Is YOUR drinking water contaminated with ‘forever chemicals' linked to thyroid conditions, high cholesterol, and even cancer? This is why we should all be worried
In the mid-Nineties it was discovered that foam used for fire training at the airport, packed with chemicals called PFAS, had leaked into the surrounding environment, soaking into the soil and over time, finding their way into a local private bore.
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