Researchers are reporting that wildfires burning in forested watershed have the potential to negatively impact drinking water sources by releasing substances from soils, resulting in contamination.

A new study published has shown that the concentration of enterococci are largely influenced by the amount of mammalian feces and particulate matter floating on the surface.

Improving the water quality in the Gulf of Mexico and stopping the deadly algae blooms is likely to take decades, a new study has revealed.

Because wastewater treatment plants are not capable of removing synthetic chemicals, trace amounts remain in the effluent that wastewater treatment facilities discharge into our waterways.

A new study has revealed that linuron, an endocrine-disrupting chemical used in pesticides, impairs the fertility of male frogs and causes tadpoles to develop ovaries rather than testicles.

While many people who buy bottled water realize that it may not be healthy for them or the environment, they do so because of their fear of dying, a new...