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Abel to Speak
About the Health of Our Mother Earth
Our Rivers
"As much as 80% of marine pollution is caused by land-based human activity, and nearly 80% of wastewater from domestic and industrial sources is discharged into rivers and oceans untreated."
Reference materials
Agricultural pollution
Agriculture is the largest contributor to pollution of groundwater aquifers and rivers, arising from pesticides, fertilisers, and livestock medications. The impact on human health is now demonstrable.
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Click the button below to read the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation's report on the effect of agriculture on river pollution.
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