“Contaminated and polluted water now kills more people than all forms of violence including wars, according to a United Nations report released Monday that calls for turning unsanitary wastewater into an environmentally safe economic resource.
“As a result, “it is essential that wastewater management is considered as part of integrated, ecosystem-based management that operates across sectors and borders, freshwater and marine.”
read more: CNN
“The Riachuelo river, which originates in the Buenos Aires province in Argentina, is one of the most polluted rivers in the world, according to environmental activists.
“For decades, tons of industrial and household waste have been dumped into the river, which has become a lifeless sludge.”
read more: Al Jazeera
“No more flushing, no more lose pills in the trash and no more wastewater contamination.”
read more: Suburbanite
read more: AlterNet
read more: NRDC
Water Number: $4 a bottle. In the latest skirmish in the war on tap water, the sports arena that hosts the Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team — with the lovely name of the Quicken Loans Arena concession — has removed its drinking water fountains. The only way for thirsty fans to get water now is to wait in line at the concessions counter for a free small cup or pay $4 for bottled water or try to drink water from the bathroom faucets.Read more: War on Tap Water
Whiskey’s for drinking, water’s for fighting about. — Mark Twain
On tonight’s CBS Evening News, a special series “Where America Stands” will look at the growing gap between our demand and supply of water.
Preview: America’s Water Crisis – Couric & Co. – CBS News
The Environmental Working Group analysis of 20 million tap water quality tests found a total of 316 contaminants — including industrial solvents, weed killers, refrigerants and the rocket fuel component perchlorate — in water supplied to the public between 2004 and 2009.
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U.S. Drinking Water Widely Contaminated: Scientific American
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