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Water pollution
Any substance or energy form which alters the state of a body of water from what would naturally occur, i.e., water quality. The discharge of liquids, solids, and other substances likely to create a nuisance problem or to cause the water to be injurious, harmful, or objectional to human and other forms of life.
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