uk causes

Answer 2

+ UK has safe tap water
- fertiliser use responsible for 40% of water pollution
- untreated sewage responsible for 35% water pollution
- urban run off responsible for 18%
- eutrophication in Lough Neagh which is main source of N ireland drinking water

Question 3

solutions uk

Answer 3

• farming rules for water
• environment agency can prosecute water companies
• sustainable drainage systems

Question 4

india water pollution causes

Answer 4

50% sewage is not treated
talk about dharavi
10x increase in use of fertiliser recently
2016-2017 7.17 million tonnes of hazardous waste released by industrial plants

Question 5

india solutions

Answer 5

• improved water treatment technology
• investing in new fertilisers
• Central Pollution control board - monitoring and enforcement