Water Pollution

More than 300 water pollution problems in river courses were spotted in the second half of last year in Shanghai’s downtown areas, mainly concerning floating pollutants, officials revealed yesterday. Another 191 problems over pollution in nearby river courses in the city’s downtown were also found, most related to greenery pollution,…

KATHMANDU - Trash collected from Mount Everest is set to be transformed into art and displayed in a nearby gallery, to highlight the need to save the world's tallest mountain from turning into a dumping site. Used oxygen bottles, torn tents, ropes, broken ladders, cans and plastic wrappers discarded by…

Nation Thursday, 24 Dec 2020 11:09 AM MYT PETALING JAYA: A 50-year-old local fish pond owner and his four Indonesian workers were detained in connection with a water pollution offence. Selangor CID chief Senior Asst Comm Datuk Fadzil Ahmat said the five men were detained at Bukit Sentosa, Hulu Selangor…

Your Excellency, for over 40, the people of Ndokwa/Ukwani in Delta State have lived peacefully with the Nigerian Agip Oil Company and a host of other oil companies, who own massive oil production operations in the area. Despite the fortune these companies have been making from their various operations, the people…

PAKISTANI Aiza Kashif, 42, who holds a doctoral degree in pharmacy, lives in the town of Zhangjiang in Pudong. She has become active in community volunteer efforts. Kashif was Shanghai’s first foreign “ambassador” in the city’s anti-drug campaign. She has done volunteer work in Metro stations, airports and at the…

Sewerage company puts matters in Selangor into perspective IN a recent spate of river pollution in Selangor, the public paid the price when there were water disruptions, be it in domestic houses or commercial areas. Fingers were quickly pointed at Indah Water Konsortium (IWK) Sdn Bhd, the national sewerage company…

News Ria Chaitram 6 Hrs AgoThis file photo shows plastic pollution along Hart’s Cut, Chaguaramas. THE Environmental Management Authority (EMA) is urging the public to follow the revised water pollution rules. At a webinar on Tuesday, it explained the importance of these rules, the criteria for permits, and enforcement of…

Hundreds of sea creatures’ bodies have washed up onto the shore in Russia’s Far East. All signs point to water pollution in what is the latest in a series of environmental catastrophes to befall Russia this year.The contamination, first reported last month, has left a bubbly yellow sludge on the…

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A dispute between Washington state dairies and the Environmental Protection Agency over groundwater contamination is being argued in federal court.The Yakima Herald-Republic reported Sunday that a 2012 EPA study linked a handful of dairies near Granger and Sunnyside to groundwater pollution.The dairy industry says the study…

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