Germany

Germany: Heidelberg residents warned not to drink blue tap water

Residents of Heidelberg in southwestern Germany went through a contamination scare on Thursday after tap water turned blue for a few hours.

07/02/2019

World News

Fish eaters beware! European report warns of mercury threat

Diet is the primary way in which people in Europe are exposed to mercury

21/09/2018

World News

World Water Week: How clean is European water?

Some 60% of European waters monitored failed to reach "good" ecological status.

31/08/2018

France

French village cut from water supply for two years due to pesticides

At first glance, the small town of Etais-La-Sauvin, some 200 kms south of Paris, is your typical French village — except that soil pollution has deprived its inhabitants of drinkable running water for more than two years.

22/08/2018

Hungary

Hungarians embrace plastic-free July

More than a dozen restaurants and cafes in Budapest have agreed to fill used bottles or flasks with water for free. It's in a bid to have a Plastic Free July.

04/07/2018

World News

World's drinking water contaminated with plastic fibres, study finds

"What we have here is plastic in the drinking water that human beings are consuming every day" - author of study, Dan Morrison, tells euronews.

06/09/2017

India

Something in the water - and it's turning dogs blue

Industrial pollution in India's Kasabi river has started to turn local dogs blue.

18/08/2017

Iran

Over 400 taken to hospital after a chlorine gas leakage in Iran

More than 400 people have been taken to hospital in Iran with respiratory problems after a chlorine gas leakage in Dezful city.

13/08/2017

Next Series

'Electric' bacteria can purify sewage water - fast

Harnessing bacteria that produce electricity and break down organic waste, a European research project is developing a new, environmentally friendly way to purify sewage water in small communities.

01/05/2017

Next Series

Takeaway: Clear advantage

Does this look like sewage treatment plant to you?

01/05/2017

Next Series

Dyed without waste - developing a process to save water in the textile industry

This edition of Futuris visited a factory in Belgium which specialises in dyeing fabrics.

20/03/2017

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Takeaway: Dyed without waste

Would you drink this water?

20/03/2017

Syria

Work starts to repair vital Syrian spring

Maintenance workers have arrived at the Ain al-Fija water spring. They will start work on repairing the damage caused by the fighting between rebels and government forces.

29/01/2017

Chile

Freight train falls into river after bridge collapses in Chile

A railway bridge in southern Chile collapsed under the weight of a freight train that was passing over it.

20/08/2016

My Europe Series

Radiation continues to ‘muddy the waters’ in the Sea of Kyiv

Contaminated components can be found in the mud of the northern part of the artificial lake.

22/04/2016

USA

US Congress grills officials over Michigan drinking water pollution

US Congress members have called for a state governor and a watchdog chief to resign for failing to prevent a contaminated drinking water scandal

18/03/2016

USA

Alarm in Ohio over second case of lead-contaminated drinking water

Health officials in the US state of Ohio have warned its residents in the village of Sebring not to drink tap water because of high levels of lead

26/01/2016

USA

USA: Clinton expresses 'outrage' at Flint water contamination scandal

A water pollution scandal in the US has risen to the surface of this year’s presidential campaign. Lead-contaminated drinking water was piped to

18/01/2016

Next Series

Liquid assets: how to test recycled water on the cheap

In an increasingly drought-hit world recycling water is hugely important. A European research project is helping the cause

28/09/2015

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Do you know: how does soil clean water?

28/09/2015