Water Treatment: Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances
Commons · Question 99305 · Tabled 11 Dec 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by James MacCleary
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
Answered by Emma Hardy, 17 Dec 2025
Sewage 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...