Human impact on world’s rivers ‘threatens water security of 5 billion’

Pollution in the Yangtze
Chemical waste water is discharged into the Yangtze river. Source: Lu Guang/Greenpeace

The world’s rivers are so badly affected by human activity that the water security of almost 5 billion people, and the survival of thousands of aquatic species, are threatened, scientists warned.

Read the full story on the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/sep/29/human-impact-world-rivers-water-security

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