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Water, Soil, and Air Pollution

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Pollution is contaminants introduced into water, soil, or air at levels an environment cannot absorb, threatening exposed populations' health.

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Untreated waste entering a river, chemical runoff degrading farmland, and emissions clouding city air illustrate the same mechanism across three mediums.

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Invisible contamination is still pollution; students often equate pollution with what they can see or smell, missing groundwater and soil contamination.