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Toxic timebomb:
Tackling the UK’s
PFAS problem

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Join this webinar, where we examine the increasing focus on the environmental impacts of PFAS in the UK, and its implications. We discuss how firms in the US have been exposed to huge liabilities for causing PFAS pollution, explore the tighter regulatory controls that could be put in place in the UK, and what this means for environmental professionals

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Fines Monitor

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Click through to view a live table containing details of tens of millions of pounds of financial penalties issued by regulators in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland for breaches of environmental regulations