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Many industries are located along the Rhine, domestic waste, sewage, phosphates, lead, Mercury are released into the river,. Anything from soap to rusting bicycles are thrown into the river. A long term solution to solve the problem has yet to be found

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What is to be considered the most polluted river in Europe?

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What did the government do to solve the polluted Rhine river problem?

By forming The Rhine action program. Google it.


Can you swim in The Rhine River?

You might, but then the river is very polluted so there is a substantial risk


How the Rhine was ruined?

For decades, industrial and domestic waste flowed untreated into the river and the Rhine was seriously polluted from the 1950s to the 1970s. Fish disappeared and it was dangerous to swim. In 1986 the river was severely polluted by a chemical factory fire and within 10 days the pollution had travelled the length of the Rhine and into the North Sea.


Why is the river Rhine polluted?

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What facts does the Rhine River have?

· There are two glacier top mountains in the Swiss Alps that primarily feed the river. One is named Hinter Rhine and the other is the Vorder Rhine which were the basis for being named the Rhine River. · In 1986 the river was severely polluted by a chemical factory fire, within 10 days the pollution had travelled the length of the Rhine and into the north sea. · During early historic times, Germanic tribes settled on either side of the lower Rhine and Celts alongside its upper sides. · The Rhine River is a name which stems from a Celtic word meaning "raging flow."


Which river flows from the Swiss alps to the north sea?

The nearest river to fit your description is the River Aare


What are the causes for pollution in the river Rhine?

the pollution from the river rhine is coming from: Factories, waste from humans, poison from mines, animal waste and garbage. this is all deposited into the river that causes it to pollute, and destroys wildlife (killes fish)


What is the width of the river Rhine?

what is the width of river Rhine


Where is the Rhine river located?

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Which European river starts in the Swiss alps and runs north until it empties into the North Sea?

The river Rhine.


What fish lives in the Rhine River?

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