Duckweed alert on canal

BRITISH Waterways and Rotherham Council are out in force this week in a bid to tackle invasive duckweed

Published 15th Sep 2010, 10:20 BST

Updated 24th Dec 2016, 02:26 BST

Teams went out today to the Swinton Arm of the Dearne and Dove Canal for the big clean up.

A work boat was deployed on the canal to collect and remove as much of the weed as possible, as well as the litter which forms in the natural collecting point of the weed.

Jonathan Hart-Woods, environment manager for British Waterways, explained: "This is becoming a big issue for the waterways and one that we can't afford to be complacent with.”

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