Road discharge found polluting rivers is "likely to be tip of the iceberg"

Road discharge found polluting rivers is "likely to be tip of the iceberg"

Foul rainwater from road networks is contaminating rivers with chemicals, but National Highways says it doesn’t regularly monitor runoff

Thursday, 19 October 2023, Kerry Taylor-Smith

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