Fact 14

Aquatic animals have faced an estimated extinction rate five times more than that of terrestrial animals.

Fact 14

About 700 million people worldwide drink contaminated water 

Fact 13

Plastic waste being a major water pollutant is causing huge destruction of marine life and is believed to be responsible for deaths of more than 100,000 sea mammals, sea birds and various types of fishes.

Fact 12

Asia has maximum numbers of polluted rivers than anywhere else in the world. Most of it contains bacteria created from human waste.

Fact 11

As per U.S. EPA estimates every year in the U.S, 1.2 trillion gallons of sewage from household, industry and restaurants is dumped in to U.S. water annually.

Fact 10

80% of the water pollution is caused due to domestic sewage like throwing garbage on open ground and water bodies.

Fact 9

Water pollution is the major cause of various diseases like cholera and typhoid.