Water pollution is a large set of adverse effects upon water bodies (lakes, rivers, oceans, groundwater) caused by human activities. Although natural phenomena such as volcanoes, storms ...

A torrent of news on dirty water has spilled over into next month’s election. While not a top campaign issue, it stinks of a larger problem: Britain’s aging infrastructure. Wastewater from ...

Other water pollution occurs when tanks storing chemicals leak and leach into the groundwater. Paper and textile manufacturing, which use chemicals such as chlorine and benzene, are among the ...