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Water Pollution Collection

Water pollution is a global crisis that continues to plague our planet, with devastating consequences for both the environment and human health

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: Sewage Works

Sewage Works
Crossness Sewage works which belong to the Greater London Council

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: A man places an oil lamp in the polluted river Yamuna after offering prayers

A man places an oil lamp in the polluted river Yamuna after offering prayers, in New Delhi, India, June 2, 2018. REUTERS/Amit Dave

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: A polluted river is seen in Shanghai

A polluted river is seen in Shanghai, China, March 21, 2016. REUTERS/Aly Song TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: Tourist collects plastic items washed up by the sea at the Ao Phrao Beach

Tourist collects plastic items washed up by the sea at the Ao Phrao Beach
A tourist collects plastic items washed up by the sea at the Ao Phrao Beach, on the island of Ko Samet, Thailand June 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: Wider Image: Earthprints: Cancun

Wider Image: Earthprints: Cancun
An aerial view of Sargassum algae in Cancun, August 13, 2015. The Sargassum algae contains biting sand fleas and releases a pungent smell as it decomposes

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: Shoal of fish swimming around an outfall pipe on the seabed discharging treated water, Tenerife

Shoal of fish swimming around an outfall pipe on the seabed discharging treated water, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Atlantic Ocean

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: Pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) calf playing with a plastic bag, Tenerife

Pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) calf playing with a plastic bag, Tenerife

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: River Derwent pollution 15th June 1989

River Derwent pollution 15th June 1989

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: Artists caricature of water pollution

Artists caricature of water pollution. A fish wearing a gas-mask kind of headgear swims through murky and polluted waters

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: Oil sands refinery, Canada

Oil sands refinery, Canada, at twilight. The water in the foreground is one of the settling pools used to dispose of waste material after processing

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: Shipwreck on Little Curacao

Shipwreck on Little Curacao
Little Curacao is a very small uninhabited Island near Cura?ao, where this small oiltanker stranded in 1988

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: A shipwreck on the coast of Little Curacao

A shipwreck on the coast of Little Curacao
The shipwreck of an small oiltanker, that stranded here on Little Curacao. Built in 1964 and shipwrecked in 1988

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: Shipwreck on coast of Little Curacao, Caribbean

Shipwreck on coast of Little Curacao, Caribbean
Ship wreck on the small island of Klein Curacao (little Curacao) near the larger island of Curacao in the Caribbean

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: Totally polluted River Mapou flowing through Cap Haitien, Haiti, Caribbean, Central

Totally polluted River Mapou flowing through Cap Haitien, Haiti, Caribbean, Central America

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: Swans Cleaning

Swans Cleaning
December 1956: Swans groom themselves after swimming through an oil spill on the River Thames. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8941 - Cleaning The Swans - unpub

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: A created wetland used for bioremediation

A created wetland used for bioremediation
View of the wetland at Trin Warren Tam-Boore in Royal Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. This artficially created wetland is designed to pre-treat stormwater from surrounding roads

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: Oil plant settling pond

Oil plant settling pond, aerial photograph. The waste water in this settling pond contains crushed rock, sand, crude oil and bitumen

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: Oil plant scarecrow

Oil plant scarecrow (lower right), used to keep waterfowl off the oil plants settling ponds. The waste discharged to these settling ponds contains traces of crude oil and bitumen

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: Oil processing plant, Athabasca Oil Sands

Oil processing plant, Athabasca Oil Sands
Oil processing plant. Aerial photograph of an oil processing plant in the Athabasca Oil Sands, Alberta, Canada. Settling ponds, with oil deposits, are seen surrounding the processing plant

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: Oil crisis, conceptual artwork

Oil crisis, conceptual artwork
Oil crisis, conceptual computer artwork

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: Fish killed by water pollution

Fish killed by water pollution. Head and bones of a dead fish in a polluted river. Toxic levels of pollutants such as heavy metals, or human sewage, can kill plant and animal life

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: Industrial river pollution

Industrial river pollution. Artwork of dead and dying fish in a river, killed by pollution from a factory

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: Pollution from mine

Pollution from mine

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: Poisoned fish

Poisoned fish. Fish killed by pollution in the River Volga, Russia. Photographed in 1990

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: Polluted river running through a Malaysian slum

Polluted river running through a Malaysian slum

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: Water pollution

Water pollution. Effluent (liquid waste) flowing from a pipe onto a river bank. Photographed by the River Tyne, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: Oil industry pollution

Oil industry pollution. Tailings settling pond with residual crude oil and bitumen floating on the surface. In the background is the Syncrude oil processing plant

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: Raw sewage

Raw sewage overflowing from an access cover (manhole) for a public sewer, in Oxfordshire, UK. The sewage is flowing down a footpath to reach a chalk stream (not seen)

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: HOUS2A-00099

HOUS2A-00099
Woman in cottage doorway emptying a slop bucket near a well. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: Pollution on the river Mersey near Warrington, UK

Pollution on the river Mersey near Warrington, UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: A polluted waterway in Warrington, Lancashire, UK

A polluted waterway in Warrington, Lancashire, UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: A polluted waterway near Warrinton, UK

A polluted waterway near Warrinton, UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: Pollution on the River Mersey UK

Pollution on the River Mersey UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Background imageWater Pollution Collection: A contaminated water course near Liverpool UK

A contaminated water course near Liverpool UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock



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Water pollution is a global crisis that continues to plague our planet, with devastating consequences for both the environment and human health. From sewage works contaminating rivers to oil lamps being placed in polluted waters as part of religious rituals, the signs of this alarming issue are all around us. In India's river Yamuna, a man offers prayers while placing an oil lamp into its toxic depths, symbolizing the desperate plea for purification amidst severe water pollution. Meanwhile, at Ao Phrao Beach, a fish-shaped plastic container washed up by the sea serves as a stark reminder of how our careless actions contribute to the degradation of marine ecosystems. The Neman River overflows its banks during heavy rainfall, flooding courtyards and leaving behind traces of contamination. In Shanghai, a once pristine river now appears murky and polluted due to industrial waste discharge. Even from afar on the shore of Bay of Bengal or Lake Maracaibo in Lagunillas, one can witness layers of crude oil floating on their surfaces - evidence of reckless practices that harm aquatic life and habitats. As we venture inland towards Mussayab district along the Euphrates River in Iraq, floating dead fish near fish farms highlight how water pollution affects not only natural ecosystems but also jeopardizes food security for local communities. Plastic bottles scattered across Ao Phrao Beach serve as reminders that even seemingly remote areas are not immune to this pervasive problem. Amidst these distressing scenes emerges hope: tourists taking action by collecting plastic items washed up by the sea at Ao Phrao Beach demonstrate individual responsibility towards mitigating water pollution's impact. However, it is crucial that such efforts extend beyond beach clean-ups; systemic change is needed worldwide. Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro paints a tragic picture where birds find themselves surrounded by dead fish - victims caught between contaminated waters and dwindling resources caused by human negligence.