People in North Yorkshire town found to have ‘alarming’ levels of toxic Pfas chemicals in blood

Exclusive: Testing in Bentham, home to UK’s highest recorded Pfas levels, finds one in four have blood levels in greatest risk category Alarming levels of toxic forever chemical...

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Guardian: People in North Yorkshire town found to have ‘alarming’ levels of toxic Pfas chemicals in blood.

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People in North Yorkshire town found to have ‘alarming’ levels of toxic Pfas chemicals in blood

Guardian •published Mar 20, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC •fetched Mar 20, 2026, 6:16 AM UTC