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Environment
Tracey Ferrier

Industries push govt to expand ban on forever chemicals

PFAS chemicals are present in biosolids which are spread on Australia's farmlands as fertiliser. (Rebecca Bennett/AAP PHOTOS)

Two major Australian industries say the government must expand a limited ban on toxic "forever chemicals" as concerns mount over human and environmental health risks.

The government is proposing to halt the importation, manufacture and use of three groups of PFAS chemicals by July 2025.

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