5 Types of Water Pollutants
There are various types of pollutants categorized as:
(a) Organic Pollutants
(b) Inorganic Pollutants
(c) Radioactive Pollutants
(d) Suspended Solid
(e) Pathogens
(f) Nutrients and Agricultural Pollutants
(g) Thermal Pollution.
These pollutants are described as follows:
(a) Organic Pollutants
Organic compound consists of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and Sulphur.
Organic compound emitted from sewage, urban waste water, industrial wastewater
and agricultural waste. Example is Oleic acid, Palmitic acid, Dodecanoyl chloride
and Docosanoic anhydride [12].
(b) Inorganic Pollutants
Developing countries are concerned about contamination of harmful chemicals such
as nitrite, ammonium nitrate and heavy metals in drinking water. The high levels of
inorganic nitrogen pollutants (nitrate, nitrite, ammonium) and inorganic phosphates
in river water resulting from draining water from agricultural fields, releasing
municipal/industrial sewage, etc. lead to many health problems. Nitrite is carcinogenic in nature, which increases the risk of stomach, liver and esophageal
cancer and can lead to high levels of ammonium in the body [13].
(c) Radioactive Pollutants
Naturally radioactive material comes from earth crust and dissolves in surface
drinking water. Anthropogenic radioactive material emitted from nuclear power
plant, nuclear weapons testing and manufacture and application of radioactive
material. Generally, radionuclide appeared in drinking water have series of uranium, thorium and aluminum and with naturally occurring materials of radium,
uranium and the radioactive gas radon. These contaminants cause dangerous effect
on human being. Radium causes bone cancer. Uranium also causes cancer in bone
and toxic effect on kidney [7].
(d) Suspended Solid
Suspended solid are the pollutants municipal and industrial wastewater treatment
plants and sewage treatment plants. There are three different types of suspended
solid are found (a) sand and other material at washing steps (b) organic content that
cannot used for final product (c) suspended solid in the wastewater [1].
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There are various types of pollutants categorized as:
(a) Organic Pollutants
(b) Inorganic Pollutants
(c) Radioactive Pollutants
(d) Suspended Solid
(e) Pathogens
(f) Nutrients and Agricultural Pollutants
(g) Thermal Pollution.
These pollutants are described as follows:
(a) Organic Pollutants
Organic compound consists of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and Sulphur.
Organic compound emitted from sewage, urban waste water, industrial wastewater
and agricultural waste. Example is Oleic acid, Palmitic acid, Dodecanoyl chloride
and Docosanoic anhydride [12].
(b) Inorganic Pollutants
Developing countries are concerned about contamination of harmful chemicals such
as nitrite, ammonium nitrate and heavy metals in drinking water. The high levels of
inorganic nitrogen pollutants (nitrate, nitrite, ammonium) and inorganic phosphates
in river water resulting from draining water from agricultural fields, releasing
municipal/industrial sewage, etc. lead to many health problems. Nitrite is carcinogenic in nature, which increases the risk of stomach, liver and esophageal
cancer and can lead to high levels of ammonium in the body [13].
(c) Radioactive Pollutants
Naturally radioactive material comes from earth crust and dissolves in surface
drinking water. Anthropogenic radioactive material emitted from nuclear power
plant, nuclear weapons testing and manufacture and application of radioactive
material. Generally, radionuclide appeared in drinking water have series of uranium, thorium and aluminum and with naturally occurring materials of radium,
uranium and the radioactive gas radon. These contaminants cause dangerous effect
on human being. Radium causes bone cancer. Uranium also causes cancer in bone
and toxic effect on kidney [7].
(d) Suspended Solid
Suspended solid are the pollutants municipal and industrial wastewater treatment
plants and sewage treatment plants. There are three different types of suspended
solid are found (a) sand and other material at washing steps (b) organic content that
cannot used for final product (c) suspended solid in the wastewater [1].
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