Source · Select Committees · Environmental Audit Committee
Recommendation 3
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Poor monitoring arrangements mean that river users cannot currently make informed decisions about when it...
Conclusion
Poor monitoring arrangements mean that river users cannot currently make informed decisions about when it is safe or not to use rivers. The prevalence of plastic pollution, the presence of persistent chemicals and spread of antimicrobial resistant pathogens in rivers in England are all issues of grave concern. Not a single river in England has received a clean bill of health for chemical contamination.
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Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 16 May 2022. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗