Nature & Environment
Effects of pollutants on the aquatic environment
...space. The various operations and mechanisms within the cycle are illustrated in Figure 2. [Described image] Figure 2 The hydrological cycle (volumes are in Tm3 = 1012 m3)...Effects of pollutants on the aquatic environment: 2 Sources of pollution - To some extent a river is a self-renewing resource. If polluting discharges to a river are intermittent, the river is often able to return to a ......