Persistent pollutants enter waterways via air, affecting wildlife habitats. Ecosystem protection needs air and water agencies to control organics, mercury and nitrogen.

Oct 9, 2007 - Dawn M. Smith

Pregnant women who are exposed to pollutants have an increased risk of having obese children.

Jan 9, 2009 - Uni Blake

Consumers might not be aware that some bottled water can be more polluted than ordinary tap water.

Sep 9, 2010 - Willie Pena

Water pollution caused by domestic and industrial wastes poses serious threats to human health and damages aquatic ecosystems.

Aug 16, 2010 - Zeeshan Amin

Any chemical released on land travels into water, and any chemical on land or in water can enter the food chain and accumulate in the bodies of animals.

Jan 28, 2011 - Angela Libal

Trash Vortex, the Eastern Garbage Patch and the Asian Trash Trail are all used to describe the island of rubbish, floating in the Pacific Ocean.

Jan 11, 2010 - Colette McEnery-Lane

The old fashioned concept of filling a bottle with tap water is getting a makeover thanks to increased environmental awareness and stylish new reusable water bottles.

Nov 26, 2009 - Amanda Woods

Since salmon has become more popular farmed salmon has increased. They contain more PCBs and have less omega3 fatty acids.

Oct 1, 2007 - Sandra Williams

U.S. fish and frogs are developing an intersex condition due to environmental contaminants.

Feb 24, 2012 - Robin Egerton

Despite an extensive clean-up, on-going monitoring by state health officials, and no signs of contamination, rumours and misinformation still plague SUNY New Paltz.

Aug 14, 2007 - Debbie Kwiatoski

Water pollution harms more than the environment, it also has severe effects on human health.

Sep 14, 2009 - Elizabeth Humphreys

People all over the country are polluting the water in ways they never realized. It's time for everyone to do their part to stop water pollution.

Aug 3, 2010 - Brenda Reeves

Whenever it rains, untreated sewage from cesspools and deteriorating septic systems pours into drinking water supplies.

Jan 19, 2010 - John Anderson

Understanding the relationship between water quality and general public health, the Greeks and Romans were the first to engineer waste management systems.

Jan 19, 2010 - John Anderson

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that 7 million U.S. residents face severe water quality problems. Another million lack basic indoor plumbing.

Jan 19, 2010 - John Anderson

Learn about the many sources of ocean water pollution including oil spills, plastics, and most importantly land based runoff.

Jan 6, 2011 - Megan Jungwi

Fuels used for electricity generation and vehicle propulsion are a major source of thermal pollution, harming aquatic organisms and causing global warming.

Sep 28, 2010 - Zeeshan Amin

Water pollution lesson plan to teach students on how contaminants enter our storm drains and are transported to our local waters.

Apr 6, 2008 - Debbie DeSpirt

Bottled spring water is a popular choice of healthy beverage. Turns out that drinking tap water is safer and more ecologically sound than drinking from plastic bottles.

Mar 31, 2010 - Karla Beatty