Water Pollution

1. Connate water: It may also be described as fossil water. This is water trapped in the pores of the rock during the formation of the rock. Formation water or interstitial water, in contrast, is simply water found in the pore spaces of rock and might not have been present when the rock was formed.
2. Meteoric water: This refers to underground water, which originates from rainfall and other forms of precipitation such as hailstorms and snowfall. When the rainfalls or snow melts, a considerable portion of this water gradually infiltrates into the ground.
3. Juvenile water: Juvenile water, also described as magmatic water, is water that exists within magma. It is brought close to the earth during vulcanicity. Magmatic water rises from great depth accompanying the magma flow from down the earth's crust.
4. Oceanic water: This underground water results from the seepage of ocean water into the ground. It is common in coastal areas where ocean water seeps horizontally into the ground from the ocean.

Underground water can be tapped and put into various uses. The water tapped from the ground can be used for domestic and industrial purposes.

Underground water can be tapped in a number of ways, which include the following:

1. Drilling boreholes: These are holes dug deep into the ground to reach the water table. When the water table or underground water is reached, the water seeps up through the hole under pressure.
2. Digging wells: Just like boreholes, a hole is dug into the ground until water is reached. The difference between boreholes and wells is that water from the well is mainly drawn mechanically using containers such as buckets that are raised mechanically.
3. Where the water occurs very close to the surface, the soil may be scooped to expose the water. The water may then be scooped using cups or other containers. It may be directed to farms for irrigation via channels or trenches.
4. Underground water may be naturally exposed to form springs or oases in deserts. This water may be scooped directly using containers. It may also be directed to farms through channels.

1. Fish and other edible creatures, such as crabs and prawns: These resources may be caught for either sale or family consumption.
2. Building materials: The building materials obtained from water include sand, coral rock, gravel and clay. Sand can be obtained from beaches of seas or lakes or river valleys and rocks are collected from the seashore. The rocks and gravel are a result of erosion of the coastal rock by sea waves. Clay can also be obtained from the sea floor or riverbed.
3. Electricity: Marine wind is used to turn windmills to generate electricity. Hydroelectric power is also a resource from the water since it results from the running water, which is used to turn turbines to generate electricity.
4. Salt, which is used at home and in industries, is mainly obtained from seawater though it can also be extracted from salty rivers and lakes.
5. Seaweed is used in many maritime countries as a source of food, for industrial applications and as a fertilizer.
6. Limestone and gypsum: Limestone forms from shells of dead marine organisms ranging from mollusks to corals and plants. Limestone can be used directly or converted into cement for construction purposes.