La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Photo source: ©© Marino González
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The 64-km Matanzas-Riachuelo river cuts across 14 Buenos Aires municipalities as it runs from the western Buenos Aires suburb of La Matanza and empties into the Rio de la Plata on the border of Argentina and Uruguay. The basin houses a number of chemical manufactures and industrial factories.
Two centuries of neglect and a complex web of political and economic interests are hindering a clean-up plan that requires a broad, concerted effort.
More than five million people – of the 15.5 million inhabitants of Greater Buenos Aires – live in the basin…
Polluted Places, Matanza-Riachuelo, Argentina; Time
About 60% of the 20,000 people who reside near the river basin live in territory that has been deemed unsuitable for human habitation…
Toxic Towns And Poisoned Rivers, The Guardian UK
Slow clean up for Argentina’s worst environmental stain (05-03-2011)
Matanza-Riachuelo, Argentina, Green Cross
The 10 Worst Polluted Places in the World, IPS News (11-06-2013)
