The citizen science testing, which took place from June 2022 to November 2024, aimed to address concerns about water quality
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The citizen science testing, which took place from June 2022 to November 2024, aimed to address concerns about water quality
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England’s largest and most famous lake, Windermere, is suffering from "really concerning" pollution, new citizen science testing has revealed.
Exclusive: Claire Earley’s son Rex spent six weeks in hospital after contracting E coli from contaminated lake
Cancer-related chemicals have been detected in the untreated ‘raw water sources’ used by seven UK water firms
Southern Water halts water transportation to billionaire’s lake during drought
Exclusive: Concentrations of faecal bacteria in the lake were found to peak in summer but there were high levels throughout year
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) is investigating the potential pollution
Residents of the royal town have been left without water for six days because of a ‘bad’ batch of chemicals
