Raw sewage, microplastics and slurry are coursing through all of England’s rivers, putting health and nature at risk, a parliamentary report concludes.
Agriculture and water companies are the biggest contributors to this “chemical cocktail”, the Environmental Audit Committee warns.
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Raw sewage, microplastics and slurry are coursing through all of England’s rivers, putting health and nature at risk, a parliamentary report concludes.
Agriculture and water companies are the biggest contributors to this “chemical cocktail”, the Environmental Audit Committee warns.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-59898988
Another good followup to see what pollutes and even the breakdown by water company.
>excessive use of fertiliser and pesticides in agriculture – which is responsible for 40% of water pollution in England
>untreated sewage released by water companies – responsible for 35%
>”run-off” from roads and towns which contains pollutants such as oil – responsible for 18%
That’s hard to solve, especially for microplastics.
Also water companies are hard to regulate.
But I am sure Europe is by-far better than Asia or Africa, pollution-wise.