Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 99307
Soil: Microplastics and Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances
Tabled: 11 December 2025
Answered: 18 December 2025
Question
James MacCleary
Liberal Democrat — Lewes
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to assess the potential impact of (a) microplastics and (b) PFAS contaminants in agriculture soil on human and wildlife health.
Answer
Emma HardyThe Environment Agency (EA) keeps a close observation of emerging evidence of the risks microplastics and PFAS may pose. The EA is working with Defra and collaborating with the water industry on a suite of microplastic and sludge investigations. One water...
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