Water pollution is a large set of adverse effects upon water bodies (lakes, rivers, oceans, groundwater) caused by human activities. Although natural phenomena such as volcanoes, storms ...

Water pollution occurs when water becomes contaminated, usually by chemicals or microorganisms. Pollution can cause water to become toxic to humans, leading to infections and health problems ...

An analysis of 500 watersheds found levels of organic carbon, phosphorus, and other pollutants up to 103 times higher after a ...

"The capacity of a population to safeguard sustainable access to adequate quantities of acceptable quality water for sustaining livelihoods, human well-being, and socio-economic development, for ...

The organic pollution supports and stimulates the growth of harmful bacteria and viruses. Using contaminated water for drinking or taking a bath increases the risk of waterborne diseases such as ...

Florida’s largest sources of water pollution — agriculture and development — aren’t held to strict limits on the nitrogen and phosphorus that flow off sprawling farms and city streets.

It may never be safe to swim at a "poor" beach in Norfolk as water quality issues continue to cause concern, a councillor ...

Water pollution has no one cause but many small steps and working together can bring great change. Communities need to come together to power regeneration, Dr Ruth Quinn, PhD, ...