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How is the life of organisms living in water affected when water gets polluted?

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Different pollutants affect the aquatic environment in different ways. While at low concentrations many pollutants (e.g. organic materials, N and P) may be beneficial, at high levels they can adversely affect the ecology of the system. Excess pollution in a river can damage the plant and animal life present in the river by reducing the oxygen content of the water. Many of the toxic pollutants in effluents are synthetic, and therefore do not easily biodegrade naturally.
The effects of physical pollution on the ecology of a river system can be complex, affecting the feeding and breeding habits of the different species.

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