Illegal waste dumps found to contain chemicals with 'risk to health'

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Over the last six months, Sky News has worked with scientists from Oxford Indices to conduct testing of air, water and soil at three of the country’s largest dumps

The government says its scientists are "carefully considering" Sky News testing, which has found hundreds of toxic chemicals and fumes at illegal waste sites – some posing a “serious health risk” to humans.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/revealed-the-toxic-chemicals-detected-at-illegal-waste-sites-13565734


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