Question

some pollutants in natural waters such as heavy metal and organic compounds would be classified as having low solubility.what are some origins of pollutants in natural waters? if some are low solubility compounds, why are these a problem?

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Answer 1

Here is a good site to read about water pollution. Much of the article covers soluble material but there is some on insolubles, also.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_pollution#Organic.2C_inorganic_and_macroscopic_contaminants