Kishon River
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The Kishon River is a river in Israel that flows into the Mediterranean Sea at the city of Haifa.
Considered the most polluted river in Israel, it has been the subject of controversy regarding the struggle to improve the water quality.
The pollution stems in part from daily contamination for over 40 years with mercury, chemicals, heavy metals by nearby chemical plants.
It is often claimed today there are more chemicals than water in the river, and that washing ones hands in this river can cause severe chemical burns. On several occasions this river has caught fire from the chemical contaminants.
External links
- Israel Union for Environmental Defense: Kishon River (http://www.iued.org.il/page.aspx?pid=48&cid=0&menu=18)
- Greenpeace Press Release on Kishon River (http://archive.greenpeace.org/majordomo/index-press-releases/1998/msg00280.html)