Lancashire Residents Demand Answers on PFAS Contamination and Cancer Link

Residents in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, are seeking clarity on the health impacts, including potential cancer links, from widespread PFAS contamination around a local chemical plant. Concerns are growing over the long-term effects of the pollution.

10 Jul, 06:00 — 10 Jul, 06:00

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The GuardianMostly Factual52d ago

‘I just want to know if it has caused my cancer’: life in the shadow of Lancashire Pfas factory

People in Thornton-Cleveleys want answers on the impact of widespread contamination around the chemical plant “Everything I wanted was finally coming to fruition. A house, a change of job and getting married,” says Liz Hurst, looking out to sea on a hot evening in Blackpool. “But then all of a sudden, everything was put on hold.” Fifteen years ago, Hurst was diagnosed with kidney cancer aged 32. Continue reading...

By Pippa Neill

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Lancashire Residents Demand Answers on PFAS Contamination and Cancer Link

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