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Students should be able to outline and clarify methods for enhancing the quality of fresh water, including better sanitation practices, sewage treatment processes, and regulations for pollution control.

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Cambridge IGCSE Environmental ManagementWater and its management

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Students should be able to outline and clarify methods for enhancing the quality of fresh water, including better sanitation practices, sewage treatment processes, and regulations for pollution control

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Methods to Improve Fresh Water Quality

Better sanitation practices involve safe disposal of human waste and promoting hygiene. Sewage treatment processes remove harmful substances from wastewater before release. Pollution control regulations limit pollutants discharged into water bodies.

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    Outline two methods used to improve the quality of fresh water.

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