Well this should be interesting....
LBC has commissioned tests of the river Brent, and found that "the nitrate test - a key indicator of pollution in a river - generated a reading of 15 parts per million. That is three times above the threshold of what is deemed ‘excessive’ by the Water Quality Monitoring Network."statement Furthermore, "phosphate levels in the Brent came in at 0.95 parts per million - three times over the upper limit defined by the Water Framework Directive High levels of phosphates in rivers can be toxic for humans and lethal for animals. It can cause a significant number of fish deaths because of how it reduces the available oxygen in the ecosystem."Yet stand by for an announcement of forthcoming price rises as Thames Water has asked Ofwat to let it hike bills by 53% to £667 a year to make the firm more ‘investible’ - at the same time as trying to justify huge bonuses. Its chief executive is quoted as saying “We need to attract talent to this company." He personalty pocketed a bonus of £195,000 for his first three months at the firm!. Well, he certainty has a talent for something..... https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/feargal-sharkey-donate-1k-charity-thames-water-boss-drink-river-brent-water/
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