Toxic Forever Chemical Levels Fall Significantly in English Rivers

New figures from the Environment Agency show that levels of the toxic forever chemicals PFOS and PhorA have dropped by 30% and 29% respectively in English rivers over the last 10 years. Levels in fresh-water fish have experienced an even larger drop of 49%. This decline is attributed to stricter restrictions and bans on the use of these substances due to increasing evidence of their damaging impacts on human health and the environment. However, regulators note that thousands of other forever chemicals remain in use and require better monitoring, as the overall amount of these resilient compounds in the environment may still be unchanged.