Water contamination

Iran's water crisis at tipping point in threat to Islamic regime's stability

Iran expert Dr. Sharona Mazalian Levi says prolonged water outages, empty reservoirs, and crop failures may be a recipe for social unrest.

 Lake Urmia, a salty lake located in northwestern Iran between the provinces of West Azerbaijan and East Azerbaijan
 Drinking water, illustration

Health Ministry issues water safety advisories for various areas of Israel

 An IsraAID water station in Mykolaiv Oblast.

In war-torn Ukraine: Israeli NGO IsraAID expands safe water access to thousands

 Naegleria fowleri, also known as the "brain-eating" amoeba

10-year-old in critical condition due to brain-eating amoeba from water park


Israeli innovation develops method to detect water contamination

Bar-Ilan University researchers develop cost-effective method to detect low concentrations of contaminants and pharmaceutical waste in water.

 Alexander River – in the Emek Hefer Region of Israel’s Mediterranean Coastal Plain is a beautifully restored river which runs the width of Israel to its estuary near the moshav of Beit Yannai.

US warns: Iranian and Chinese hackers carry out disruptive attacks on water systems

"These attacks have the potential to disrupt the critical lifeline of clean and safe drinking water, as well as impose significant costs on affected communities," the letter said.

 A smartphone with a displayed Iranian flag with the word "Cyberattack" and binary codes over it is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken February 23, 2023.

Pollution to paradise: Tel Aviv aims to make Yarkon swimmable again

Cleaning the river has significant ecological implications, including fish and plants returning to the river, as well as other natural habitats in the future.

 The Yarkon River, December 31, 2023.

Environmental arguments against Israel-Hamas warfare - opinion

This severe environmental damage, several orders of magnitude greater than the alleged damage in Gaza, has not yet been condemned by UN institutions.

 ISRAELI SOLDIERS walk, last week, through what the IDF said was an iron-girded tunnel designed by Hamas to disgorge carloads of Palestinian fighters for a surprise storming of the border, in the northern Gaza Strip.

British villagers discover frog larvae in tap water, outrage ensues

The locals have branded the situation a “Dickensian scandal.”

An Atelopus elegans tadpole is seen at the Jambatu Center for Research and Conservation of Amphibians in Quito October 15, 2013. The Jambatu Center manages some 40 species of amphibians, and has run successful breeding programmes for some critically endangered species. Picture taken October 15, 2013

What made Venice's waters turn bright green?

The Venice prefect has called an emergency meeting of police forces to understand what happened and study possible countermeasures

Venice's waters turn green due to an unknown substance near the Rialto Bridge, in Venice, Italy in this handout image released May 28, 2023.

US proposes limits for cancer-causing chemicals in drinking water

The proposal is a major milestone in the EPA's strategy to tackle the human-made so-called "forever chemicals" found in water, air and food.

 Drinking water (illustrative)

Israel's Arad Group company helps combat global water scarcity

The Israeli company, with approximately 600 employees worldwide, uses its water monitoring technology in some of the largest cities in the world.

 The Arad Group’s ultrasonic water meter.

Lebanon grapples with first cholera outbreak in 30 years

More than 2,000 cases have been reported, including 18 deaths, while the crippled health system and the lack of public funding for proper water systems put more people at risk.

 A boy is administered with a cholera vaccine during a house-to-house vaccination campaign in Sanaa, Yemen September 14, 2019.

Cholera detected in northern Israel water - Health Ministry

The origin of the bacteria is most likely Syria, where an outbreak of cholera has been reported in recent months.

 View of the Yarmouk River which runs through Jordan, Syria and Israel.

Childhood lead exposure could lead to lower cognitive ability in old age- study

Juvenile exposure to lead can permanently harm the central nervous system, impairing cognition defined by metrics such as IQ.

 A sign warns against drinking the water in the men's restroom at the Thousand Islands welcome center in Orleans, New York, February 23, 2016.