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Wet wipe pollution ‘changing the shape of British riverbeds’

Wet wipes are changing the shape of British riverbeds, campaigners said after finding more than 5,000 of them alongside the Thames in an area the size of half a tennis court.

Click on the link to read the rest of the article: Wet wipe pollution ‘changing the shape of British riverbeds’ | Environment | The Guardian

This entry was posted in News on 20/05/2018 by admin.

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