How 'citizen scientists' are fighting river pollution in the UK

What can you do with varnish, plywood, a wheelbarrow inner tube and a solar panel not much bigger than a mobile phone?
The answer, if you are a computer genius with a conscience, is to fight back against sewage pollution.
Tom Heap speaks to so-called citizen scientists who are using their skills to monitor and combat the problem.
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[@roguesorcerer1145]

Why are the polluting water companies not being prosecuted. Why are the senior managers not being prosecuted.m? Why are they. It paying for cleaning up? Why why why why why are we ALLOWING this.

[@toastedterps]

Good for the fascists.

[@amenhotepthethird209]

Isn't this what the agency themselves should be doing?

[@frankdevine7199]

HI,ALL,(. REMEMBER THIS GOVERNMENT HAS TO BLAME AND THE COMPANY,s GET RICH AND WE THE UK PUBLIC HAVE TO PAY OR TAX MONEY AGAIN, ????

[@robertskolimowski7049]

Wow, I just love such ppl, coming up with such great initiatives and giving up their time, bravo👏 Of course, the government's hasn't been giving two hoots about such issues. I honestly think that if Britain was to all of a sudden lose all her volunteers, the country would collapse within days.

[@johnbuie9195]

Scottish waters no where near in this state. Run off from farmland our major pollutant in rivers and even then eat lower than England and it's private water failure

[@MrLaking123]

The Tories have a lot to answer for

[@andrewhubbard4044]

The TORIES are GUTLESS

[@wendiwoo7]

Awesome

[@BrianMosleyUK]

Did that guy reinvent the Raspberry Pi? 🤷

[@tastypymp1287]

Conflating issues. This is nothing to do with the climate.

[@toastedterps]

They blamed the NY floods on climate change too lol

[@tastypymp1287]

@@toastedterps The US President has been blaming the public for the weather since at least 2021. It's the old 'divine retribution' playbook rebranded and relaunched.

[@cliffhughes6010]

​@@toastedterpsIn that case they were right.

[@toastedterps]

LOL@@cliffhughes6010

[@bananagirl5118]

And I suppose I have to pay my fishing licence fee.... no thanks

[@toastedterps]

Not gonna defy sewage 'leaks'.

[@toastedterps]

I won't forget all those complicit in the agenda. Including mouthpieces.

[@lilithsrainb23lionsrloose19]

We need to flush it , we need fresh water to flush it now Rainfall is gonna send that to your homes , prepare now , build channels and canels diverting the overspill ❤

[@NoWindNoSunNoPower]

Woohoo! My favourite. The -Clown- Climate Show. Today Tom invents -Clown- Citizen Science. 😂🤣😆😆🤣😂