Read the full article by Lisa Young (BBC).
“Ministers have been asked to consider introducing a legal limit on the level of ‘forever chemicals’ in Jersey’s drinking water.
The independent PFAS scientific advisory panel has recommended a limit of 4ng/l for the sum of four perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water to be achieved within five years.
Jersey Water’s latest report shows an average of 12ng/l but the panel has said there is ‘no cause for concern’ and drinking water met UK and EU PFAS regulatory standards.
PFAS are known as ‘forever chemicals’ because of the time it takes for them to break down, which the PFAS scientific advisory panel previously found was linked to serious health conditions.”…