A new review reveals that tire wear particles are a major source of toxic microplastics polluting rivers, lakes, and ...

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 ...

Freshwater biodiversity is vital to the sustainability of our food chain. Many freshwater ecosystems impact us by cleaning water and filtering excessive nutrients, pathogens, and pollutants.

The study found widespread microplastic pollution across some Appalachian streams, which poses ecological and public health ...

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.

An estimated 26 per cent of Africa’s freshwater fish species are threatened (including those assessed as Critically ...

Nearly a quarter of the world's freshwater species are at risk of extinction due to a multitude of threats, according to new research.

When it comes to protecting the health of the Cape’s 890 ponds and lakes, there are lots of organizations and entities with a ...

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 ...

While there is an ocean of research on the environmental impacts of marine plastic pollution, less is known about plastics that accumulate in freshwater rivers and lakes. Chen was recently awarded a ...

Despite achieving Unesco biosphere status on the basis of its marine reserves, hazardous chemical contaminants pollute the seas around the Isle of Man.