Rower ends EU tour to expose waterway pollution
In the winding journey of 22 waterways through Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France, the 58-year-old Frenchman collected samples of water for scientific analysis. In all, Christophe Gruault rowed more than 2,000 kilometres (1,240 miles) over 48 days. "The Polish part is the most pristine and the cleanest with areas that are protected and respected by people," he said. "In Germany's east, you feel that people have taken root in nature without degrading it." Researchers at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris... Читать дальше...