Leana Hosea

London

Environmental Journalist at WATERSHED Investigation

Founder & journalist @WATERSHED_i https://t.co/7IQB1VPlY7 Filmmaker: ‘Thirst For Justice’, formerly BBC (18 yrs) & Knight Wallace Fellow (2016).

Articles

why Britain is running out of sea

1 month ago | thetimes.com | Ben Spencer |Rachel Salvidge |Leana Hosea |Cecilia Tombesi
Otters among UK wildlife carrying toxic ‘forever chemicals’, analysis shows

Jan 17, 2025 | msn.com | Rachel Salvidge |Leana Hosea

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Otters among UK wildlife carrying toxic ‘forever chemicals’, analysis shows

Jan 17, 2025 | theguardian.com | Rachel Salvidge |Leana Hosea |Rachel Salvidge Webster

Dolphins, otters, porpoises, fish and birds across the UK have been found to have toxic “forever chemicals” in their tissue and organs, analysis of official data has revealed. Manmade chemicals called PFAS, known as forever chemicals because they do not degrade, are used in a wide range of consumer products and industrial processes and some have been linked to serious diseases in humans and animals, including cancers.
UK failing to match EU in fight against ‘forever chemicals’, say scientists

Jan 17, 2025 | msn.com | Rachel Salvidge |Leana Hosea

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UK failing to match EU in fight against ‘forever chemicals’, say scientists

Jan 17, 2025 | theguardian.com | Rachel Salvidge |Leana Hosea |Rachel Salvidge Webster

Leading scientists have criticised the UK government for failing to take stronger action to tackle “forever chemical” pollution and refusing to match moves in the EU to ban non-essential uses of the substances.
UK drinking water sources polluted with forever chemicals

Jan 16, 2025 | msn.com | Rachel Salvidge |Leana Hosea

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Revealed: UK drinking water sources polluted with forever chemicals

Jan 16, 2025 | theguardian.com | Rachel Salvidge |Leana Hosea |Rachel Salvidge Webster

Raw drinking water sources across England are polluted with toxic forever chemicals, new analysis has revealed, prompting the water sector to demand that ministers ban the substances and polluters pay for the astronomical cleanup costs. The areas covered by Affinity Water and Anglian Water were found to be particularly badly affected, and experts have said they fear “we are drastically underestimating the size of the problem”.
UK farmland being contaminated by ‘forever chemicals’ linked to cancers, report finds

Jan 16, 2025 | msn.com | Rachel Salvidge |Leana Hosea

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UK farmland being contaminated by ‘forever chemicals’ linked to cancers, report finds

Jan 16, 2025 | theguardian.com | Rachel Salvidge |Leana Hosea |Rachel Salvidge Webster

Sewage sludge spread on farmland is contaminating soils, water and potentially the food chain with “forever chemicals”, and whistleblowers from the Environment Agency say the systems in place to prevent such pollution are “not fit for purpose”.
Bloodletting recommended for Jersey residents after PFAS contamination

Jan 16, 2025 | msn.com | Leana Hosea |Rachel Salvidge

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