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Polluted Rivers Stock Photos

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Plastic rubbish trapped in branches by the side of the river Etherow, Stockport, England

Pollution, River, UK

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Scientist examining toxic water samples

Water, Water Pollution, Examining

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Water Pollution

Pollution, Water Pollution, Sewage

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Powerful water flowing from a large pipe using a water pump for agricultural use in paddy fields.

Water Pollution, Pollution, River

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Environment engineer Collect samples of wastewater from industrial canals in test tube, Close up hand with glove Collect samples of wastewater from industrial canals in test tube. mobile water laboratory check

Water, Water Pollution, Quality

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Marine Biologist with equipment next to river

UK, River, Pollution

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Semi submerged Trolley

River, Pollution, UK

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Water pollution

Water, Unhygienic, River

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Collecting Water Samples To Test

UK, Water, Water Pollution

Treated effluent flowing into the River Irwell from the Bolton Wastewater Treatment Works operated by United Utilities Ltd on June 24, 2025 in...

The Water (Special Measures) Act Comes Into Force This Month

Sewage Treatment Plant, UK, Sewage

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Drought scene in Poyang Lake, Jiangxi, China

River, Drought, River Yangtze

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Water flowing from concrete pipes into forest stream

Sewage, River, Water Pollution

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Waste water pipe.

UK, Sewage, River

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Outfall from sewage treatment works

River, UK, Sewage

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Sewage background.

Sewage, Pollution, Drain

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River Thames Foreshore Waste

Pollution, UK, River Thames

Volunteers take part in a river cleanup, organised by the waterway advocacy group Thames21, on June 03, 2021 in London, England. The event, in...

Volunteers Clean Up River Lea Tributary In Enfield

England, River, Pollution

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garbage accumulated in the Seine River, Paris

River Seine, Pollution, Water Pollution

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Industrial Waste. Color Image

River, Pollution, Toxic Waste

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Pollutants Floating on Dirty Water

Pollution, Italy, River

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chemical spill pollution response team in action recovery stop spill of the chemical spill pollution at factory . Hazard emergency response concept .

River, Poisonous, Pollution

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throwing garbage into the river

River, Rubbish, Pollution

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Garbage washed up by the tide opposite a skyline of International Banks, London

Pollution, River, UK

River Wye on 8th July 2025 in Hay-on-Wye, Wales, United Kingdom. The Wye is crucial for nature, conservation and recreation for local people, but has...

River Wye In Hay-on-Wye

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Close up of foam in the seashore of a lake. Germany.

River, Sea Foam, Foam - Material

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Water Contamination

Pollution, River, Factory

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Rubbish floating in the River Cray on the outer fringes of London, North Kent.

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Plastic Pollution

UK, Water Pollution, River

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Water pollution during high tide

River, Rubbish, Sewage

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Aerial view/A water treatment pond in the water supply that turns natural water for consumption.

Water, Sewage Treatment Plant, Circle

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Mumbai Slum River Pollution and Heavy Traffic at Dawn

Pollution, River

Volunteers with Fulham Reach Boat Club participate in an Earth Day clean-up of the Thames riverbank on April 22, 2026 in London, England. 100 people...

Volunteers Participate In Earth Day Clean-Up On The River Thames

Earth Day, Pollution, River Thames

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Wales - Paleena Valley - Iron seepage from a disused mine pollluting a river

River, Pollution, Wales

Litter detritus including bottles and plastics are among Thames river reed grasses on the Greenwich Peninsular, on 18th February 2025, in London,...

Reeds Waste And Litter

Pollution, UK, River Thames

Dumped waste and washed-up litter lies at Blackwall Point the Greenwich Peninsular foreshore of the Thames river at low-tide, on 18th February 2025,...

River Thames Foreshore Waste

Pollution, UK, River Thames

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Garbage dump in a canal ( India)

Recycling, India, Pollution

The photographers shadow is cast on the waters of the Peover Eye, a small river that meanders through the Cheshire countryside on August 06, 2026...

Environment Agency Releases Surface Water Quality Results

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The Bagmati river running through Kathmandu in Nepal. The river is full of litter and raw sewage

River, Rubbish, Plastic

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Full frame abstract green natural background made by Algal bloom

Algal Bloom, Nature, Algae

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Ecological water sampling

Water, Pollution, Examining

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Green River Banks With Trees Full of Garbage and Junk in Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana

River, Pollution, Rubbish

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Water, Unhygienic, River

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Aerial photo of purification tanks of modern wastewater treatment plant

Water, Sewage Treatment Plant, UK

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Pulp Mill On Edge of Fast Moving River

Water Pollution, Factory, Pollution

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Cleaning Up The Environment

River, Cleaning, Community

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rubbish in river

Water, Pollution, Environment

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Scientist examing toxic water

Water, Environment, Medical Test

General view of polluted water around the Triveni Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganga, Yamuna, and the Saraswati, following the conclusion of...

International Day of Action for Rivers in India

Encino, CA, Wednesday, May 22, 2024 - A homeless encampment thrives on the banks of the LA River near the Orange Line Busway near Victory Blvd. It's...

Environmental activist Melanie Winter at the LA River.

Pollution, USA, Nature

Indian children fly kites on the banks of the polluted Cooum River next to homes in Chennai on April 21, 2018. - April 22 is observed as Earth Day...

TOPSHOT-INDIA-ENVIRONMENT-EARTH-DAY

River, Pollution, TopShot

Protester holds a 'Sewage Ahead'' sign during the demonstration on the beach in Brighton, part of a nationwide Surfers Against Sewage day of action...

A protester holds a 'Sewage Ahead'' sign during the

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River Litter Trap

Rubbish, Plastic Container, Pollution

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Getting Rubbish from the River

UK, River, Volunteer

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Water pollution

Sea, Plastic, Rubbish

An aerial view of treated effluent flowing into the River Irwell from the Bolton Wastewater Treatment Works operated by United Utilities Ltd on June...

The Water (Special Measures) Act Comes Into Force This Month

River, England, Pollution

Litter and debris float down a stretch of the Yamuna river on December 14, 2009 in Delhi, India. In a city of approximately 16 million, over a...

Delhi's Yamuna River Polluted By The Overburden Of Population

River, Pollution

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Outflow of toxic effluent

UK, Water Pollution, Water

Dumped waste and washed-up litter lies at Blackwall Point the Greenwich Peninsular foreshore of the Thames river at low-tide, on 18th February 2025,...

River Thames Foreshore Waste

Lime - Transportation Company, Pollution, River Thames

Citizen science volunteer from the 'Henley River Action Group', David Wallace, holds a sample testing river water for nitrogen levels while...

England's Waterways Polluted By Private Water Companies

UK, Pollution, River

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Rubbish floating

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