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Nov 3, 2026

UK launches major study on PFAS exposure in population

The UK Health Security Agency announced a new study to examine levels of 'forever chemicals' (PFAS) in the UK population and assess their potential health effects, following growing concerns about widespread exposure.

Nov 3, 2026·2 sources
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  • ▪Professor Tony Fletcher from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine stated that low levels of PFAS are likely present in everyone's blood, though individual risks of adverse disease remain low without ongoing exposure
  • ▪Dr. Edward Wynne-Evans stated the UK government does not recommend routine individual PFAS blood testing because no established clinical interventions exist to follow an elevated test result
  • ▪The UK Health Security Agency expects to publish initial findings from its population biomonitoring study on PFAS, lead, and arsenic exposure between 2027 and next year

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Environmental toxinsGovernment and Regulatory PolicyEnvironmental exposures & toxicologyEnvironmental and Occupational HealthBiological monitoringPublic health

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Thornton-CleveleysWorld Health OrganizationUnited Kingdom