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Posted Sat Sep 26 2009: from Telegraph.co.uk: Rivers made famous in Wind and the Willows and Winnie the Pooh fail ecological test http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1253970888 The famous stretches of river failed to meet new European standards for water quality that judge not only the chemicals in the water but the health of fish stocks and level of wildlife. Conservationists said the state of rivers made famous in literature reflects the wider problem of pollution and called on the Government to be more ambitious in their clean-up programme. The Environment Agency has disclosed that just 26 per cent of the country's 6,000 rivers are judged to be a "good" ecological status under the EU rules. [Read more stories about: toxic water, regulatory stupidity, falling fertility] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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