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Description: | For hundreds of years the waters of the River Thames as it ran through London were filthy. The condition of the river had been improved by the construction of massive sewer systems in the late 19th century, but these were heavily damaged during Second World War.
A combination of the chemical discharge from factories, thermal pollution caused by power stations and sewage discharge, had left the Thames 'biologically dead' from the 1950s. It was unable to support wildlife, especially along the tidal river through London.
In 1961, the Thames Pollution Committee made recommendations that aimed to improve water quality and clean up the Thames.
Speaking in 2002, Ron Jewitt gave his own recollections of the success of the programme. | Format: | image/jpeg | Publisher: | London Transport Museum | Rights holder: | Transport for London | Subjects: | Environment | Temporal: | 1990-1999 | Source: | London Transport Museum | Identifier: | http://www.20thcenturylondon.org.uk/rser... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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