Interesting and informative pictures

[UphillSlowly]

Ever been bemused by the variety of light bulb fitting types?
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Used to take the old bulb to the shop so I didn't buy an incorrect replacement.

 

[PeteXXX]

 

[clockworksimon]

This is a graphic of river water drainage.

 

[lazybloke]

Wrong colours. Most (probably all) of those rivers are actually brown, thanks to all the sewage issues.

 

[Alex321]

Wrong colours. Most (probably all) of those rivers are actually brown, thanks to all the sewage issues.

Those colours are obviously not meant to be representative (very few rivers are bright blue, or purple), but not many rivers in the UK are generally brown except when in flood, and when they are it isn't usually due to sewage issues.

There certainly ARE rivers affected by sewage, and too many of them, but it is nowhere near "most" of the rivers in the UK, and rarely enough to change the colour of the river, no matter how unhealthy it might be.

 

[Sterlo]

Those colours are obviously not meant to be representative (very few rivers are bright blue, or purple), but not many rivers in the UK are generally brown except when in flood, and when they are it isn't usually due to sewage issues.

There certainly ARE rivers affected by sewage, and too many of them, but it is nowhere near "most" of the rivers in the UK, and rarely enough to change the colour of the river, no matter how unhealthy it might be.

You need to see the Humber, due to the silt in the water, it's never been anything but brown. It's regarded as one of the most dangerous navigation rivers in the country due to the shifting mudbanks.

 

[PeteXXX]

 

[Alex321]

You need to see the Humber, due to the silt in the water, it's never been anything but brown. It's regarded as one of the most dangerous navigation rivers in the country due to the shifting mudbanks.

Oh yes, there are some rivers which are always brown, particularly the larger ones, but usually due to mud & silt rather than sewage.

 

[ianrauk]

Oh yes, there are some rivers which are always brown, particularly the larger ones, but usually due to mud & silt rather than sewage.

The River Thames being a prime example.

 

[clockworksimon]

The River Thames being a prime example.

Rather bemused by the reaction to my pic! I’m probably as much a kayaker as I am a cyclist. The coloured graphic is brilliant to reveal the watersheds and drainage basins for the main rivers. It also reminds me of images of blood circulation in the body.

 

[clockworksimon]

But whilst on the subject of pollution, the Surfers Against Sewage app shows where there have been recent sewage spills on swimming beaches. Increasingly, inland locations are being given this designation and are visible. Here’s the latest capture for England & Wales. Red dots for spillages - imagining brown flag beaches. Yuck. When you expand the map, the worst of these show as turds.

 

[lazybloke]

Those colours are obviously not meant to be representative (very few rivers are bright blue, or purple), but not many rivers in the UK are generally brown except when in flood, and when they are it isn't usually due to sewage issues.

There certainly ARE rivers affected by sewage, and too many of them, but it is nowhere near "most" of the rivers in the UK, and rarely enough to change the colour of the river, no matter how unhealthy it might be.

Having nearly lost a child to bacteria present in sewage spills, i'm a bit more angered by water pollution than the average Joe.
Some rivers look clean, then i remember all the press reports of multiple upstream spillages. Yuck.

 

[kynikos]

There certainly ARE rivers affected by sewage, and too many of them, but it is nowhere near "most" of the rivers in the UK, and rarely enough to change the colour of the river, no matter how unhealthy it might be.

Hmm...

83% of English rivers have evidence of high pollution from sewage and agriculture​

 

[PeteXXX]

Are polluted rivers worth a thread of their own? 🤔

 

[PeteXXX]