Why are you treating this subject so lightly? If you don't understand the science behind it then shut the uk up, or research it so you fully understand it!
You all bleat on about river stocks being depleted, endocrine disruptors are the biggest threat there is facing those stocks that manage to survive and actually spawn.
Every angler in the UK should be putting pressure on their Euro MP to make this happen not taking the p***!
Oh and the Angling Trust should be bringing this to it's members But like the ACA before them they ain't Tossers!
Absolutely 100% right Phil.
For 25 years of my life I was partly involved in the supply of speciality filtration systems to the water treatment AND pharmaceutical industries. I'll not go into too much detail here, other than to say that activated carbon will do most of what is required to remove the nasty chemicals in human sewage, and it can be done cost effectively.
The technology exists for this.
But I'm afraid that the big pharma and water supply companies are more interested in the massive bonuses that are paid to the tiny few at the top of the tree than cleaning up our rivers.
And like you I am appalled by the lack of interest by members of FM in this extremely important issue.
Come on chaps, get writing!