Mark Lloyd, Chief Executive of the Angling Trust and Fish Legal, discusses the impacts of agricultural pollution on our rivers and the invertebrates and fish that depend on them.
The river Teme is a shadow of its former self. In the 60's it was clear with weed and clean gravel and pebbles full of loaches and bullheads. There were plenty of trout and grayling right down to the lower levels, minnows, sea trout and salmon. Wading with the fly was common. Now its a muddy stream.
Mark, Bottom line is farming is going to have to revert to doing it the old fashioned way without all the chemical fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides, etc. Compost and manure is the way to go. I'd strongly suggest you start a petition to have these pollutants banned once and for all.
How do steam turbines generate electricity? and clean river water!!!! Making electricity from steam is generally a three step process, involving: 1) Converting water to high pressure steam 2) Using the high pressure steam in a steam turbine to rotate the turbine shaft 3) Using the rotating turbine shaft in an electric generator to generate electricity In most cases,
