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Post by KAYAK07 on May 3, 2010 9:28:44 GMT 1
Environment Agency experts say there is no sign of any pollution in the River Chelt, where 300 fish died last week. The fish - mainly brown trout and bullheads - were found floating in a kilometre stretch of the waterway in the centre of Cheltenham on Friday. The agency said it did not know what caused the deaths, but said there was no sign of any toxins in the water now. It said it hoped many more fish had escaped upstream and would now return to the affected area. Stuart Baker, of the Environment Agency, said: "In 30 years, this is the worst I've ever seen on the River Chelt. It is quite significant." The agency - which took water samples for analysis - says it will continue to keep an eye on the river stretch. Other river wildlife has not been affected by the incident. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/8657256.stm
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