As of 2019, around 45 percent of water bodies in England were impacted by the agriculture sector making it the biggest water polluter in the country. Agricultural activities were followed by spillages from the water industry (drinking water supply and wastewater treatment), with 44 percent of water bodies impacted by that sector.
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Defra. (May 22, 2023). Percentage of water bodies impacted by pollution incidents in England in 2019, by sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395241/sources-water-pollution-england/
Defra. "Percentage of water bodies impacted by pollution incidents in England in 2019, by sector." Chart. May 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395241/sources-water-pollution-england/
Defra. (2023). Percentage of water bodies impacted by pollution incidents in England in 2019, by sector. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395241/sources-water-pollution-england/
Defra. "Percentage of Water Bodies Impacted by Pollution Incidents in England in 2019, by Sector." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395241/sources-water-pollution-england/
Defra, Percentage of water bodies impacted by pollution incidents in England in 2019, by sector Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395241/sources-water-pollution-england/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Percentage of water bodies impacted by pollution incidents in England in 2019, by sector [Graph], Defra, May 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1395241/sources-water-pollution-england/