A joint initiative between SEPA and the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute has resulted in the publication of a Water Quality Atlas for Scottish rivers. Under the Harmonised Monitoring Scheme, SEPA monitors and reports on the quality of the water in 56 Scottish rivers. SEPA and its predecessor organisations have monitored these rivers since the mid 1970s, producing data that provides an invaluable record of environmental status and change in Scotland. [continue reading ... ]




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