Read the full article by Pippa Neil (The Guardian)
“Residents in the UK town with the country’s highest identified concentration of ‘forever chemicals’ have instructed lawyers to investigate the possibility of a first-of-its-kind legal claim against the firefighting foam manufacturer located in the centre of Bentham.
In May this year, an investigation by the Ends Report and the Guardian revealed that the rural North Yorkshire town is the most PFAS-polluted place known to exist in the UK. The town is home to the firefighting foam manufacturer Angus Fire.
PFAS, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and commonly known as ‘forever chemicals’ owing to their persistence in the environment, are a family of about 10,000 chemicals that have been linked to a wide range of serious illnesses, including certain cancers. They are used in many consumer products, from frying pans to waterproof coats, but one of their most common uses is in firefighting foams.”…