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Those responsible for polluting the River Trent in Staffordshire with the chemical cyanide will be prosecuted, the Environment Agency has said.

Thousands of fish have died and people were warned to stay away from the river while the pollution, between Stoke-on-Trent and Yoxall, is controlled.

The agency said it aimed to prosecute under the Water Resources Act.

A spokeswoman would not give more details of where the cyanide came from for legal reasons.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/staffordshire/8295402.stm

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Eileen Jang of Cary, N.C.
was named the U.S. winner of the 2009 Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP) -
the most prestigious international competition for water-related research -
during a ceremony this weekend at the University of Anchorage in Anchorage,
Alaska.

The student's work, "Natural Organics Control Aggregation of Mercury Sulfide
Nanoparticles in Freshwater Systems", introduced a novel aqueous synthesis
process for studying how HgS nanoparticles, the precursors to methylmercury,
persist in freshwater systems. Jang's research deepened the understanding of
mercury, a substance that bioaccumulates in fish and is toxic to humans, in
its aqueous phase and furthered the emerging field of nanogeoscience. Her
project was selected from more than 40 state SJWP winners at the national
competition held in Anchorage from June 25-27th.

Read More: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&tkr=EDO%3AUS&sid=a9JuTlSBYw6g

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Almost half of Britain’s beaches are not “recommended” for swimming, according to the results of a nationwide water quality test. Of the 777 British beaches tested by the Marine Conservation Society (MCS), only 370 were “recommended” for their water quality. This is a decline of nearly 17 per cent – the biggest year-on-year fall in the 22 years the MCS has been producing its annual Good Beach Guide – and the lowest level for seven years.

Read More: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/5363302/More-British-beaches-fail-clean-water-test.html

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Pretoria — Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Rejoice Mabudafhasi is looking forward to intensifying the campaign to preserve water and protect the environment during her tenure.

“People need to be made aware that one drop of oil can make up to 25 litres of water undrinkable,” she said, adding that South Africans need to take care of this precious resource.

Ms Mabudafhasi took her oath of affirmation in front of Chief Justice Pius Langa on Monday, officially becoming a member of Cabinet and Deputy Minister.

She said it was up to all South Africans, farms and communities to preserve water and take better care of the environment to reduce the effects of climate change.

Read More: http://allafrica.com/stories/200905120743.html

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