You can use both interchangeably but the effect of contamination by a specific chemical or biological matter is called pollution.
addition of foreign substances (pollutans) in the waterWater pollution is the contamination of water bodies such as lakes, rivers, oceans, and groundwater caused by human activities, which can be harmful to organisms and plants which live in these water bodies
Water pollution is the presence of any material in the water that is harmful to plants or animals, or affects its taste and odor, or detracts from any use that can be made of it.Yeah=] Das really Da Answer =] ILY
the difference between pollution and waste is waste that is of no use to any one and pollution is that is because of we durting that particular spot where the pollution is done
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Any type of pollution
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if you pollute water then you won't have any water to drink because it is polluted and if you drink it, it will kill you. That is how pollution effects drinking water.
Because there is barely any pollution. The Gulf of Mexico is an example of a pollution infested body of water.
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Any type of chemical that is alien to a water environment in which it is introduced and produces harm to animal life,is a type of pollution. For example, Oil.
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Water pollution mostly affects animals that live in the water and any other animal because they all drink water and the water is polluted. hope i helped :)