{
  "abstract": "Media can be hugely powerful in changing our attitudes to health and ways of living. Channel 4’s recent docudrama Dirty Business highlighted the shocking scale of pollution of England’s rivers and seas.12 It showed devastating health harms linked to releases of untreated sewage, along with statistics and personal stories. The final episode listed some startling facts. In 2024, water companies in England made nearly a million illegal sewage dumps. Surfers Against Sewage reported that around 1500 people contacted it about illness caused by swimming in sewage contaminated water in 2023.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Eastbourne"
      ],
      "name": "Scarlett McNally"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Scarlett McNally: The state of our waterways is a national disgrace",
  "uid": "b6b4531c-3260-587a-9fca-88be977c75f6"
}