14 December 2017
Rivers across the country are
"chronically polluted" with pesticides believed to pose a threat to
bee populations, a report has found.
The River Waveney on the Norfolk/Suffolk
border was found to have the highest levels of neonicotinoids in the UK.
The River Wensum in Norwich, and the River
Tame in the West Midlands were also named among the most polluted.
According to figures from UK monitoring data by the European Environment Agency, 88%
of sites in Britain were contaminated with neonicotinoids.
The Angling Trust, the charity Buglife, and
The Rivers Trust said eight rivers in England - including the Ouse, Somerhill
Stream, Wyke Beck, Ancholme, and Sincil Dyke - exceeded recommended chronic
pollution limits.
The River Waveney's pollution limit was
exceeded for a whole month, they said.
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