Citizen testing finds 75% of rivers in Britain in poor ecological health

Data collected by thousands of volunteers reveals 'truly disturbing' state of rivers from nutrient pollutionA huge citizen testing blitz of rivers across Britain this summer has found 75% are in poor ecological health as a result of pollution from water companies and agricultural runoff.Rivers in the south-east and East Anglia regions of England, including the Thames basin, were found to be among those in the worst state, with 89% of rivers failing to meet tests for good ecological health in those areas, according to the results of the monitoring by volunteers for Earthwatch Europe. Continue reading...