206 Million Pounds of Toxic Chemicals Dumped Into U.S. Waterways in One Year, Study Finds
Jan 17, 2024
Our waterways are versatile, but the colossal amount of toxins legally dumped on a yearly basis may surprise you. In just one year, American waterways were filled with 206 million pounds of toxic chemicals, according to a report conducted by the Environment America Research and Policy Center. The report, Wasting Our Waterways, cites the mid-Atlantic, Ohio River and South Atlantic-Gulf Coast watershed regions as the most polluted, with more than 20 million pounds of toxicity released into each of those...