Answer:
Water is an important element that is needed by all living organisms in order to survive. All living beings depend upon water.
The water resources have been constantly depleting due to human activities by throwing sewages and garbages into the water bodies. As a result of which, the water is being contaminated.
The effects of sewage dumps into water bodies are as follows-
(a) It degrades water quality.
(b) The aquatic environment is disturbed, as a result of which the number of marine organisms decreases.
(c) The air also is polluted because of the release of pungent smells from the waste materials.
(d) It can cause various types of diseases.
(e) It also affects aquatic plants.