Water Pollution - Leeds Flashcards
1
Q
Where
A
River Aire
2
Q
Causes (2+)
A
Industrial waste
Domestic waste - over 1 million people = Yorkshire water treatment plants lacked filtrations processes to remove pollutants from sewage effluent
3
Q
Impacts (2)
A
Low rainfall = 70% sewage effluent + 30% natural water
Pollutants killed off the rivers oxygen supply = dead + smelled
4
Q
Solutions (3)
A
1980s = Eye of the Aire formed
30 organisations campaigned to get Yorkshire water to install extra filtration
Cost millions of pounds
5
Q
Impact of solutions (2)
A
Late 1990s = otters, heron and salmon returned to the river
Economic spin off = investment = waterfront now homes restaurants and there’s an annual festival
