Beaches get top marks for cleaning up acts
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1805717.ece
The times issued this report on 18th May 2007 and it declares that 63% of British beaches were awarded “excellent” status from The Marine Conservation Society who tell of vast improvements since the 1980s and previously. The article also warns that this is a peak in recommended beaches due to storm-related pollution now threatening our coastal waters. Know effects of flash floods are of proceeding poor water quality as a consequence of pollutants being washed into rivers and the sea before they can be directed into sewers. The article concludes with a plea that solutions for the predicted stormy summers to come need to be found soon and implemented as soon as possible.
Related Links:
The Marine Conservation Society – http://www.mcsuk.org/
