answersLogoWhite

0

How do lakes get polluted?

Updated: 8/9/2023
User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

Best Answer

it can pullute the lake by the harmful chemicals in the water Specifically Nitrogen, high levels can kill fish and any amount will promote the growth of aquatic plants and algea, altering the lakes composition and upsetting the equilibrium, the abundance of plants and algae will promote an overpopulation of cleaning type fish which also eat the eggs of other types of fish, lowering their numbers, the overabundance of plants will also alter the circulation of the water causing the lake to become stagnant.

Better to leave it all to nature.

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

Primarily by overflow sewage, as well as by watercraft fuels, trash and algae buildup.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

9y ago

One major source of lake and pond pollution is fertilizer. Another major source of lake and pond pollution is pesticides.

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: How do lakes get polluted?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Do Canada's lakes get polluted?

yes all lakes get polluted


What causes your lakes and rivers to be polluted?

Well littering can casue a polluted lake


How can the ocean be polluted by precipitation?

Yes, because when other lakes or ponds get polluted and the clouds condenses it, it will rain polluted rain into the ocean.


What do polluted lakes look like?

They look very merkie


How did St.Mary's lake get polluted?

It rains then washes the fertilizer from farms and into the lakes.


Why Do Plants Grow in Polluted Lakes And Ponds?

Because what may be "polluted" to humans can be the ideal environment for some plants and animals to thrive.


What has happened to the Great Lakes because of human industries and farming?

It has become polluted.


Why do plants become more numerous in lakes and ponds that are polluted?

Because what may be "polluted" to humans can be the ideal environment for some plants and animals to thrive.


What happens to the fish if they live in polluted lakes?

They die and may mutate this is very, very rare


Where does fresh water come from naturally?

Rain is fresh, and various lakes, rivers, and glaciers contain fresh water (although lakes and rivers are often polluted).


Where are waters polluted and why?

The waters are polluted in rivers,lakes,ponds and sea's. The reason is because people are throwing things there not ment to in the rivers etc. Or that the factories produce gas in the air and that goes to the river :)


What are the main causes of impure water in Pakistan?

the rapid growth of population has accelerated pollution and the streams,rivers and lakes that were once clear are now polluted with refuse and sewage and this makes the water impure and they are now polluted with impurity.