The major water industries seem to be pretty active in their quest to destroy the wildlife in UK rivers (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/02/raw-sewage-olympic-park-wildlife-haven-wetlands-london-thames-water). In 2019, raw sewage was reportedly directed into our rivers on 200,000 occasions. In deed,Thames Water single-handedly pumped waste into the legacy Olympic Park Wetlands for 1000 hours (via a Combined Sewer Overflow) for 1000 hours in that same year. This can't go on if we want to have viable environments on our door-step. Polluters must pay!
This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Thursday, 2 July 2020
Rivers of Raw Sewage
The major water industries seem to be pretty active in their quest to destroy the wildlife in UK rivers (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/02/raw-sewage-olympic-park-wildlife-haven-wetlands-london-thames-water). In 2019, raw sewage was reportedly directed into our rivers on 200,000 occasions. In deed,Thames Water single-handedly pumped waste into the legacy Olympic Park Wetlands for 1000 hours (via a Combined Sewer Overflow) for 1000 hours in that same year. This can't go on if we want to have viable environments on our door-step. Polluters must pay!
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