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England's rivers are contaminated by a "chemical cocktail" of pollution- what's being done to tackle the issue?

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No English river is free from pollution - Parliament report

Water companies should each designate one area as fit for use by 2025, says environmental audit committee in highly critical report

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MPs call for bathing rivers across England as part of anti-pollution drive

Sewage pollution was pumped into rivers and seas for over 3.1million hours in 2020 alone, in what campaigners call 'routine releases'. Just 14% of English rivers are recognised as having healthy ecologies

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Experts say it provides ‘scathing snapshot’ of water quality of England’s rivers

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‘Chemical cocktail’ of pollution in rivers risk to public health, MPs warn

England's rivers are polluted with a "chemical cocktail" of plastic and sewage, MPs have warned in a report. Poor water quality in the country's rivers is because of "chronic underinvestment and multiple failures" in monitoring, governance and enforcement, the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has revealed today.

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Water companies appear to be "dumping untreated or partially treated sewage in rivers regularly," the Environmental Audit Committee has warned.

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A report suggests both public health and nature are being put at risk by polluted rivers (Picture: Getty)Wildlife in England’s rivers is being strangled by a ‘chemical cocktail’ of sewage, waste and plastic, a group of cross-party MPs has warned.The damning findings were published today in a new report by the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) – amid fears both public health and nature are being put at risk.Only 14% of rivers in England are dee…

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'Chemical cocktail' of pollution in rivers putting public and wildlife at risk

A ‘chemical cocktail’ of sewage, slurry and plastic polluting English rivers is putting public health and nature at risk, a damning report from MPs has warned.

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'Chemical cocktail' of sewage, slurry and plastic polluting England's rivers, MPs warn

A chemical cocktail of sewage, agricultural waste, and plastic is polluting the rivers of England.

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‘Chemical cocktail’ in England’s polluted rivers putting public and wildlife at risk, say MPs

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MPs call for more assertive regulation and enforcement from Ofwat and the Environment Agency. Only 14% of English rivers meet good ecological standards and no river is deemed to be of good chemical status. In 39 of 42 main salmon rivers in England, the populations are categorised as being at risk or probably at risk, the report said.

No English river is free from pollution - Parliament report

Water pollution: How clean are the UK's rivers and lakes?

No English river is free from pollution - Parliament report

MPs call for bathing rivers across England as part of anti-pollution drive

UK rivers being polluted by 'chemical cocktail' of sewage, slurry and plastic

‘Chemical cocktail’ of pollution in rivers risk to public health, MPs warn

England's rivers polluted with 'chemical cocktail' of plastic and sewage - dire warning

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