Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 99305
Water Treatment: Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances
Tabled: 11 December 2025
Answered: 17 December 2025
Question
James MacCleary
Liberal Democrat — Lewes
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on whether levels of PFAS in sewage biosolids from wastewater plants are being investigated in Phase 4 of the Chemical Investigations Programme.
Answer
Emma HardySewage sludge is the by-product of the wastewater treatment which can applied to agricultural land as a fertiliser. Whilst this practice supports the circular economy, the Government recognises that sludge spreading is not without risk. To better understa...
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