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.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Matanza–Riachuelo River