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Two Atlantic salmon leaping upstream in UK river, spawning migration and freshwater ecosystem

Cocaine Pollution in Rivers: Drug Contamination Affecting Fish Behaviour

Cocaine Pollution in Rivers: Drug Contamination Affecting Fish Behaviour Traces of cocaine entering rivers and lakes are raising…

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Sand dredging vessel extracting sediment on Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland

Sand Dredging in Lough Neagh: New Research Raises Environmental Concerns

Sand Dredging in Lough Neagh: New Research Raises Environmental Concerns New research led by Queen’s University Belfast suggests…

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Angus Fire factory site in Bentham, North Yorkshire, linked to PFAS contamination concerns

Bentham PFAS Pollution Crisis Exposes the Environmental Cost of Forever Chemicals

Toxic PFAS contamination in Bentham highlights a growing environmental emergency The discovery of alarming levels of PFAS in…

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Cat receiving spot-on flea treatment linked to river pollution concerns

Pet Flea Treatments Polluting Welsh Rivers and Threatening Wildlife

Toxic flea treatment chemicals found in rivers across Wales Scientists have found that toxic chemicals used in pet…

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Stanlow oil refinery linked to environmental pollution case in Cheshire

Cheshire Oil Refinery Admits Hundreds of Environmental Breaches

Cheshire Oil Refinery Admits Hundreds of Environmental Breaches A company operating an oil refinery in Cheshire has admitted…

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Polluted river with chemical contamination from PFAS runoff flowing through a natural landscape

UK to Increase Testing for “Forever Chemicals” (PFAS) Amid Health and Environmental Concerns

UK to Increase Testing for “Forever Chemicals” (PFAS) Amid Health and Environmental Concerns A National Plan to Tackle…

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