Environmental Campaigner Dies aged 52

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Tuesday, 21 November 2006

The dairy farmer Mark Purdey, who has died aged 52 of a brain tumour at his home in Elworthy, Somerset, had a strong awareness of the possible harmful effects of chemicals in the environment. A passionate polemicist on environmental issues, he challenged the orthodox line about the origins of the BSE outbreak in cattle first recognised in 1986.

Source: The Guardian

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