Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 62826

Trifluoroacetic Acid

Tabled: 25 June 2025
Answered: 2 July 2025

Question

Susan Murray

Liberal DemocratMid Dunbartonshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of levels of trifluoroacetic acid in (a) rivers and (b) drinking water supplies on (i) public and (ii) environmental hea

Answer

Emma Hardy
The Drinking Water Inspectorate is undertaking a research programme to better understand the prevalence of TFA in drinking water sources across England and to assess treatment efficacy.This work is being coordinated with colleagues in the Environment Agen...

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