The New River: The most polluted river in the United States

After doing a quick search for videos relating to water pollution, I found what I consider to be the most disgusting looking river I have ever seen. I was even more amazed that the river runs through part of the United States. The New River is widely considered the most polluted river within the United States. The river is so contaminated that when a technician draws water for testing, he or she wears two pairs of gloves. Most of the pollution comes from Mexican manufacturing plants and untreated sewage that is dumped into the river. The river is filled with dangerous toxins that can cause tuberculosis, typhus, encephalitis, and other potentially fatal diseases. What makes this even more disturbing is that many illegal immigrants use the river to get past the border patrol, because patrols will not enter the water. To make matters worse the exposed immigrants will often get jobs in the food industry. Combine this with the fact that many do not seek proper medical help when they are ill, and you have the recipe for disaster. This river is a breeding ground for terrible new strains of disease that could devastate the human population. It is startling that only in 2005 did the government intervene and begin building a water treatment plant to help clean the water.

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