Revealed: drinking water sources in England polluted with forever chemicals
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/16/the-forever-chemical-hotspots-polluting-england-drinking-water-sources
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Revealed: drinking water sources in England polluted with forever chemicals
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/16/the-forever-chemical-hotspots-polluting-england-drinking-water-sources
Posted by F0urLeafCl0ver
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Our generations lead with there man. It’s going to be a total arse ache ridding ourselves from these.
> Raw drinking water sources across England are polluted with toxic forever chemicals, new analysis has revealed, prompting the water sector to demand that ministers ban the substances and polluters pay for the astronomical cleanup costs.
Does anyone else not like the term ‘forever chemicals’? It sounds like they are attempting to communicate the idea to children. Might get people a bit more worried if you said something like ‘carcinogenic pollutants’.
Quick poll. How has everyone’s skin been over the past year? Has everyone’s eczema and other skin conditions flared worse than ever?
If it’s any consolation – certain water treatment processes widely used around the UK are known to be very effective at removing these chemicals for our drinking water.
Since 2024, the DWI incorporated PFAS into drinking water regulations at 0.1ug/l, so water companies monitor and treat these. However there are many types of PFAS that are yet part of the regulations, but will be soon.
Everything is. When microplastics have been found in the Mariana Trench, Mount Everest, the testicles and in developing embryos, it is time to accept that the planet is polluted beyond saving. It is the greatest scandal going but one people continue to ignore. Colon cancer cases are rising for this very reason, so the effects are already manifesting.
So what ur saying is I’m gonna be immortal. Thanks breetan
I’m a lefty but the guardian has a massive boner right now for PFAS, perhaps they’re being paid off by someone?
With all these non stick chemicals, I should be safe from a heart attack
I’m thinking it’s time to hit reset and start the game again. Feels like a video game where everything goes wrong after a while and u realise u need to start the game over