ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND RIVER POLLUTION IN SOUTH-WEST SCOTLAND

Authors
MCNEILL A
Citation
A. Mcneill, ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND RIVER POLLUTION IN SOUTH-WEST SCOTLAND, Journal of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, 10(3), 1996, pp. 175-182
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Limnology,"Water Resources","Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Journal of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management → ACNP
ISSN journal
13604015
Volume
10
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
175 - 182
Database
ISI
SICI code
1360-4015(1996)10:3<175:RCARPI>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
During the period 1993-95, four engineering companies were involved in six separate projects entailing the construction of a motorway to rep lace the existing A74 Glasgow-Carlisle trunk road. The construction co ntracts were undertaken in a rural part of south-west Scotland. This p aper describes (i) the events which led to the serious pollution of ri vers, (ii) the prosecution of offenders, and (iii) measures which have been taken to ensure that future road-construction projects in Scotla nd do not impact upon the aquatic environment.