All of England's rivers and lakes polluted with chemicals, officials say

A comprehensive assessment of England's waterways, the first in six years, found that all of England's rivers and lakes are polluted with toxic chemicals, with just 14 per cent of rivers, lakes, and coastal waters in good ecological health. The report shows little improvement since the last assessment.

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