Check out the many resources and affiliations regarding pollution and waste.

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ā„¹ļø About


AndPollution

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Contributors

  • Parfait Gasana is an economics-trained data and research analyst from the Chicago area with passionate interests in public infrastructure, energy, environment, empirical methods, and data analytics. Active on GitHub, Gitlab, and StackOverflow communities, he is also an avid reader of global environment news and creates environment-themed data projects usually in R, Python, and SQL databases.

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Global



National


  • EPA: AirNow

    One-stop source for air quality data.

  • EPA: ChemView

    Access to health and safety data on U.S. regulated chemicals.

  • EPA: NPDAT

    Web-based tool intended to help states develop effective strategies for reducing nitrogen and phosphorus pollution

  • EDF: Chemical Exposure Action Map

    Explore the facilities releasing toxic chemical pollution into the air, water, and land of communities through the United States.

  • EWG: PFAS Map

    Interactive map that shows PFAS pollution in public and private water systems

  • DataKind: Fenceline Data

    Access multiple datasets including federal data on chemical and greenhouse-gas emissions and enforcement actions in one place.

  • NOAA: Coastal Polluton Explorer

    Interactive web-based platform that enables users to explore spatial and temporal trends in chemical contaminant data across U.S. coastal areas

  • NPI

    Australia National Pollutant Inventory data

  • ProPublica: ToxMap

    The most detailed map of cancer-Causing industrial air pollution in the U.S

  • UK-AIR

    Monitoring and reporting of air pollution in the UK, divided into non-agglomeration zones and agglomeration zones

  • US EPA: Nutrient Data

    Data collection and compilation by states, tribes and territories to assess, protect, manage, and improve the quality of the nationā€™s waters from the effects of nutrient pollution.

  • USGS: Water Quality Data

    USGS National Water Information System (NWIS) contains extensive water-quality data for thousands of sites nationwide.


Regional


  • ALQI Data Insights

    Global and regional air pollution trends in annual update report

  • Asia Waste Data Explorer

    Explore municipal solid waste (MSW) indicators across Asian countries using the World Bankā€™s What a Waste 2.0 database, with supporting context from UN urbanisation estimates (WUP 2025) and World Bank income-group classifications.

  • CNRS: PFAS Data Hub

    Research project run by the CNRS Humanities & Social Sciences, aiming to gather data about PFAS measured and suspected contamination for select EU countries.

  • EANET

    Provides long-term wet and dry deposition data for nitrogen and sulfur across Southeast Asian countries

  • LiNDA HEWA

    Searchable map displays the geographic distribution of published work on air pollution and health in East Africa. It is designed to include relevant research articles on air pollution and health, as well as reports and policy briefs from the region identified through electronic databases, reference lists, and experts in the region.

  • SACEP: South Asian Regional Cooperation on Sustainable Nitrogen Management

    Joint research effort studying the impacts of different forms of nitrogen pollution in South Asian countries.



šŸ›ļø Organizations







General


Earth.org logo

Earth.org

Leading environmental news website dedicated to providing comprehensive coverage of crucial issues aā€¦

Earthworks logo

Earthworks

Protects communities and the environment from the adverse impacts of mineral and energy development ā€¦

Environmental Defense Fund logo

Environmental Defense Fund

Leading environmental nonprofit focused on stabilizing the climate while helping build strong and heā€¦

European Environment Agency logo

European Environment Agency

Provides sound, independent information on the environment for those involved in developing, adoptinā€¦

Greenpeace logo

Greenpeace

Global network of independent campaigning organizations that use peaceful protest and creative confrā€¦

Mongabay logo

Mongabay

An independent media organization reporting on Nature and planetary challenges with a global networkā€¦

The Nature Conservancy logo

The Nature Conservancy

Global environmental nonprofit working to create a world where people and nature can thriveā€¦

OECD logo

OECD

Working with over 100 countries, the OECD is a global policy forum that promotes policies to improveā€¦

Planet Tracker logo

Planet Tracker

An award-winning non-profit think tank focused on sustainable financeā€¦.

UNEP logo

UNEP

The United Nationsā€™ leading global authority on the environment, driving transformational change on ā€¦

US EPA logo

US EPA

Works to ensure that Americans have clean air, land and waterā€¦

World Bank logo

World Bank

Mission to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planetā€¦

World Wildlife Fund logo

World Wildlife Fund

Leading organization in wildlife conservation and endangered species. ā€¦

Yale Environment 360 logo

Yale Environment 360

An online magazine offering reporting, opinion, and analysis on global environmental issuesā€¦.








šŸŽ¬ Documentaries


Bloom: The Plight of Lake Champlain (2010) poster

Bloom: The Plight of Lake Champlain (2010)

This first film in the four-part series is an Emmy award winning documentary exposing the declining ā€¦

Blue Gold: World Water Wars (2008) poster

Blue Gold: World Water Wars (2008)

Wars of the future will be fought over water as they are over oil today, as the source of human survā€¦

Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet (2021) poster

Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet (2021)

Tells the story how humans are pushing Earth beyond the boundaries that have kept the planet stable ā€¦

Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret (2014) poster

Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret (2014)

Follow the shocking, yet humorous, journey of an aspiring environmentalist, as he daringly seeks to ā€¦

The Devil We Know (2018) poster

The Devil We Know (2018)

A group of citizens in West Virginia challenges a powerful corporation to be more environmentally reā€¦

Dirt! The Movie (2009) poster

Dirt! The Movie (2009)

The only remedy for disconnecting people from the natural world is connecting them to it againā€¦.

Eating Our Way to Extinction (2021) poster

Eating Our Way to Extinction (2021)

Globally renowned figures and the worldā€™s leading scientists open the lid on the elephant in the rooā€¦

The Erie Situation (2022) poster

The Erie Situation (2022)

As climate, politics, and agricultural interests collide, the health of Lake Erie - and that of humaā€¦

The Human Element (2018) poster

The Human Element (2018)

Renowned photographer James Balog (Chasing Ice) uses his camera to reveal how environmental change iā€¦

The Nitrogen Dilemma (2024) poster

The Nitrogen Dilemma (2024)

A feature documentary about the challenges farmers face to feed our growing population without destrā€¦

Plastic China (2016) poster

Plastic China (2016)

A portrait of poverty, ambition and hope set in a world of wasteā€¦.

Plastic Earth (2023) poster

Plastic Earth (2023)

The plastic crisis is met head-on with tackling the solutions to deal with the over production of siā€¦

Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (2013) poster

Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (2013)

Angela Sunā€™s journey of discovery to one of the most remote places on Earth, Midway Atoll, to uncoveā€¦

Plastic People (2024) poster

Plastic People (2024)

Scientists investigate the threat of microplastics in human bodies. Journalist visits labs and underā€¦

Plastic Planet (2009) poster

Plastic Planet (2009)

An up-close and personal view of the controversial and fascinating material that has found its way iā€¦

A Plastic Ocean (2016) poster

A Plastic Ocean (2016)

When he discovers the worldā€™s oceans brimming with plastic waste, a documentary filmmaker investigatā€¦

Poisoned Waters (2009) poster

Poisoned Waters (2009)

Investigates the dangerous new wave of pollutants entering our waterways and drinking water - and whā€¦

Seaspiracy (2021) poster

Seaspiracy (2021)

Passionate about ocean life, a filmmaker sets out to document the harm that humans do to marine specā€¦

There's Something in the Water (2019) poster

Thereā€™s Something in the Water (2019)

The injustices and injuries caused by environmental racism in her home province, in this urgent docuā€¦

The Story of Stuff (Short 2007) poster

The Story of Stuff (Short 2007)

A short animated documentary about the lifecycle of material goods, critical of excessive consumerisā€¦

Tapped (2009) poster

Tapped (2009)

Examines the role of the bottled water industry and its effects on our health, climate change, polluā€¦

Trashed (2012) poster

Trashed (2012)

Jeremy Irons sets out to discover the extent and effects of the global waste problem, as he travels ā€¦

The True Cost (2015) poster

The True Cost (2015)

An exploration of the impact of fashion on people and the planetā€¦.

War on Waste (TV Series 2017ā€“2023) poster

War on Waste (TV Series 2017ā€“2023)

An Australian documentary television series that focuses on the impact and solutions to material wasā€¦

Watermark (2013) poster

Watermark (2013)

A documentary on how water shapes humanityā€¦.


ā–¶ļø Videos


National Geographic: Air Pollution poster

National Geographic: Air Pollution

What is air pollution? Learn how greenhouse gasses, smog, and toxic pollutants effect climate changeā€¦

NowThisEarth: Chemical Pollution poster

NowThisEarth: Chemical Pollution

The production of chemicals has increased fiftyfold since 1950 ā€” hereā€™s why you should be worriedā€¦.

EPA: Nitrogen Pollution poster

EPA: Nitrogen Pollution

Nutrient pollution is a widespread, national problem and well-documentedā€¦

The Economist: Plastic Pollution poster

The Economist: Plastic Pollution

Plastic pollution is destroying ocean life and coastal livelihoods. With small island states sufferiā€¦

UNEP: Resources poster

UNEP: Resources

In this brief clip, the International Resources Panel and the United Nations Environment Programme (ā€¦

UNEP: Solid Waste poster

UNEP: Solid Waste

The International Day of Zero Waste highlights both the importance of bolstering waste management glā€¦

What really happens to the plastic you throw away - Emma Bryce poster

What really happens to the plastic you throw away - Emma Bryce

Weā€™ve all been told that we should recycle plastic bottles and containers. But what actually happensā€¦

Introduction to Water Quality poster

Introduction to Water Quality

Learn all about water quality and ways you can help protect our waterways! ā€¦

How Your Old Gadgets Impact the Environment | eWaste | The Planet Voice poster

How Your Old Gadgets Impact the Environment | eWaste | The Planet Voice

Discover what e-waste is, its severe environmental and human impacts, and how improper disposal contā€¦

How microplastics affect your health poster

How microplastics affect your health

51 Trillion particles of microplastics float in our oceans. Yet there is very little science of how ā€¦

EWG Explains: PFAS poster

EWG Explains: PFAS

When we make, use and dispose of these products, PFAS are released into the environment, polluting tā€¦

Soil Pollution, a hidden reality poster

Soil Pollution, a hidden reality

While we can see many of the changes we have made to our planet, some of our impacts are virtually iā€¦

What is Nitrogen Pollution? poster

What is Nitrogen Pollution?

Nature Conservancy brief primer on nitrogen pollutionā€¦

Mining Phosphorus - Florida Phosphate Film poster

Mining Phosphorus - Florida Phosphate Film

Phosphorus, the most critical element in modern agriculture, has been acquired through phosphate strā€¦

The Business Of Trash poster

The Business Of Trash

CNBC Marathon explores the economics of waste management and how the United States is solving its trā€¦

Explained | World's Water Crisis | FULL EPISODE | Netflix poster

Explained | Worldā€™s Water Crisis | FULL EPISODE | Netflix

The global water crisis is at an inflection point. How do we price our most valuable resource, whileā€¦

A Brief History of Plastic poster

A Brief History of Plastic

Trace the history of the invention of plastic, and how the material ushered in what became known as ā€¦

Whatā€™s in the air you breathe? - Amy Hrdina and Jesse Kroll poster

Whatā€™s in the air you breathe? - Amy Hrdina and Jesse Kroll

Many of the molecules youā€™re breathing were likely exhaled by members of ancient civilizations and iā€¦

Plastic Pollution poster

Plastic Pollution

Plastic pollution is destroying ocean life and coastal livelihoods. With small island states sufferiā€¦

Why The World Is Running Out Of Soil poster

Why The World Is Running Out Of Soil

Critical topsoil is eroding at an alarming pace due to climate change and poor farming practices. Thā€¦

How To Fix The Water Crisis | CNBC Marathon poster

How To Fix The Water Crisis | CNBC Marathon

From floods to droughts, CNBC Marathon explores the water crisis in the U.Sā€¦.

What is the impact of lithium mining? | BBC News poster

What is the impact of lithium mining? | BBC News

Lithium mined in Chileā€™s Atacama desert is an essential component of the batteries that power electrā€¦

Losing the Dark - Flat Screen Version poster

Losing the Dark - Flat Screen Version

Starry skies are a vanishing treasure because light pollution is washing away our view of the cosmosā€¦

Environmental Impact of Waste Disposal: New Perspective poster

Environmental Impact of Waste Disposal: New Perspective

Victor Chike Agbakoba is a polymer scientist, raising awareness on the issues pertaining waste generā€¦

The Unspoken Crisis: The World is Running Out of Critical Resources poster

The Unspoken Crisis: The World is Running Out of Critical Resources

Metals like copper, nickel, lithium, and rare earth elements power everything from electric vehiclesā€¦



Why And Pollution? To provide information:


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Nutrient
Pollution

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Air
Pollution

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Freshwater
Pollution

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Chemical
Pollution

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Plastic
Pollution

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Marine
Pollution

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E-Waste

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Soil
Pollution

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Greenhouse
Gases

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Solid
Waste