'Worrying' pollution in Cotswolds river - volunteers
Volunteers record high phosphate and nitrate levels and call on the Environment Agency to investigate.
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"Until now we had no water quality data. Now we have the evidence, we are calling for the Environment Agency to investigate."
— Stuart Pickles , Activist
"The council has a statutory obligation to conserve and enhance biodiversity and this initiative supports that."
— Jim Mason , Activist
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Volunteers record high phosphate and nitrate levels and call on the Environment Agency to investigate.
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