How the UK government plans to limit ‘forever chemical’ pollution – and what’s missing

By Ivan Kourtchev, Associate Professor, Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience, Coventry University

The UK government has published its first national plan to deal with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, better known as Pfas or “forever chemicals”. These chemicals have been used for decades in products such as firefighting foams, non-stick cookware, clothing, electronics and many industrial processes. Because many Pfas do not break down easily, they are now widely detected in the environment and in human blood and tissues.

The policy document, Pfas Plan: Building…

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