WWW.GROUNDSURE.COM Case Study River Adur Is the River Adur smell caused by historic or current industrial practices? There has been much debate on whether the sewage-like smell around the mouth of the River Adur is caused by current industrial practices or that of the former Brighton and Hove Gas Works. In addition to the odour , there have been reports of black oily globules along the water line and thin films of oil upon the surface of the water [1] . This has sparked a demand for answers from the local community , specifically amongst swimmers, anglers, kite and windsurfers. One swimmer in particular reported swimming through an oil slick as far down as the western Hove Lawns. The Brighton and Hove Gas Works were developed along the eastern end of the Shoreham Port in c.1870

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