Crap Towns / Adlington / Pollution incidents
How often does Adlington get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Adlington or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in April 2020 and put firefighting run-off and smoke in the air.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | Firefighting run-off and smoke | In the air | Significant |
| March 2020 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Euxton | 7.4 km | 11 |
| Wigan | 8.4 km | 11 |
| Adlington | – | 2 |
| Appley Bridge | 8.3 km | 2 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | 8.9 km | 2 |
| Chorley | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Horwich | 4.7 km | 1 |
| Shevington | 7.8 km | 1 |