Agricultural pollution
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Runoff from a field in Iowa, USA (1999)
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Farm stream without conservation buffers, Iowa, USA (1999)
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Sediment runoff from farm, southeastern Iowa, USA (2011)
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Topsoil runoff from farm, central Iowa, USA (2011)
Construction site pollution
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Construction site runoff, Davidson, North Carolina, USA (2009)
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Construction site runoff entering the Chattahoochee River, Georgia, USA (2014)
Deteriorating water infrastructure
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Sanitary sewer overflow in Rhode Island, USA (2006)
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Sewer overflow, Johannesburg, South Africa (2006)
Flotables (trash pollution)
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Pollution in the Lachine Canal, Montreal, Canada
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Chattahoochee River, USA (1972)
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Marine debris
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Floating trash, Lucerne, Switzerland (2010)
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Trash pollution, Kathmandu, Nepal
Industrial waste
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Chemical plant pollution, Olentangy River, Ohio, USA (1974)
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Thermal pollution, Kanawha River, West Virginia, USA (1974)
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π Heated water (thermal pollution) flowing out of Potrero Generating Station, San Francisco, California (2008)Heated water (thermal pollution) flowing out of Potrero Generating Station, San Francisco, California (2008)
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Coir industry waste, India (2011)
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Petroleum waste from natural gas wells, Bayou Segnette, Louisiana, USA (1972)
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Seafood processing waste discharged into town harbor, Sitka, Alaska (2003)
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Kingston Fossil Plant coal fly ash slurry spill, USA (2008)(Aerial view)
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Kingston Fossil Plant coal fly ash slurry spill, USA (2008)(1 mile downstream from plant)
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Paper mill pollution, Maine, USA (1973)
Mine drainage
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Lousal Mine, GrΓ’ndola, Portugal (2008)
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Water colored by iron, Rio Tinto, Spain
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Runoff from an abandoned mine enters the Bucktail River in Idaho, USA (1996)
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Jerome, Arizona, USA (1992)
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Clay quarry waste, Devon, England (2008)
Miscellaneous pollution sources and impacts
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Pumping of highly toxic (dark black) sludge
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North Jakarta Slums, Indonesia (2004)
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Lemna algae, Maracaibo, Venezuela (2007)
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River with sediment, USA
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Pollution, Toulouse, France (2008)
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Pollution, Toulouse, France (2008)
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Untreated sewage, Rio GuaΓba, Brazil
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π Shoreline of Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, contaminated by Lemna minor (duckweed) due to nutrient pollutionShoreline of Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, contaminated by Lemna minor (duckweed) due to nutrient pollution
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sea water
Oil pollution
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Oil and water on a road
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Diesel spill on a road
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Impact of oil spill from Amoco Cadiz grounding (1978)
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Oil sheen on Sandogardy Pond, Northfield, New Hampshire, USA (2008)
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π Aerial photo of oil pollution from petroleum refineries and storage facilities along Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela (infrared photography)Aerial photo of oil pollution from petroleum refineries and storage facilities along Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela (infrared photography)
Diagrams, illustrations of water pollution
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Indian Ocean, october 1997
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Natural ground cover - impervious ground cover
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Eutrophication
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Faroe stamp illustrating sea pollution
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Faroe stamp illustating sea pollution
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Ballast water pollution from ships
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Illustration of a combined sewer system
