Mercury pollution in California may be coming from a surprising source: elephant seals.

One-hundred workers of a garments factory had to take treatment at the hospital today after drinking water from the factory canteen.

The National Green Tribunal today directed chief secretaries of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand to attend a meeting this week for devising a plan for improving water quality in six districts of weste

Narrow pipes installed with materials welded together with lead could be responsible for excessive levels of the heavy metal found in Hong Kong water, a member of the task force set up to investiga

Zambian villagers are taking a multinational copper mining firm to court in the UK, accusing it of poisoning their water.

Syria's water network, heavily damaged by bombs and shelling, is at risk of collapse as its civil war drags on, increasing the threat of deadly typhoid or cholera outbreaks, the International Commi

The water quality at the Olympic sailing venue in Rio de Janeiro is a serious issue but will be resolved by the time the Games begin next year, Rio Organising Committee president Carlos Nuzman said

The Obama administration said Monday it will dramatically limit the flushing of pharmaceutical waste at hospitals and other health care facilities as part of a larger effort to improve water qualit

Sri Lanka's Central Environmental Authority (CEA) today temporarily revoked a suspension order it imposed on the Environmental Protection License (EPL) of the Coca-Cola beverage factory in Biyagama

Highly flammable Mazut oil leaked from the cool water unit of Al-the Hamra electricity station in Assiut on Friday, causing 10 water stations to close