Cyanide levels no longer a problem on River Trent
Published on Thursday 8 Oct 2009 by Staffordshire Rural Hub
The Food Standards Agency are satisfied that the levels of cyanide and other pollutants no longer pose a risk to human health, from the most recent samples taken from the River Trent .
This follows intensive work by environment officers on the ground to pump oxygen into the river between Stoke-on-Trent and Yoxall tohelp control the impact of the pollution.
The Environment Agency will continue to pump oxygen into the river to help it recover from the untreated sewage, and we will carry on monitoring as it moves downstream.
Investigation into the cause of the pollution continues and the Environment Agency will seek to prosecute those responsible for polluting the River Trent with cyanide.
