But in parts of Greater Boston, untreated sewage is still entering rivers and streams during heavy rain, and the problem is ...

In a cave of southern China, some “large” creatures swam through “heavily polluted” water. Something about their brown, scaly bodies caught the attention of visiting scientists — and for ...

Before Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972, U.S. factories and cities could pipe their pollution directly into ...

The water is heavily polluted with faecal coliform (FC) and faecal streptococci (FS), posing a serious public health risk. Recent studies have confirmed a direct correlation between high E.

In 2022, federal officials rebuked a major coal plant next to the Ohio River for letting coal waste — in a pile so big it ...

water hyacinth has been shown to clean polluted water, effectively removing agricultural runoff and heavy metals. Previous studies have shown that water hyacinth can also absorb microplastic ...

This affects not just humans, but all forms of life. Water sources can be polluted by heavy metals, complex organic compounds such as petroleum by-products or pharmaceuticals, radioactive isotopes and ...