ALL BODIES OF WATER IN ENGLAND POLLUTED WITH TOXIC CHEMICALS, OFFICIAL DATA SHOWS

Environment Agency assessments find just 14.3% of country’s surface waters in good ecological status Every single English water body is polluted with toxic chemicals, new government data shows, while just 14.3% of… Each of the country’s rivers, lakes and estuaries was assessed by the Environment Agency as part of a six-yearly evaluation of England’s water quality.

Environment | The Guardian reports that environment Agency assessments find just 14.3% of country’s surface waters in good ecological status Every single English water body is polluted with toxic chemicals, new government data shows, while just 14.3% of…

The report adds: Each of the country’s rivers, lakes and estuaries was assessed by the Environment Agency as part of a six-yearly evaluation of England’s water quality.

The EA checked for a range of toxic chemicals, from Pfas – or “forever chemicals” – to microplastics.

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