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  2. Water pollution - Wikipedia

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    Nutrient pollution caused by Surface runoff of soil and fertilizer during a rain storm Nutrient pollution, a form of water pollution, refers to contamination by excessive inputs of nutrients. It is a primary cause of eutrophication of surface waters (lakes, rivers and coastal waters ), in which excess nutrients, usually nitrogen or phosphorus ...

  3. Pollution of Lake Karachay - Wikipedia

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    Lake Karachay was a small natural lake in eastern Russia. It is best known for its use as a dumping ground by the Soviet Union 's Mayak nuclear weapons laboratory and fuel reprocessing plant. A string of accidents and disasters at the Mayak facility has contaminated much of the surrounding area with highly radioactive waste .

  4. Wikipedia : Featured picture candidates/Water pollution

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    This one tells us quite a lot about the nature and volume of water pollution on Lake Maracaibo, which, given what it shows must be a central part of an article on the lake. Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 14:17, 26 September 2012 (UTC) Weak Support Alt better context, though more would be even better. Focus is slightly off.

  5. Popular string of Richland County lakes threatened by toxic ...

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    A cleanup plan, required by federal law after documenting high pollution levels, calls for a 63% reduction in lead at the monitoring site between Boyden Arbor and Rockyford lakes.

  6. Water pollution in India - Wikipedia

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    Water pollution is a major environmental issue in India. The largest source of water pollution in India is untreated sewage. [1] Other sources of pollution include agricultural runoff and unregulated small-scale industry. Most rivers, lakes and surface water in India are polluted due to industries, untreated sewage and solid wastes.

  7. Harmful algal bloom - Wikipedia

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    Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) bloom on Lake Erie (United States) in 2009. These kinds of algae can cause harmful algal bloom. A harmful algal bloom (HAB), or excessive algae growth, is an algal bloom that causes negative impacts to other organisms by production of natural algae-produced toxins, water deoxygenation, mechanical damage to other organisms, or by other means.

  8. Lake Erie - Wikipedia

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    It is the shallowest of the Great Lakes with an average depth of 10 fathoms 3 feet or 63 ft (19 m) [7] and a maximum depth of 35 fathoms (210 ft; 64 m) [7] [8] Because Erie is the shallowest, it is also the warmest of the Great Lakes, [17] and in 1999 this almost became a problem for two nuclear power plants which require cool lake water to ...

  9. Great Lakes Areas of Concern - Wikipedia

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    Atmospheric pollution usually falls hundreds of miles away from its source and therefore is difficult to track and locate, but it is a major contributor to pollution in the Great Lakes and water bodies across the world. Air pollution emitted in one country can have impacts in other countries. Acid rain, a significant type of atmospheric ...