A new project investigating how pollution from roads enters our rivers has been funded by Rees Jeffreys Road Fund.
The project is a collaboration between The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management and Stormwater Shepherds. The research aims to illustrate the scale, nature and impact caused by this type of pollution and offer potential solutions.
Despite knowledge of the presence and toxicity of substances in runoff and the ease with which they can enter watercourses, there is very limited data on their volumes and concentrations. The research investing how pollution from roads enters our rivers will help quantify the impact of this type of pollution through collecting case study sample data and producing an in-depth report of the findings.
You can read about the research here.
The project team plan to publish their report and host a webinar so that their findings can be widely shared.
