Residents near UK chemicals plant found to have PFAS contamination in blood

People living near a Blackpool chemical facility tested positive for elevated levels of PFAS 'forever chemicals,' with contamination also detected in livestock raised on their properties.

First covered Sep 28, 2026 · 7:54 AM PT · 1 article

Residents near UK chemicals plant found to have PFAS contamination in blood — Image via theguardian.com

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22h Guardian Environment ‘Are these chemicals in my blood?’ How one community learned the truth about Pfas pollution — People living next to a chemicals plant near Blackpool were tested for ‘forever chemicals’. Last week they received the alarming results Last February, I got a…

Primary sources

dceg.cancer.gov PFAS Exposure and Risk of Cancer

More coverage from around the web

blackpoolgazette.co.uk Fear as high levels of cancer chemical found in Thornton residents' blood

aol.co.uk ‘Are these chemicals in my blood?’: How one community learned the truth about Pfas pollution - AOL

itv.com Elevated levels of ‘forever chemicals’ found in blood of residents near chemical factory | ITV News

inkl.com ‘Are these chemicals in my blood?’ How one community learned the truth about Pfas pollution

arxiv.org Two-stage Estimators for Spatial Confounding with Point-Referenced Data

Appeared in: 2026-09-29 (#14)

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