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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Rachel Salvidge and Leana Hosea

Revealed: drinking water sources in England polluted with forever chemicals

Water being poured into glass from kitchen tap.
Water supplies found to have high levels of PFAS are mixed with clean water to lower the harmful content. Photograph: Ben Hasty/Reading Eagle via Getty Images

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.

The areas covered by Affinity Water and Anglian Water were found to be particularly badly affected, and experts have said they fear “we are drastically underestimating the size of the problem”.

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