grateful to have it. these school friends have made the most of a record breaking summer, like thousands of others. but there s something wrong with our rivers. what a sad sight to see. it s absolutely devastating, what we re finding up here today. look at 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 water, 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 sewage 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 run off. as our demand for cheap food has grown, farming production has intensified. and that has led
pope francis pay tribute to his predecessor. the former pontiff will be lying in state from today until his funeral on thursday. now on bbc news: what s killing our rivers? you see herons and dragonflies. you see lots of little shellfish in the shallow parts. sometimes you will see a salmon jumping 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. what a sad sight to see. it s absolutely devastating what we re finding out here today. 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
and nine fire trucks, had been called to the incident. thousands of roman catholics have begun paying their respects to the pope emeritus benedict xvi, whose body is lying in state at the vatican. you re watching bbc news. now, what s killing our rivers? you see herons and dragonflies. you see lots of little fish in the shallow parts, and then, sometimes, you ll see a salmonjumping out of the water. you start to realise 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 s something wrong with our rivers. what a sad sight to see. it s absolutely devastating, what we re finding up here today. look at 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 p
included employees of a private company involved in the maintenance and management of the bridge. now, bbc wales investigates: what s killing our rivers? you see herons and dragonflies. you see lots of little shellfish in the shallow parts. sometimes you will see a salmon jumping 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. a sad sight to see. it s absolutely devastating what with finding out here today. 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
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