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'Criminal' lack of cash leaves nine in 10 high-risk toxic sites unchecked

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Thousands of sites potentially contaminated with toxic chemicals have never been checked by councils, a BBC investigation has found. Nine out of 10 "high-risk" areas have not been tested by councils responding to a BBC Freedom of Information request, and scientists fear they could pose a health risk.

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Unchecked 'toxic' land may have left Welsh star's child 'seriously ill'

An investigation by BBC Wales Investigates discovered that across the UK there are potentially thousands of areas contaminated with toxic chemicals.

·Wales, United Kingdom
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Toxic town impact as most high-risk contaminated sites unchecked

BBC investigation finds nine out of ten high-risk contaminated areas have not been tested.

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'Zane's Law' needed to tackle toxic sites - Green Party

Green MP Sian Berry urged the government to bring forward Zane’s Law to protect people from contaminated land after new research showed that out of 13,093 potentially toxic sites that councils have identified as high risk, only 1,465 have been inspected (1).  Zane’s Law, named after seven-year-old Zane Gbangbola who died when Hydrogen Cyanide was carried by floodwater from a contaminated landfill site into his home in 2014, was previously brough…

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BBC investigation reveals ‘toxic secret’ beneath our feet

BBC Wales Investigates – Britain’s Toxic Secret A year-long BBC investigation has found that there are thousands of areas potentially contaminated with toxic chemicals across the UK that have never been checked by councils – with many in Wales. The findings come from new BBC Wales Investigates programme, Britain’s Toxic Secret, which airs on BBC One Wales and iPlayer at 8:30pm on 13 March. The research shows that 9 in 10 sites that could contain…

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