Nutrient pollution, also called eutrophication, is another type of water pollution. It is when nutrients, such as nitrogen, are added into bodies of water.

Oil refineries release billions of pounds of pollution into waterways each year, according to regulatory data. NPR found that pollution is concentrated near places where people of color live.

EPA limits 4 types of power plant pollution with sweeping rulemaking. Power plants account for more than one-quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. ... pollution that damages our air, our water ...

There are many types of marine pollution. Ocean water covers more than 70 percent of the Earth, and only in recent decades have we begun to understand how humans impact this watery habitat.

Aside from Japan’s recent wastewater release, there are other types of water pollution happening in close proximity to Westwood. Types of water pollution include industrial wastewater release ...

Every year, the textile industry uses 1.3 trillion gallons of water to dye garments – enough to fill 2 million Olympic-sized swimming pools. Most of this water, loaded with harmful chemicals and ...

Soil and water pollution and cardiovascular disease. Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2024; DOI: 10.1038/s41569-024-01068-0; ... Nanoplastics in Soil: How Soil Type and pH Influence Mobility.

The Biden administration on Thursday announced a series of new rules designed to cut pollution emitted from coal and natural gas-fired power plants having an impact on air, water, land and climate ...