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groundwater pollution

water pollution point source

sewage pollution

toxic Euglena bloom

plastic pollution breakdown into microplastics

Gitanjali Rao explains the fight for clean drinking water

What causes algae blooms?

Video thumbnail image shows a large amount of plastic trash collected from the ocean.

A white woman in blurry focus holds up a small piece of plastic called a nurdle, highlighted with a blue circle.

The video thumbnail image shows a person's hand holding small fragments of colorful plastic.

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