Plastic pollution tends to float near the surface and build up in large, rotating ocean currents known as gyres. The ...

In the no-man's-land between Brooklyn and Queens, a 3.8-mile-long river known as Newton Creek has attained the dubious distinction of being one of the most polluted bodies of water in all of North ...

As of writing, water levels near Gowanus at the lower tip of Manhattan were about 4.5 feet above normal. This is at low tide. In several hours, the tide will be near its peak — and the Gowanus ...

The Safe Drinking Water Act covers more than 90 contaminants, but tens of thousands of chemicals are used in the U.S., including more than 8,000 monitored by the EPA, and many of their health ...

The polluted water bodies of Kanniyakumari An unbelievable transformation has taken place in just a few decades Updated - May 17, 2019 12:42 am IST . B. Kolappan.

By the EU's assessment, just 39.5% of EU surface water bodies like lakes, rivers and coastal waters, were in good ecological condition as of 2021. Only 26.8% had a good chemical status, down from ...

Maharashtra Environment Minister Pankaja Munde on Wednesday in the Legislative Council said that the government will soon ...

Most of Europe’s surface water bodies polluted by chemicals, new report shows. The findings paint a stark picture of the continent's struggling water resources ...

On the banks of Nagdaha, a polluted and lotus-infested lake in Nepal, Soni Pradhanang is putting trash back into the water—on purpose.. She carefully assembles a platform of styrofoam and bamboo ...

Telangana: Polluted water bodies, lack of sewerage system the bane of Gundlapochampally; Trending. Kolkata Doctor Rape and Murder. Army Officers Assault in MP. Eid Shamiana. Shimla Mosque Row.

Of those areas, which make up 16,710 miles of water, nearly 60% are considered too polluted for activities like swimming. Data shows that close to half of the state’s lakes are impaired by ...