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Paul Thompson
Guest
On the way home from work last night, I was listening to the news on BBC radio 5, and the subject came up about laed pollution in rivers. Here we go again, I thought, but this was entirely different. The newscaster was talking about the floods that occured last year, and how the EA have been monitoring lead pollution levels in rivers etc since. It turns out, that due to the large quantity of disused lead mines in certain areas of the country, namely the Swale, Severn, and Wye valleys, the EA have detected abnormally high dosages of lead in the water tables.
This has occured when the rivers have flooded the mines and swept the effluent downstream.
They reported finding high quantities of lead polluted water, up to 50 miles downstream of such areas.
Have we been carrying the can for so long now, that it is generally accepted that anglers cause lead pollution to wildfowl etc?
Is there more than meets the eye as regards pollutants etc in our rivers.Could this be part of the reason, why so many of us find our rivers in decline.
I think these are very important questions that need answers.
What are your views on the subject, and can we do anything about these problems? Perhaps the ACA can help.
I'll open this to you all, and ask for your contributions please.
Paul
This has occured when the rivers have flooded the mines and swept the effluent downstream.
They reported finding high quantities of lead polluted water, up to 50 miles downstream of such areas.
Have we been carrying the can for so long now, that it is generally accepted that anglers cause lead pollution to wildfowl etc?
Is there more than meets the eye as regards pollutants etc in our rivers.Could this be part of the reason, why so many of us find our rivers in decline.
I think these are very important questions that need answers.
What are your views on the subject, and can we do anything about these problems? Perhaps the ACA can help.
I'll open this to you all, and ask for your contributions please.
Paul