A study out of Michigan State University, showed that US rivers and lakes are being contaminated with pollutants seeping from septic tank systems.

Scientists warn that plastic debris, including plastic microbeads, could pose a larger environmental threat to the Great Lakes than initially thought.

The US EPA with financial assistance from NASA have developed a cellphone app that will allow them to track harmful algae species in water sources.

Two new research studies have found that a third of the world's major groundwater reserves are rapidly becoming depleted due to human demands.

Methadone, being found in rivers and lakes as a result of wastewater discharge, may be a precursor of NDMA, an extremely potent carcinogen.

A new study has proven conclusively that pollutants can enter water pipes via leaks to be transported throughout the distribution network