Kingston University Is Taking Part in an “Ambitious” Project to Clean up the River Thames and Make the Water Drinkable.

Kingston University is taking part in an “ambitious” project to clean up the River Thames and make the water drinkable.

Researchers will carry out analysis of pollutants, such as heavy metals and microplastics. They’ll also start monitoring the ecology of the water ecosystem at various locations along the Thames. A team from University College London has also created a website showing sewage outfall in river systems.

Kingston University joins key project to make River Thames drinkable - London Post

Academics from Kingston University have been invited to contribute to an ambitious project to clean up the River Thames and make the water drinkable. The Mayors for a Drinkable Thames project is a network of boroughs, mayors, councillors and local stakeholders that has adopted a future ambition of making the River Thames drinkable, and Kingston Councillor James Manthel has invited Kingston University’s School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemi…