View Agriculture And Water Pollution PNG. Agricultural pollution refers to biotic and abiotic byproducts of farming practices that result in contamination or degradation of the environment and surrounding ecosystems. Most human activities whether domestic, agricultural or industrial have an impact on.
The most of our villages and many townships, ground water is the only source of drinking water. Up to 70 % of the water we take from rivers and groundwater goes into irrigation, about 10% is used in domestic applications and 20% in industry. Cows, pigs, chickens, and turkeys do what all.
Agriculture consumes more water than any other source and wastes much of that through inefficiencies.
Pesticide accumulation in water and the food chain. In agriculture, this includes herbicides (weeds), insecticides (insects). Intensification of agricultural activities with increasing use of fertilizers and pesticides and. Around the world about 70% of the used water is utilized in agriculture.