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During heavy rainfall, water runs off impervious surfaces like sidewalks. Manmade or paved surfaces like roofs and roads cannot absorb water like vegetated surfaces, so rainwater flows directly into the nearest body of water, carrying sediments and other pollutants with it.
Runoff in action
Illustration of a leucistic axolotl.
Ambystoma mexicanum (Axolotl)
Illustration of a capybara.
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Capybara)
A front view of the Adélie penguin.
Pygoscelis adeliae (Adelie Penguin)
An adult Northern Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus fuscus).
Desmognathus fuscus (Northern Dusky Salamander)
Illustration of Halophila decipiens (Caribbean Seagrass) with fruits
Halophila decipiens (Caribbean seagrass) with…
Illustration of a plastic bottle cap
Bottle cap
Illustration of a chip bag
Chip bag
Illustration of a cigarette
Cigarette
Illustration of a crab pot buoy
Crab pot buoy
Illustration of the many forms of man-made microdebris, particles smaller than 5 mm made of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials.
Man-made microdebris
Balearica regulorum (Grey crowned crane) at South Luangwa National Park in Zambia.
Balearica regulorum (Grey crowned crane)
Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti (Thornicroft's giraffe) in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.
Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti…
Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti (Thornicroft's giraffe) eating leaves in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.
Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti…
Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti (Thornicroft's giraffe) in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.
Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti…
Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti (Thornicroft's giraffe) in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.
Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti…
Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti (Thornicroft's giraffe) in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.
Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti…
Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti (Thornicroft's giraffe) in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.
Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti…
Black-headed heron (Ardea melanocephala) in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.
Ardea melanocephala (black-headed heron)
Thornicroft's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti) in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.
Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti…
Thornicroft's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti) in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.
Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti…
Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.
Ardea cinerea (Grey heron)
Cephonodes hylas (coffee bee hawkmoth) feeding on nectar from some flowers
Cephonodes hylas (coffee bee hawkmoth)
Illustration of Limulus polyphemus (Horseshoe crab).
Limulus polyphemus (Horseshoe crab) 2
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