Compare and contrast: ‘Citizen scientists’ to check UK rivers for sewage and pollution

Compare and contrast: ‘Citizen scientists’ to check UK rivers for sewage and pollution

The Guardian


Rivers will be checked for sewage and other pollution by the general public this month in an attempt to assess the health of British waterways. Cuts to the UK regulators and a change in the law to allow water company self-monitoring of pollution in England mean there is little independent monitoring of the state of rivers in the UK.   Click here to read the story.