Crap Towns / Jarrow / Pollution incidents
How often does Jarrow get polluted?
5 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Jarrow or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 231st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in August 2020 and put chemically contaminated run-off and suspended solids in the water. Suspended solids turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | Chemically contaminated run-off and suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| January 2020 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| December 2019 | Suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| February 2018 | Metal wastes | On the land | Significant |
| March 2017 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Gateshead | 7.3 km | 12 |
| Jarrow | – | 5 |
| Washington | 7.7 km | 5 |
| Boldon Colliery | 2.4 km | 4 |
| South Shields | 3.6 km | 4 |
| Tynemouth | 4.9 km | 2 |
| Wallsend | 4.3 km | 2 |
| East Boldon and West Boldon | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Hebburn | 2.4 km | 1 |