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“PFOS and PFOA levels were found to have fallen significantly in the past decade after regulatory action and restrictions, according to a report published on Thursday by the Environment Agency (EA).
The substances are among the most widely produced and studied types of PFAS, which are a large group of substances known as forever chemicals because they can accumulate in the environment and take centuries to break down.
PFAS are used in a range of products and industrial processes, such as cooking pans, firefighting foams and waterproof clothing, but they have been linked to cancer as well as harming bees and other wildlife.
The Environment Agency found that between 2016 and 2025, levels of PFOS in English rivers fell by around 30% and PFOA by 29%.
PFOS concentrations in freshwater fish were found to have declined by approximately 49%.”…