Farmer fined £8,000 for slurry pollution in Scotland

SEPA has prosecuted a farming partnership for polluting a mile-long stretch of water in Renfrewshire with 150,000 gallons of slurry

by James Parsons
Agricultural slurry is a useful fertiliser but is a highly polluting substance to the water environment. Photograph: 123RF
Agricultural slurry is a useful fertiliser but is a highly polluting substance to the water environment. Photograph: 123RF

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