Matsya’s Purpose

Water Crisis, Water Pollution, Water Solutions

“If you fail to prepare you are preparing to fail”. Because of the importance of water in sustaining life, the increasing demand for it as a result of global population growth, as well as the rate at which pollution and consumption are making usable water...

The Scarcity of Water

Water Crisis, Water Scarcity

As mankind continues to grow and require more and more resources to sustain itself, we face a depleting number of resources. None is more concerning than the scarcity of water. The root of all major issues pertaining to global water resources today stems from a lack...

Pharmaceutical Water Pollution

Pharmaceutical Pollution, Water Pollution

When prescribed, pharmaceuticals can be lifesaving, but what happens when our ecosystem is exposed to them unknowingly and unwillingly?  In recent decades, the use of pharmaceutical drugs has exploded worldwide as a direct result of rising global prosperity....

Agriculture and Water Pollution

Water Pollution

The industrial approach to acquiring food, water, timber, fiber, and fuel over the past half-century has polluted or overexploited two-thirds of the ecological systems on which life depends. Furthermore, we have reduced both species and genetic diversity, which has...

Business Water Risks

Business Risks, Water Pollution

The words “business” and “water” are not commonly associated with each other, but in today’s climate, it is imperative that we take a look at the impact water stresses combined with industry’s reliance on water have on the bottom line.  CDP , the agency that runs...

The Uncertainty Behind Micro and Nanoplastics

Microplastics, Nanoplastics, Water Pollution

Plastic is everywhere, including our water. Since the 1950s, humankind has produced 8.3 billion tons of plastic, of which 91 percent has not been recycled. Unfortunately, plastic does not just disappear and great quantities of plastic waste end up in bodies of...