Plastic pollution backgrounder - Links to UN organizations, documents, publications, speeches and statements, UN conferences and observances ...

An improvement in freshwater biodiversity in England's rivers was linked to reductions in pollution of zinc and copper, ...

Thankfully, emissions of the pollutants that cause acid rain have plummeted since the 1970s - by 98% for sulphur dioxide and ...

Researchers have identified 170 locations where “unusual” concentrations of PFAS are present in Dutch lakes, rivers, and ...

Swimming in some lakes with still water can lead to infection with Legionella, bacteria that can cause pneumonia, and people ...

Scientists advising a cross-border organization that reports on Great Lakes water quality are calling on the U.S. and Canadian governments to designate microplastics a Chemical of Mutual Concern under ...

Cleaner, more pure water backscatters light in the blue range, which makes it look blue. One famous example is Crater Lake in ...

Two Lake District waters have been classified as unsafe to swim or surf in, according to research from campaigning charity Surfers against Sewage.

Environmental groups are concerned about the expansion, while the company says it is unavoidable and will allow it to ...

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A state agency investigating mass fish deaths in Lake Victoria has attributed the crisis to oil spills, decomposing aquatic matter and the discharge of untreated waste into the water.The research was ...