Construction pollution

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A construction company based in Leeds was fined £120,000 for illegally discharging contaminated waters into a stream back in November. Polluted water was identified as flowing out the site entrance and silt contaminated waters from excavation works into the local watercourse. Impacts of these discharges were identified up to three kilometres downstream.

Read more about the construction pollution here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/harron-homes-fined-120000-over-construction-pollution

If you are worried that your construction works or constructions works you know of are polluting the local environment, let us help you in sampling and analysis to identify any issues and reduce the impact as quickly as possible.

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Nottingham’s Survival of the Fittest Race’s Swimming Section is Cancelled Due to Water Quality

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The swimming section of the ‘Survival of the Fittest’ race in Nottingham had to be cancelled after several competitors fell ill, this was due to water quality exceeding safe levels. The type of bacteria found in the waters of the course has not been revealed, but the symptoms and circumstances seem to fit E.coli.

For more on this story click: Here

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