Answer :

Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies (e.g. lakesriversoceansaquifers and groundwater). This occurs when  pollutants are directly or indirectly discharged into water bodies without adequate treatment to remove harmful compounds.Water pollution affects the entire biosphere – plants and organisms living in these bodies of water. 
LAND POLLUTIO
 is the deterioration (destruction) of the earth’s land surfaces, often directly or indirectly as a result of man’s activities and their misuse of land resources.It occurs when waste is not disposed off properly, or can occur when humans throw chemicals unto the soil in the form of pesticides.

Difference between water pollution and land pollution:

Explanation:

Water pollution:

  • Water pollution occurs when the hazardous materials or other by products of plants and industries are released in the water resources like lake, rivers, oceans, bays etc.
  • Water pollution contaminated the water, an essential requirement of any living being and ground water pollution and surface water pollution are two different types of water pollution.

Land pollution:

  • Land pollution is also a contamination of harmful substances but it is associated with the land.  
  • Conditions like soil erosion, accumulation of garbage, cutting down the forest are associated with the land pollution and it is linked with ground water pollution.

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