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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ben Mitchell

Call for action after 90% of national park’s rivers fail to reach ‘good’ status

A call to action to improve the health of rivers and lakes has been made by the South Downs National Park after a new report found that 90% failed to meet good ecological standards.

Sewage discharges, nitrate and phosphate pollution, pesticides, physical barriers on watercourses, invasive species and urban pollution from roads are all being blamed for the worsening state.

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