Getting river pollution investigated like 'pulling teeth'
"This stretch of the Avon used to regularly have 30 to 40 ducks, but now it's unusual to see more than a handful," she said."I have personally found dead fish, ducks and ducklings. "Two or three times a week, there's an awful chemical smell, and I see a huge oil slick that seems to bubble up from the bottom of the river," he said."I've seen fish floating dead and ducks.
- ▪"This stretch of the Avon used to regularly have 30 to 40 ducks, but now it's unusual to see more than a handful," she said."I have personally found dead fish, ducks and ducklings.
- ▪"Two or three times a week, there's an awful chemical smell, and I see a huge oil slick that seems to bubble up from the bottom of the river," he said."I've seen fish floating dead and ducks.
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Getting river pollution investigated like 'pulling teeth'Image caption, Nicola Irvine and Toby White have been reporting an oily substance bubbling up in the river for more than a yearByMatty EdwardsBristolPublished2 minutes agoAn oil-like substance has been bubbling up in the River Avon in Bristol for years and killing wildlife, according to local residents who have made regular reports to the Environment Agency (EA).Nicola Irvine, who lives in Crews Hole, said it had been like "pulling teeth" getting the EA to investigate the pollution since she contacted them in July 2025.
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