Following a particularly wet July, coupled with a series of thunderstorms, an estimated 54 beaches across the UK have been affected by sewage pollution. The plastic waste carried out of drains and sewers onto these beaches is not just an eyesore...
Incidences of storm overflow discharges from combined rainwater and sewage pipes have risen to levels probably never foreseen by the Victorian engineers that installed them across Britain. The inheritance of 15,000 of these outlets by modern water companies is imposing increasingly...
Jamie Woodhall, Technical & Innovations Manager at Rentokil Specialist HygieneSewage is very obviously unpleasant. It is unsightly, pungent and can be dangerous. Raw sewage can contain a variety of bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites that could pose serious health risks...