One barrier to building new homes is the increased levels of pollution they release into nearby rivers. Schemes in England and Wales aim to let developers pay to 'offset' this pollution, but it isn't clear they actually work.
Plans to allow housing developers in England and Wales to “offset” the river pollution caused by building new homes may not actually work, as they are often impractical and lack scientific evidence to support them, experts have warned.
at the University of Portsmouth, UK. This, in turn, leads to the deoxygenation of water bodies, harming both fish and plant life.Because of this, many local government councils in England only allow new homes to be built if the developers can ensure that the nutrient pollution they produce can be mitigated, a principle called nutrient neutrality. A similar scheme operates in Wales for new homes near certain rivers, while Scotland and Northern Ireland have no such rules.
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