Lyndon Taylor was born in 1964. Lyndon currently lives in Texarkana . Before that, he lived in El Paso , TX in 2012.
To view the video, please download the latest version of Flash Player. You may also view the transcript. Contaminants are substances that make water unfit for use. Some contaminants can be easily identified by assessing the taste, odor, and turbidity of the water. Most, however, cannot be easily detected and require testing to reveal whether or not water is contaminated.
Water pollution causes flooding due to the accumulation of solid waste and soil erosion in streams and rivers. Oil spills in the water causes animal to die when they ingest it or encounter it. Oil does not dissolve in water so it causes suffocation in fish and birds. Water Pollution Facts. Following are some facts on water pollution: 1  Fourteen billion pounds of garbage, which is mostly plastic, is dumped into the ocean every year. 2  The Ganges River in India is one the most polluted rivers in the world with sewage, trash, food, and animal remains.