Environmental
Indicator
#6:
Water
Water
Overpumping of groundwater is
causing water tables to decline in key
agricultural regions in Asia, North Africa, the Middle East,
and the United States.
The quality of groundwater is also deteriorating as a result of
runoff of fertilizers and pesticides, petro-chemicals that leak
out of storage tanks, chlorinated solvents and
heavy metals discarded by industries, and radioactive
wastes from nuclear facilities.
