English water courses were tested and 35% contain medium-to-high levels of 'forever chemicals', as well as 37% of Welsh courses.
More than a third of water courses contain 'forever chemicals' linked to cancers and fertility issues, analysis has found. The Royal Society of Chemistry's analysis found 35% and 37% of English and Welsh water courses that were tested contain a medium or high-risk level of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid respectively. These are two of thousands of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances , which hardly degrade in nature and are very mobile in water.
Stephanie Metzger, policy advisor at the Royal Society of Chemistry, said: 'We know that PFAS can be filtered from drinking water - the technology exists, so increasing the level of filtration is just a matter of expense and political will. 'In the Drinking Water Inspectorate's own words, levels above 10 nanograms per litre pose a medium or high risk to public health.
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