Minimising sewage in UK waters is a ‘public health priority’ – Chris Whitty
Minimising human faecal organisms in fresh water is a “public health priority as well as an environmental one”, Sir Chris Whitty has warned.
England’s chief medical officer has backed a new report released by the National Engineering Policy Centre, which outlines engineering solutions to the UK’s crumbling water system with a focus on protecting people’s health.
The team of researchers, who worked with wastewater experts, campaigners and policymakers, said the UK’s wastewater infrastructure must be improved to reduce exposure to human faecal pathogens in effluent – treated water released back into rivers, seas and lakes.
