'Citizen scientists' have been conducting water quality tests in the River Thames since May.
Water companies that pollute the River Thames have "no accountability", a group of "citizen scientists" who monitor the waterway have said.
Of the 210 tests carried out, the groups said 47 failed when it came to harmful levels of e-coli or intestinal enterococci. Water pollution can be caused by illegal spills into the river or when the whole system can not cope, often during heavy rain. "The other thing that's shocking is that in my social circles a lot of people are asking me, 'is the river safe? Is the river safe for my children to do sports in?'" she said.Frances Mateo said water companies do not face enough accountabilitydumped into the River Thames more than quadrupled in the last yearIzzy Wittrock said her team had done one test of river quality a week for the past seven weeks and two came back with a "poor rating".
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