Matanza River

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The Matanza River is a heavily polluted waterway in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area of Argentina, flowing through densely populated and industrial zones before emptying into the Río de la Plata.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Matanza–Riachuelo River 1

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
waterway
adjacentTo Avellaneda NERFINISHED
Buenos Aires city NERFINISHED
La Boca neighborhood NERFINISHED
La Matanza Partido NERFINISHED
Lanús NERFINISHED
Lomas de Zamora NERFINISHED
country Argentina
drainageBasinPopulation millions of inhabitants
emptiesInto Río de la Plata NERFINISHED
flowsThrough densely populated areas
industrial zones
hasAlternativeName Matanza-Riachuelo River NERFINISHED
Riachuelo NERFINISHED
hasEnvironmentalIssue heavy metal contamination
industrial effluents
solid waste accumulation
untreated sewage
hasLegalStatus priority area for environmental cleanup in Argentina
hasQuality heavily polluted
hasTypeOfPollution bacteriological pollution
chemical pollution
organic pollution
isConsidered one of the most polluted rivers in Argentina
one of the most polluted waterways in Latin America
isExampleOf urban river pollution
isMajorUrbanRiverOf Buenos Aires metropolitan area NERFINISHED
knownFor environmental contamination
severe water pollution
locatedIn Autonomous City of Buenos Aires NERFINISHED
Buenos Aires Province NERFINISHED
Buenos Aires metropolitan area NERFINISHED
locatedOnContinent South America
mouthLocation Río de la Plata NERFINISHED
partOf Río de la Plata Basin NERFINISHED
subjectOf environmental remediation programs
pollution control litigation
usedFor industrial discharge
sewage disposal

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Riachuelo River alsoKnownAs Matanza River
Riachuelo River alsoKnownAs Matanza River
this entity surface form: Matanza–Riachuelo River