Water Pollution

We all need clean water. People need it to grow crops and to operate factories, and for drinking and recreation. Fish and wildlife depend on it to survive.

Many different pollutants can harm our rivers, streams, lakes and oceans. The three most common are soil, nutrients and bacteria. Rain washes soil into streams and rivers. The soil can kill tiny animals and fish eggs. It can clog the gills of fish and block light so plants die. Nutrients, often from fertilizers, cause problems in lakes, ponds and reservoirs. Nitrogen and phosphorus make algae grow and can turn water green. Bacteria, often from sewage spills, can pollute fresh or salt water.

Environmental Protection Agency

External Resources

Rainbow Video and Film Productions - Award-winning environmental videos on community activism dealing with air and water pollution. Description and ordering information.

White Mountain - Subtle energy devices that make Homeopathic and Energy Remedies, neutralise environmental pollution, give your tap water healing qualities, plus channelled guidance from Gillian Lee.

Environmental Health Technology - University of Washington program on the health and environmental issues associated with air pollution, drinking water, wastewaters, food protection, and solid and hazardous wastes.

fluidyn - Software developed by Transoft International in the field of computational fluid dynamics, heat transfer, structural mechanics, environmental engineering and ground water pollution.

ShoreBank Pacific - Community development bank lending to Pacific Northwest businesses involved with sustainably harvested timber, pollution prevention, water treatment, and affordable housing. Banking and saving products. United States.

Biological Markers of Water Pollution - A review of the literature on the use of enzyme induction in aquatic organisms to measure environmental pollution.

Risk Writers Ltd - Provide research, writing and publishing on environmental science issues pertaining to human health, ecological risk, pesticide exposure, ground water pollution and environmental quality.

Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research - Soil Science and Environmental Quality - Research projects, publications and contact details for the IGER Soil Science group. Includes research into soil nitrifiers and denitrifiers, plant-soil-microbe interactions, and the pollution of drainage water by coliform bacteria.

Australian Journal of Soil Research - Especially focussing on land and water management, soil pollution and remediation, and sustainable primary production. Site offers the Index, Abstracts and a sample issue.

Swiss Federal Research Station for Agroecology and Agriculture Zurich-Reckenholz - Develops environmentally sound cultivation and production techniques which maintain soil fertility, cause minimal air and water pollution and allow high biodiversity as well as a varied landscape.

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