Calum Ramage has published his first paper and thsis following 3 years of study on the rivers Wensum and Tone.

This focusses on pesticide pollution and the impact on ecology.

• Highlights
  • Imidacloprid and Clothianidin exceeded EQS throughout both rivers
  • Numerous pesticides were found to be widely bioaccumulating in fish and invertebrates
  • Pesticides in water pose significant chronic toxicity risks to aquatic invertebrates
  • Sediment pollution poses significant chronic and acute toxicity risks to wildlife

There is quite a bit of quite technical science and take in within this report and any possible actions we may wish to consider.

The full publication is available from here.