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"A new study from the University of Cape Town accuses the City of Cape Town of misrepresenting scientific evidence regarding urban water pollution and failing to address ongoing contamination issues.
Dar es Salaam. A new report released by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has raised the alarm over the future of Africa’s freshwater fish, revealing that one in every four species assessed is now ...
According to a report released yesterday, it is estimated that the continent is home to more than 3,200 freshwater fish.
An estimated 26 per cent of Africa’s freshwater fish species are threatened (including those assessed as Critically ...
The Angling Trust said that river temperatures in England and Wales between March and June were the hottest since records ...
The study found widespread microplastic pollution across some Appalachian streams, which poses ecological and public health ...
A new IAEA coordinated research project (CRP) will investigate the impact of nutrient pollution from land-based sources on coastal eutrophication and the formation of harmful algal blooms.
As the population grows and urbanization and agro-industrial activity increase, the demand for freshwater is expected to rise by 55% by 2050. Experts project that this increase in demand will ...
Despite achieving Unesco biosphere status on the basis of its marine reserves, hazardous chemical contaminants pollute the seas around the Isle of Man.
With the world facing a worsening water crisis, a huge public survey found that water pollution is the number one environmental issue for people globally, topping even climate change, and that there ...
To save a coastal wetlands, county officials worry Florida Power & Light is jeopardizing the ongoing clean-up of a saltwater plume in South Florida drinking water aquifer.
Typically, “dilution is the solution of pollution,” Kaushal says, referring to the fact that heavy rainfall or releasing fresh water from dams into ecosystems can decrease salinity.