Metal pollution in South Tyne rivers
Map showing which rivers are polluted by abandoned metal mines in the South Tyne catchment.
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This map shows the rivers in the South Tyne catchment that are polluted by at least one metal, which includes cadmium, lead and zinc, due to abandoned metal mines.
皇冠体育app rivers are marked in the colour red.
皇冠体育app catchment of the River Nent is highlighted in pale blue.
Known mine water discharges are shown as a black cross inside a red circle.
Black triangles show abandoned mine waste sites that are causing serious environmental harm.