Is the Colour of Water Bodies an Indicator of their Health?
The answer is, it depends. The colour does tell us about the condition of the water body, such as if…
Road Traffic is a Major Source of Water Pollution too!
A running theme in this blog has been that pollution is transboundary. In the same vein, researchers from the University…
Cleaning Up the Singapore River
A few days ago, I was passing by the Singapore River at Clarke Quay and was struck by what a…
The Eutrophication of Artificial Lakes formed during Urbanisation
Zheng et al.’s (2021) article entitled ‘Dominant Contribution of a Lake’s Internal Pollution to Eutrophication During Rapid Urbanization’ explains how…
Current Concerns about Freshwater
The Anthropocene is characterised by the significant impact of humans on Earth and its systems. Our planet is populated by…