Beach pollution - EEC takes action against UK

Title

Beach pollution - EEC takes action against UK

Genre

Interview

TX Date

29 Jun 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:28

Description

John Fraser reports from Luxembourg on the EEC launching legal action against the UK Government for failing to bring pollution levels on 140 beaches down to within European standards. Fraser interviews Grant Lawrence, the official responsible for monitoring water purity.

Contributors

John Fraser; Grant Lawrence

Keywords

Pollution; Administration of justice; EEC; UK; Europe; Swimming; Water pollution; Beaches; Waste water; European legal instruments; Rivers; Water quality; Portugal; Luxembourg; Marine pollution; Seas; Coast; Lakes; European administration

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