Water pollution affects drinking water, rivers, lakes and oceans all over the world. In many developing countries, it is usually a leading cause of death, by people drinking from polluted water sources and other living things. This also affects populations and entire functioning ecosystems that exists in waters.
This is caused by local waters that are contaminated, gasoline from the boats, dead floating animals, trash from people, chemical substances, rubbish and others.
CONTAMINATED RIVERS IN LATIN AMERICA:
* Mexico: Lerma, rio Bravo, Suchiate
* Argentina: Riachuelo, Reconquista, Suaquia, Caracaña, Rio de la Plata, Curacao, Colorado, Negro
* Chile: Maipo, Biobio, Elqui, Loa
* Colombia: Bogota, Cauca, Magdalena
* Brazil: Negro, San Francisco
* Paraguay: Parana, Paraguay
* Venezuela: Guaire, Murillo
* Peru: Ucayali