members are on strike. now on bbc news: bbc wales investigates what s killing 0ur rivers? you see herons and dragonflies. you see lots of little shellfish in the shallow parts. sometimes you will see a salmonjumping out of the water. you start to realise that how many people don t have stuff like this, particularly in lockdown when we were very grateful to have it. these school friends have made the most of a record breaking summer. like thousands of others. but there is something wrong with our rivers. the sad sight to see. it s absolutely devastating what with finding out here today. but of the water, look at this. this is algae. it s taking over our rivers and waterways. and when human and animal waste gets into a river not only is it bad for our health it is also full of nutrients like phosphate which act as a kind of super and his algae gets into the river it here more than 35% of phosphates come from rural land runoff. as our demand for cheap food have grown farming p
in the water, look at this. just look at it. this is algae. it s taking over our rivers and waterways. and when human and animal waste gets into a river, not only is it bad for our health, it is also full of nutrients like phosphate, which act as a kind of super food for the algae. and as algae gets into the river, it strips the river of oxygen, killing off other plant and animal life. one third of rivers in wales are now failing phosphate targets. while in some areas it s mainly from the sewer system, in others it s largely agriculture. the river wye is a case in point. here more than 70% of phosphates come from rural land runoff. as our demand for cheap food has grown, farming production has intensified. and that has led to a growing mountain of muck. i mjemma price, i m 22 and i have lived on this farm all my life. me and my sisters would always help with the jobs, even when we were younger, we would always be amongst it. it s always been something that i knew that i would
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