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Water pollution involves contaminating bodies of water with any number of pollutants. Water pollution can occur in most bodies of water, from surface water such as rivers and oceans to aquifers below the ground, and contaminants can
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range from natural to synthetic compounds. While waste dumping and oil spills contribute to water pollution, atmospheric deposition and nutrient over-enrichment do as well. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, dirty water provides the world's No. 1 health risk. It is by far one of the most globally prominent environmental issues, especially considering that water is essential to sustaining life on Earth. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Articles about Water Pollution World Toilet Organization campaign seeks to turn Black Friday brown
Mon, Nov 25 2013 at 6:05 PM Although the UN-sanctioned day of commode observance has passed, the folks at the World Toilet Organization have declared this coming Friday as Brown Friday 'the number 2 reason to spend this holiday season.'

The 10 Best Places to Pee [Infographic]

Tue, Nov 19 2013 at 3:03 PM On World Toilet Day, a day in which we turn our attention to modern sanitation and the 2.5 billion people across the globe without access to it, here's a look at a few remarkable places to go see a man about a horse.

Harvest Dome 2.0 to be moored along the fetid banks of the Gowanus
Wed, Nov 06 2013 at 12:10 PM After taking a quick rest on Governors Island, a massive floating sphere constructed from snapped umbrella frames will next set sail on one of the country's most notorious Superfund sites: The Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn.

Olympic oops: Russia's games aren't as 'zero-waste' as promised

Wed, Oct 30 2013 at 12:19 PM Construction waste for the Sochi Olympic village has been dumped into an illegal landfill.

Mercury: The poisonous legacy of the California Gold Rush

Wed, Oct 30 2013 at 9:48 AM Solving the problem will be difficult because there is probably just too much mercury-tainted sediment to feasibly move.

Can private industry solve the Dead Sea disaster it created?

Mon, Oct 21 2013 at 11:53 AM The salty lake is threatened by water consumption and pollution, but help may be just over the horizon.
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How Philippe Cousteau is helping kids find their eco-spark

Fri, Oct 18 2013 at 12:25 PM MNN's family blogger chats with Philippe Cousteau about science, exploration, adventure and the eco-savvy kids who are changing the world.

U.S. shutdown slows Hawaii molasses probe

Thu, Oct 03 2013 at 2:36 PM Thanks to distant D.C. politics, federal authorities have largely suspended their investigation of the historic molasses spill that fouled Hawaiian waters last month.

New Cousteau series looks to kids for solutions to aquatic 'dead zones'
Mon, Sep 23 2013 at 12:00 PM This EarthEcho Expedition takes an in-depth look at dead zones in America's watershed and encourages kids to learn more and get involved.

Why is Hawaii's molasses spill so terrible?

Fri, Sep 13 2013 at 1:42 PM A 233,000-gallon molasses spill has killed thousands of marine creatures off the coast of Honolulu. But how can an edible substance be so deadly to wildlife?

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