pollution, now a days has been a great concern for the people. pollution of any type causes detrimental effect to the human life. so it is vital duty of every citizen to protect the environment and prevent the pollution. in recent days water pollution mainly in rivers, lakes, and seas has been spiked which leads to various deletorious effects. there is also water scarcity throughout the world, it is our prime resonsibility to prevent ollution. this essay elucidates about its causes and its effects on human as well as animal life. firstly, the main cause of water pollution is industrial waste which consists of harmful chemicals like lead, asbestos is released most oftenly into the rivers, seas. this makes the water hazardous for drinking. the second cause may be the household waste which is thrown by the people. and also drianage leaks could also be one of the reason. it is also due to the acid rain and leakage or spill of oil from the ships into seas, lakes etc. there are various ne