The sky high PFAS levels revealed at England’s airports

Every week, the ENDS team enters the ECO Chamber to discuss the UK’s biggest green news stories and bring you up to speed on the latest developments in environmental policy.

For today’s episode we bring you an ENDS exclusive on the levels of toxic forever chemicals detected at English airports described as “alarmingly” high by experts.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a family of 10,000-strong man-made forever chemicals. They are found in all manner of consumer products, but particularly in firefighting foams.

ECO Chamber host James Agyepong-Parsons speaks with ENDS Report’s news editor Pippa Neill about her investigation – and what the high levels of PFAS found at airports could mean for nearby drinking water supplies.

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