Brazil, 30 percent of water supplies polluted

Posted on January 10, 2011 • Filed under: Brazil, Enviromental Issues, Latin America Health

According to SOS Mata Atlantica Foundation, an NGO which works for the protection of the Atlantic Forest, 30 percent of Brazilian water sources have poor quality, an official news agency informed. After analyzing 43 water sources in 12 States and in the Federal District the foundation reported that 25 percent of them have poor quality and 5 percent have very poor quality, which means that the health of the population is at risk. Read Article

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