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Question
What are natural reasons for water pollution?
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Solution
The natural reasons of water pollution are:
- Presence of aquatic weeds which depletes the oxygen content of water bodies.
- Excessive algal growth.
- Mud and sludge which are added to water bodies due to river currents and their diversions.
- Growth of microbes like bacteria and fungi on dead and decaying matter present in water bodies.
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