Article 4N0ZP Suspected 'pollution incident' turns River Frome tributary blue

Suspected 'pollution incident' turns River Frome tributary blue

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Nadeem Badshah
from Environment | The Guardian on (#4N0ZP)

Environment Agency analysing Somerset stream but says there are no reports of dead wildlife

A mysterious substance that has turned a tributary of a river in the West Country bright blue is being investigated by the Environment Agency.

Tests are being carried out on the River Frome in Somerset this weekend after the water turned a luminous colour. The Environment Agency said it was treating it as a suspected pollution incident but there were no reports of dead wildlife.

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