lake pollution
type: Concept
broader: water pollution

water pollution
type: Concept
narrower: lake pollution
narrower: water quality
narrower: river pollution
narrower: marine pollution
narrower: water pollution, chemical
narrower: chemical water pollution
narrower: radioactive water pollution
narrower: water pollution, radioactive
broader: environmental pollution
definition: Water pollution occurs when there is any chemical, biological, or physical change in the quality of a body of water that poses a potential detrimental effect for the plants, animals, and humans that use it. The main source of water pollution comes from human activities. [Source: Encyclopedia of Transportation: Social Science and Policy; Water Pollution]

water quality
type: Concept
broader: water pollution

river pollution
type: Concept
broader: water pollution

marine pollution
type: Concept
broader: water pollution

water pollution, chemical
type: Concept
broader: water pollution

chemical water pollution
type: Concept
broader: water pollution

radioactive water pollution
type: Concept
broader: water pollution

water pollution, radioactive
type: Concept
broader: water pollution

environmental pollution
type: Concept
narrower: water pollution

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: water pollution