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Title Water Crisis: What Happens When There’s Nothing Left to Drink? Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet The Real Truth Media type Web Country/Territory United States Date 5/05/21 Description Even though water covers 71 percent of the Earth, just 1.2 percent is available for human use. And it does not take much to taint this liquid resource. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation said: “A gallon of paint or a quart of motor oil can seep into the earth and pollute 250,000 gallons of drinking water. A spilled gallon of gasoline can pollute 750,000 gallons of water.” URL https://rcg.org/realtruth/articles/210505-001.html Persons Julia Brown Title Toxic waste: The most polluted waters in the world Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet The Independent Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 25/04/21 Description From raw sewage to microplastics, our oceans and waterways are becoming more toxic by the day Producer/Author Stuart McDill & Alex Richardson URL https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/river-pollution-climate-crisis-plastic-b1834316.html Persons Julia Brown Title Toxic waste: The most polluted waters in the world Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet TheWashingtonTime.com Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 24/04/21 Description About four billion people experience severe water shortages for at least one month a year and around 1.6 billion people – almost a quarter of the world’s population – have problems accessing a clean, safe water supply, according to the United Nations. URL https://www.thewashingtontime.com/toxic-waste-the-most-polluted-waters-in-the-world/ Persons Julia Brown