Water
Irena Salina's award-winning documentary investigation into what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century - The World Water Crisis.
Salina builds a case against the growing privatization of the world's dwindling fresh water supply with an unflinching focus on politics, pollution, human rights, and the emergence of a domineering world water cartel.
The impact of water issues on the healthy living of individuals and the healthy living of global societies will only grow in the coming years.
Here you can find out all the information you need to know about the UK water industry and the companies operating within it.
News and information about the causes of water pollution and how to combat it.
The Earth 911 Water Section offers information about how to conserve water in and around your home and various water-related education resources, including information on Stormwater and Beach Water Quality.
It is easy to dispose of waste by dumping it into a river or lake. In large or small amounts, dumped intentionally or accidentally, it may be carried away by the current, but will never disappear.
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The Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 was the first major U.S. law to address water pollution. Growing public awareness and concern for controlling water pollution led to sweeping amendments in 1972.
Much of the millions of pounds of excrement and other bodily waste produced by farmed animals every day in the U.S. is stored in sprawling brown lagoons.
Information on water pollution and contamination of water resources by harmful wastes.
Effects of organic pollution on freshwater ecosystems.
So that you can become a water pollution expert, first we'll investigate different kinds of water pollution. And when you're ready, you can help clean up an oil spill!
The major water pollutants are chemical, biological, or physical materials that degrade water quality. Pollutants can be classed into eight categories, each of which presents its own set of hazards.
Scientists estimate that each year up to 7 million Americans become sick from contaminated tap water, which can also be lethal. Pollution, old pipes and outdated treatment threaten tap water quality.
Despite our best efforts at prevention, almost 14,000 oil spills are reported each year. Everyone needs clean water, but once it becomes polluted, water loses its value, becoming a threat to our health and to the survival of the fish and wildlife that depend on it.
The Environmental Defense Oceans program works to find constructive solutions to the most critical problems facing the world's marine environments.
As water from rainfall and snowmelt flows over and through the landscape, it picks up and carries contaminants from many different sources. This is called Non-Point Source pollution.
Street litter, fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, pet and yard waste, motor oil, anti-freeze, household hazardous wastes, and paint are just a few of the pollutants that find their way into storm drains.
The Groundwater Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and motivating people to care for and about groundwater.
EPA divides water pollution sources into two categories: point and non-point. Point sources of water pollution are stationary locations such as sewage treatment plants, factories and ships. Non-point sources are more diffuse and include agricultural runoff, mining activities and paved roads.
This handy list of information sources points you to books, articles, and websites that tell you what the problems are, how they're caused, and how we can attempt to solve them.
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