A five-year study in Canada has found that road salt, a toxic substance, can damage waterways, soil, vegetation, fish, birds and some wildlife without harming people.
In recent years there have been numerous examples of industrial spills or dumping that have damaged waterways and in some cases harmed residents.
Horse trampling also has the potential to damage waterways and bog habitats.
Power plants are killing fish and damaging our waterways via their outdated once-through cooling systems.
NOx emissions are a key component in ground-level ozone and a cause of acid rain, which damages forests, waterways and historic buildings.
New measures were needed to prevent the onshore pipelines from damaging the 1,000-odd 1,000-odd they cross.
Earlier this month, an enormous load of fallen trees and logging debris - around 1 million tonnes of forestry slash - swept down the waterways, damaging 61 bridges in its path.
However, over-application of Pi fertilizers has led to run-off of excess Pi into waterways damaging ecosystems [ 6- 8].
While 99.99% of oil arrived safely at its destination, the 1.15m gallons that didn't has fouled waterways, damaged homes, slicked tracks and gathered an increasing amount of attention.
Rainwater harvesting is an important technology in cities that can contribute to a number of functions, such as sustainable water management in the face of demand growth and drought as well as the detention of rainwater to increase flood protection and reduce damage to waterways.
