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The Life Scientific: Leon Barron on Water Pollution

Series 439, episode 6

Jim Al-Khalili talks to Leon Barron, who monitors river pollution, keeping tabs on chemicals that could be harmful to the environment and to public health. His analysis of sewage revealed how much cocaine is consumed in London every day, and he has invented new chemistry tools that can be used by forensic scientists to uncover clues

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Jim Al-Khalili